Dear Doctor,
SOS
I am worried that I may have had/ am having the symptoms of acute HIV.
In January, I gave oral sex to a man while I was intoxicated, whose HIV status is unknown to me. He did start to ejaculate in my mouth, but I did not swallow any of it. I rinsed my mouth out with soap immediately and gargled with soap and hot water.
In February, I kissed a man who said he was negative, and we attempted protected anal sex but it did not work and nothing continued from there. The next day I got strep throat for the first time that I am aware of.
I then got strep throat again in mid March, but both times it was cured with antibiotics.
On April 7th, I came down with a flu which included vomiting and diarrhea. It lasted for about 4 days. However, my mother had the same thing at the exact same time.
On April 26th, I got a sore throat again, white patches on the tonsils and swollen glands. For two nights I would sweat when I slept, but as soon as I took my clothes off it would stop. At that point I had post nasal drip for about 3 weeks. I should probably add that I am a smoker, 5-6 cigarettes a day.
I have now had about 6 tiny, smooth red bumps in my inner thigh/groin area, but only on the left side. They are not itchy, but they have been there for about a month - month and a half and have not left or grown. It does look like from time to time that skin is peeling around them, but I have to really look for it.
These are the only signs /symptoms thus far that I have had since February. I am a terrible hypochondriac and I understand that I need to go speak with a mental health therapist, because it has been consuming my life since April. It is not July. I am very scared and it gets so bad that my anxiety prevents me from sometimes leaving the house. I am going to go get a rapid, anonymous test done on Saturday so that I can either put my mind at ease or take the next steps.
If you have any advice PLEASE share.
(As a side note, I'm not sure if this is a factor, but for the last 3 years, since I have started smoking, my feet get blisters on the soles and then peel when they dry out or pop. This occurs mostly in the summer. And when this started happening I was still a virgin.)
Thank you for any information you may be able to provide!