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Could I be infected with HIV?
On 15th March 2009 I had protected vaginal sex with a sex worker in a brothel in Germany, no oral sex was performed and I am sure the condom never broke during the entire sex session, I was partially erect and did not ejaculate. I think the prostitute had applied a sex lubricant and I do not know if that affected the condom. She told me she always require all clients to use a condom and if any refused, then she calls on security to forcibly eject the guy from the room.
Afterwards, I she removed the condom and dried my penis with some toilet paper. I washed my hands, went home and masturbated without prior washing of my penis . Now about 3 days later, I developed a slight sore throat, not serious enough to prevent me from eating, just some minor discomfort.
On the following weekend, I visited a doctor who did some brief examination of my body and waved off the idea of a possible infection. He never prescribed for my throat by saying they were just slightly inflamed spots and no actual tonsil swellings could be observed. However, 2 days after my visit i developed a rash around my tummy, but none on my chest. I also experienced 3 night sweats although i attributed them to late night eating and especially to eating spicy food at about close to midnight.
Anyway after 2 weeks from the sexual encounter, i had a little cough, a bit of whitish phlegm and some back pain. I also contracted twice low grade recurrent grade fever (actually my fever has ranged in the temperature range of 36.3°C/97.3°F to 36.5°C/97.7°F ) alongside minor headaches. The first time I had the fever, I drank some water which brought down the fever - leading me to conclude it was simple dehydration.
Nevertheless, because I got fever today again and the rash seems to spread upwards towards my chest, I think I may be experiencing ARS. I have read the other posts on this site but I am no so sure. I wish to take an HIV test this week (that is about 21 days after exposure). What bothers me most is that I had unprotected sex with my gf over the weekend and I was too scared to tell her about my experience at the brothel. Could the above symptoms be related to hiv or ars? Please I will really like to know of your opinions...I will of course take the hiv test to allay my fears but an honest review of what I have written will let me take a well-formed decision. Thanks
Afterwards, I she removed the condom and dried my penis with some toilet paper. I washed my hands, went home and masturbated without prior washing of my penis . Now about 3 days later, I developed a slight sore throat, not serious enough to prevent me from eating, just some minor discomfort.
On the following weekend, I visited a doctor who did some brief examination of my body and waved off the idea of a possible infection. He never prescribed for my throat by saying they were just slightly inflamed spots and no actual tonsil swellings could be observed. However, 2 days after my visit i developed a rash around my tummy, but none on my chest. I also experienced 3 night sweats although i attributed them to late night eating and especially to eating spicy food at about close to midnight.
Anyway after 2 weeks from the sexual encounter, i had a little cough, a bit of whitish phlegm and some back pain. I also contracted twice low grade recurrent grade fever (actually my fever has ranged in the temperature range of 36.3°C/97.3°F to 36.5°C/97.7°F ) alongside minor headaches. The first time I had the fever, I drank some water which brought down the fever - leading me to conclude it was simple dehydration.
Nevertheless, because I got fever today again and the rash seems to spread upwards towards my chest, I think I may be experiencing ARS. I have read the other posts on this site but I am no so sure. I wish to take an HIV test this week (that is about 21 days after exposure). What bothers me most is that I had unprotected sex with my gf over the weekend and I was too scared to tell her about my experience at the brothel. Could the above symptoms be related to hiv or ars? Please I will really like to know of your opinions...I will of course take the hiv test to allay my fears but an honest review of what I have written will let me take a well-formed decision. Thanks
I want to thank all of you. Last Wednesday I took my test and it was negative. I feel so reassured and if not of your contributions, I could have been at the edge of depression.
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Hi to all of you,
Sorry to bother you again. I know I promised my last question was the last but new events came up. I went to see the doctor and he said i should for 2 more weeks, in order to have full 6 weeks before I can take an HIV test.
Anyway, I am freaking out now because of the long wait and also because I posted the wrong temperature readings. Today, I discovered my normal armpit temperature of 36°C/96.8°F corresponds to an oral temperature of 36.8°C/98.24°C. This implies my above temperature readings will now match to 37.1°C/98.14°F to 37.3/99.14. i don't know if this means I had low-grade fever or not. Did I?
