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C4 count and hiv antibody test????
So this is my situation. I had unprotected sex 3 times with female jan. 05. Been tested 3 times for hiv antibodies, all negative but i didnt test the first time until march 07. I havent had any other sexual encounters and dont do drugs. Since may 07 have had white coated tongue, itchy skin, and genital sores that come and go. But white tongue is still there and itchy skin and its october 07. So im pretty much over the hiv fear i went through this past may but its still in the back of my mind and i worry from time to time. I guess the only way to completly be convinced i dont have hiv/aids is if i take an immune panel test. If my cd4/cd8 count is ok i would 100% move on. I have a couple questions for everyone. Is it possible for an hiv + person to go to aids in less then 3 years without meds? And if so, if there cd4 count was less then 200 would they test hiv antibody negative time after time. And does anyone know aproximatly how much an immune panel test costs without insurance? Another thing that is making me worry more is that i caught a could 2 weeks ago and cold went away after 3 days but cough is still there and when i cough alot makes my head hurt.
What you say does not change anything. You are negative!
Another thing i havent said is that the 3 unprotected sexual encounters i had with that woman in jan. 05 started with me wearing a condom but i was usually so drunk i couldnt keep an erection and the condoms slipped off. I noticed on 2 occasions they slipped off and put on new one but once i noticed it slipped off and kept going until i finished inside. I was a virgin until then and since then havent had sex. Now ive gone through hell since may 07 with symptoms, anxiety, stress, depression and a feeling of my life ending and i feel so regretfull and so lost.
teak has told you and people before as well, you are negative. You are o.k.
thanx for all your responses teak and chrisneedshelp. Chrisneedshelp what symptoms have you had for 2 years? And how long did you wait after last exposure before you tested? Did you do the antibody test? Teak, im pretty sure i dont have hiv but im afraid that i could have aids. I know that is nearly impossible since i keep testing hiv antibody negative but what if i was a very rare case. But what worries me are the symptoms which i know arent reliable at all when diagnosing someone to be hiv + only testing. But what worries me is they've been there for months now and dont get any better. Another thing that worries me as that at the last hiv anitbody test i took, when i went for the results the guy there told me that the only way someone with hiv would test negative for antibodies is if they where about to die from it and it would be very advanced aids. And last is that i waited over 2 years after possible exposure to get tested when i had the chance to go with a friend who got tested about 6 months after my last exposure and i couldnt go through with it cause i was scared and very dumb. I would tell myself that if i had hiv id rather not know until the end. What a dumb state of mind. I regret that now so much and i try to tell everyone i know to get tested for hiv/stds because its better to know sooner then later that way you can treat it. I have to tell you guys that if im calm right now its thanx to you guys and your responses and advice.
You don't have HIV and you sure don't have Kaposi’s Sarcoma.
ooh. i see. I dont curently have insurance but am going to get it. i have tested negative hiv antibody with orasure after 2 years of last exposure and have tested negative 3 times but have had white tongue and something that feels like mucus in my throat, itchy skin along with small red spots around body since may 07 and now have cough for about 2 weeks so im worried i have something wrong. I had a blood test done this week to check my general health im not sure what it checks for but one thing is liver but not cd4 which i get results on monday. I have in the past 2 years had purple spots like lessions on arms that would appear without hitting my arms and dissapear after 2 weeks. I guess im worried cause some of the symptoms i suffer could be associated with hiv but i keep testing hiv antibody negative.
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