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[WhatdoIdo23]

On July 1 and 16 received two blow jobs. Toward the end of the 3rd week of July came down with a really bad cold coughing and blowing out green mucus, chest congested, stuffy nose, all the symptoms of an upper respiratory infection was a little worried but not a lot cause a lot of ppl at work was also sick with a cold, but I went and got tested anyway Negative 4 wk and 2 wk post exposure. I stated to fell better from the cold a couple of days later, so I thought. A few days ago I stated getting a low fever 100-101. And my left jaw was hurting and a small swollen lymp node along my left jaw line. As I was looking at my mouth I noticed a small bump near a tooth that I needed a root canal on for almost a year now, actually the small bump has been there for awhile but never paid it any time. So I took a pic and sent it to my sister whom is a dentist and she said its a abscess tooth that's infected and since the tooth is at the top the infection is in my sinus. My symptoms now are consisted fever, swollen lymp node on jaw line and be hide ear, slight ear pain, left face pain, nasty taste in mouth, still coughing up and blowing out green  mucus( but now it have a awful smell to it that was not there when I had the cold, white chill bumps on both arms, just overall sick. I did go get tested again yesterday which was negative 4 wk and 6 wk post exposure.
1. Does this sound like ars?
2. Some say no risk for receiving oral, other say some, and other say high risk, what's true.
3. Should I get tested again?
4. Is a sinus infection ars?
5. Could all my symptoms be cause by the abcess tooth?
Thanks    

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Yes, the rapid tests for HIV are reliable and perform to the same standards as the tests performed in the laboratory.  EWH

[WhatdoIdo23]

Last thought I was tested by once rapid pick then rapid oral are these reliable? The result came back like in ten min or so. Thanks for the quick respond

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  In preparing to answer your question I reviewed your earlier interactions on the Community site and I completely agree with all that was said there.  The symptoms you describe are non-specific and are not suggestive of HIV. Further, as you have already heard multiple times, even if your partners did have HIV (you do not know that they did and it is unlikely that they did), there are no instances in which persons have been documented to have HIV. Finally, while not technically definitive, you have HIV tests that are negative at times when they would have detected well over half of recent HIV infections.  Your concerns are not warranted.

In answer to your specific questions:
1. Does this sound like ars?
No, not at all.

2. Some say no risk for receiving oral, other say some, and other say high risk, what's true.
You already know the response to this. See above.  No known risk from receipt of oral sex.

3. Should I get tested again?
Not in my opinion.

4. Is a sinus infection ars?
No, sinus infections are not a part of the ARS.

5. Could all my symptoms be cause by the abcess tooth?
That could certainly be a major part of it.

I hope my comments are helpful. EWH