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Bizarre night sweats
About two and a half weeks ago I had an unprotected encounter with a man who claims to have been recently tested clean. But again, I'm getting anxiety about symptoms and ARS, and so on. Well, over the past couple of weeks, I have been waking up with minor night sweats. They could possibly have been because of the room being hot as it is starting to get hot up here in NY. Last night, I had a sweat that really freaked me out. I fell asleep and woke up about an hour later drenched, head to toe. Only thing was, the room wasn't hot. Nor did I feel hot. I took my temperature, which was 98.2F. So, I was thinking that this is impossible. Then I fell back to sleep and woke up again even more drenched! What is going on? I had no fever, the room was not hot... Should I be worried?? Right now, I'm exhibiting no other signs of ARS. What should I do??
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I didn't bring an attitude, I brought a question looking for feedback and constructive advice. Instead I get people who think they run and police this site like it's their job. So like I said, if you have nothing good to say, stay off my post or thats when you will see my "stinking attitude." so take your boredom and your choice away from my post and I won't expect to be hearing from you again.
Hey thank you for your advice. I actually got so freaked out that I went and got a rapid test done, it was negative, this would be at 2 and a half weeks. I know it's not really conclusive but I've read in places that even at 2 weeks a rapid test is 90% accurate. A counselor in the past has told me that the new tests are so sensitive he has seen it pick up a positive result in someone at 3 weeks. I'm not going to stress over it. Actually a friend of mine brought to my attention that my fever could have been an adverse reaction to mussels I ate at dinner with him that night (he pointed out that some of the mussels I was eating were still raw and shouldn't eat them). Don't know a hell of a lot about food poisoning but if that's what it was, I could live with that. Tha nk you again for your advice, much appreciated.
Hi, was your unprotected encounter unprotected anal sex or unprotected oral sex? Oral sex is not a risk, but if you had unprotected anal sex this is considered pretty risky in regards to HIV transmission. If you are still in contact with the man you could ask him to get a rapid HIV test, or consult him more about his status. Try not to let your symptoms overwhelm you with fear- all of them can also be attributed to anxiety. When you're constantly thinking of symptoms of something, you can ALWAYS find them manifested in yourself.
I would go ahead and get tested at 4 weeks to provide you with a little peace of mind. 3 months is conclusive. If you are still negative at 6-8 weeks then that is extremely unlikely to change at the 3 month mark! I truly wish you the best! Try not to worry. I know it's awful to hear this, but other than contacting the guy if possible, all you can do is wait it out. Since worrying is going to do nothing to make the situation better, try to distract yourself and stay constantly busy. That 4 week mark will be here before you know it, then 8, than finally 3 months!
I would go ahead and get tested at 4 weeks to provide you with a little peace of mind. 3 months is conclusive. If you are still negative at 6-8 weeks then that is extremely unlikely to change at the 3 month mark! I truly wish you the best! Try not to worry. I know it's awful to hear this, but other than contacting the guy if possible, all you can do is wait it out. Since worrying is going to do nothing to make the situation better, try to distract yourself and stay constantly busy. That 4 week mark will be here before you know it, then 8, than finally 3 months!
Thank you- if I had wanted a lecture, I would have gone to my parents. I'm an adult and understand the potential consequences of my actions. Clearly, what I was looking for in my post was medical opinion/advice. Obviously I could not get that, more than likely in part because your answer likely deterred anyone from giving it any thought to share their opinion. So again, thank you.
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