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Early HIV symptoms or just some sickness?
I've been seeing CSWs since 2 years of working abroad in Indonesia. Even so, I'm always mindful while doing it, such as using protections, even though once i had a condom bursted in there. Last Monday, i had a protected intercourse with a CSW, and at one point just when i pulled out, i noticed that the condom slipped off, and im not sure if it slipped off only when i pulled out or if it was already slipped off while doing the intercourse.
Since Friday night, started from the general unwell feeling, itchy rashes on my left bicep (which was probably a mosquito bite bump and i spreaded the rashes by scratching it) and then proceeded to fever in the next morning up until Sunday (38.3 C°) and stuffy nose that just doesn't come out, which was yesterday. What scared me was, the temprature got better yesterday (36.9 C°) even though I still experience fatigue and stuffy nose, but this morning, the temperature rises back up to 37.3 C°, and blood was in my mucus when I sneezed.
Since the fever is pretty much persistent and longer than 3 days, should I be worried about HIV? I'm afraid it's fighting something that's quite serious.
Any responses will be highly appreciated, thank you.
Since Friday night, started from the general unwell feeling, itchy rashes on my left bicep (which was probably a mosquito bite bump and i spreaded the rashes by scratching it) and then proceeded to fever in the next morning up until Sunday (38.3 C°) and stuffy nose that just doesn't come out, which was yesterday. What scared me was, the temprature got better yesterday (36.9 C°) even though I still experience fatigue and stuffy nose, but this morning, the temperature rises back up to 37.3 C°, and blood was in my mucus when I sneezed.
Since the fever is pretty much persistent and longer than 3 days, should I be worried about HIV? I'm afraid it's fighting something that's quite serious.
Any responses will be highly appreciated, thank you.
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I agree. It messes with my head abt the number of times i see them, though all activites were done safely, even with couple errors. Since its flu season, and the timing is 7 days after the last event, it's just so unfortunate.
Only your urethra at the tip of your penis needs to be covered. A condom slip or roll up does not transmit HIV. And no, symptoms don't start in any way like that. You had zero risk. You are likely getting a cold. Hope you feel better soon.
Reminder: the risks for HIV are to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV needles to inject drugs. Air inactivates the virus.
Reminder: the risks for HIV are to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV needles to inject drugs. Air inactivates the virus.
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Just done my bloodwork this morning, and the doctor told me that it's definitely a viral infection. My T Cell count is 24, Thrombocytes 229, and Eythrocytes 5.7. When he said viral infection i started to think about the HIV again, since it has been lots of SWs. But again, it's quite likely a cold, which results in my sinusitis right now. I don't have no fevers anymore, thankfully.
Done my bloodwork this morning, and the doctor told me that it's definitely a viral infection. T Cell count is 24, Thrombocytes 229, Eythrocytes 5.7. I immediately thought of HIV when he mentioned "viral", since the number of SWs with a slipagge and a burst that happened. But I guess you're right about the cold, which leads to my sinusitis right about now. I don't have no fever anymore, thankfully. I was given Azithromycin, hopefully i get better mentally and physically.
Reread the advice from GR instead of continuing to work on those symptom ideas. Give up on symptom diagnosing - it doesn't work and no one here pays attention to symptoms so you won't convince anyone here that you're onto something.
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Good luck with your test results but sw are negative if they use protection and you don't even know when the condom came off, so likely you are negative.