I know this sounds obsessive but it means if I had low-grade fever after possible exposure, coupled with a stomach rash(it actually disappeared on its own after a week), the night sweats and the sore throat, I am quite scared because all of these these happened in 3 weeks without some explanation. In the 4th week, I feel OK and that is scary!
Nevertheless, I have checked a couple of sites on information and while some are so frightening, some are reassuring. I know in my case I had protected sex but I am a bit concerned about the effectiveness condom I used. It was offered by the prostitute and I did not check its expiry date. I don't know if the prostitute I slept with used an oil-based or a water-based lubricant but she did use a lubricant I could not identify.
I will therefore like to ask if an oil-based lubricant used on a condom stored in a hot room(I recall the brothel room was really hot) could affect its effectiveness that is reduce its usefulness and if in a rare case, it could lead to HIV transmission.
I am really stupid at times and I am aware that anxiety and fear can cause some symptoms or exaggerate apparent symptoms (for example the supposed swollen lymph nodes in my last post was just an over-reaction from me)
Please I need your informed opinion because every passing day I feel more guilt that I might have infected my gf (i know she is clean because she took a clean test some months ago).
Many thanks for the help you offer on this forum and I am happy you are all doing a great service...
Sorry to bother you again. I know I promised my last question was the last but new events came up. I went to see the doctor and he said i should for 2 more weeks, in order to have full 6 weeks before I can take an HIV test.
Anyway, I am freaking out now because of the long wait and also because I posted the wrong temperature readings. Today, I discovered my normal armpit temperature of 36°C/96.8°F corresponds to an oral temperature of 36.8°C/98.24°C. This implies my above temperature readings will now match to 37.1°C/98.14°F to 37.3/99.14. i don't know if this means I had low-grade fever or not. Did I?
I know this sounds obsessive but it means if I had low-grade fever after possible exposure, coupled with a stomach rash(it actually disappeared on its own after a week), the night sweats and the sore throat, I am quite scared because all of these these happened in 3 weeks without some explanation. In the 4th week, I feel OK and that is scary!
Nevertheless, I have checked a couple of sites on information and while some are so frightening, some are reassuring. I know in my case I had protected sex but I am a bit concerned about the effectiveness condom I used. It was offered by the prostitute and I did not check its expiry date. I don't know if the prostitute I slept with used an oil-based or a water-based lubricant but she did use a lubricant I could not identify.
I will therefore like to ask if an oil-based lubricant used on a condom stored in a hot room(I recall the brothel room was really hot) could affect its effectiveness that is reduce its usefulness and if in a rare case, it could lead to HIV transmission.
I am really stupid at times and I am aware that anxiety and fear can cause some symptoms or exaggerate apparent symptoms (for example the supposed swollen lymph nodes in my last post was just an over-reaction from me)
Please I need your informed opinion because every passing day I feel more guilt that I might have infected my gf (i know she is clean because she took a clean test some months ago).
Many thanks for the help you offer on this forum and I am happy you are all doing a great service...
If your lymph node was swollen from hiv,you would no it ,there would be no question. Like TEAK said the only risk you had was from your girl friend, stress can cause alot of unrelated symptoms . Just have test done you should be fine.......
Hi Teak,
sorry I do not want to bore you but this is is obviously my last question. I discovered a rash spot on my chest and behind my left arm. I also tend to feel a small node under the lymph armpit. I do not know if that qualifies to be a swollen node or not. My question is therefore after 28 days from my experience, could there be a likelihood that I got infected? I arranged to make a test in 2 days but I am just freaking out now. please help
sorry I do not want to bore you but this is is obviously my last question. I discovered a rash spot on my chest and behind my left arm. I also tend to feel a small node under the lymph armpit. I do not know if that qualifies to be a swollen node or not. My question is therefore after 28 days from my experience, could there be a likelihood that I got infected? I arranged to make a test in 2 days but I am just freaking out now. please help
Thanks...in this case I have no reason to fear because my gf and I were both tested negative a long time ago (about 7 months ago). I was tested negative twice within a 4-month period and she was negative about 9 months my negative test.
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