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HIV or not?
I've been coming on here for months, I've had a ton of symptoms all over since last May.
Long story short this all starts with a bad decision that will be with me for life.
Spent a night with this girl, diagnosed with Chlamydia a week later. go to docs get treated for it.
6 weeks later I develop first symptoms with breathing issues and had noticed the back of my throat was red for more than 2 weeks at this point. Breathing problems persist for a week, I had a week or two where I was fatigued, and I had 1 episode of waking up with night sweats so I go to Doc to get retested for STDs. tell them I want to be checked for everything. They tell me everything comes back negative (so about 8 weeks out at this point - please keep reading)
Since May here's what's developed - Physically Incapable of taking a full breath (breathing issues) Digestive Issues (Reflux), Chest Pains/Pressure, ***THIS (http://www.dailymotion.com/TiredofNJ#video=x167vdn) , Gas (?) pains - Every morning I wake up or anytime I try and lay flat on my stomach now it feels like someone is squeezing my intestines or organs in there, diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Joint Pains, Lower Back Pain, Headaches, Internal Tremors / Bouts of Shaky vision, and the occasional strange rash (usually on the hip, here and there i will feel the urge to scratch it, skin looks normal when I start, I'll itch, and then it looks like a bunch of blood vessels break under the skin, a couple of hours later it looks normal again - hard to describe)
Finally in November after months of seeing multiple different doctors, mainly trying to get to the bottom of what is in that video, I ended up going for yet another blood test. I asked to be checked for Everything (again) but this time actually checked to see what they were testing for. Turns out they hadn't tested for Herpes the first time around and I have that too (HSV 1 and 2) I have never had any of the typical symptoms of Herpes, just all of that other stuff I listed.
On the herpes forum I was told that this can't be an extreme case of herpes, the symptoms don't add up.
I got Chlamydia from this girl, I got Herpes from this girl.
I understand that coming up HIV negative in November (8 months) is fairly conclusive?
HOWEVER, how else do you describe the rapid degradation in health at this point? 24 and healthy before this girl, 25 and still falling apart ever since?
I have ZERO answers for any of this ****. Can anybody help me here? I can't see these health issues not being connected to the sex, it was the only hazard I really had in my life
Long story short this all starts with a bad decision that will be with me for life.
Spent a night with this girl, diagnosed with Chlamydia a week later. go to docs get treated for it.
6 weeks later I develop first symptoms with breathing issues and had noticed the back of my throat was red for more than 2 weeks at this point. Breathing problems persist for a week, I had a week or two where I was fatigued, and I had 1 episode of waking up with night sweats so I go to Doc to get retested for STDs. tell them I want to be checked for everything. They tell me everything comes back negative (so about 8 weeks out at this point - please keep reading)
Since May here's what's developed - Physically Incapable of taking a full breath (breathing issues) Digestive Issues (Reflux), Chest Pains/Pressure, ***THIS (http://www.dailymotion.com/TiredofNJ#video=x167vdn) , Gas (?) pains - Every morning I wake up or anytime I try and lay flat on my stomach now it feels like someone is squeezing my intestines or organs in there, diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Joint Pains, Lower Back Pain, Headaches, Internal Tremors / Bouts of Shaky vision, and the occasional strange rash (usually on the hip, here and there i will feel the urge to scratch it, skin looks normal when I start, I'll itch, and then it looks like a bunch of blood vessels break under the skin, a couple of hours later it looks normal again - hard to describe)
Finally in November after months of seeing multiple different doctors, mainly trying to get to the bottom of what is in that video, I ended up going for yet another blood test. I asked to be checked for Everything (again) but this time actually checked to see what they were testing for. Turns out they hadn't tested for Herpes the first time around and I have that too (HSV 1 and 2) I have never had any of the typical symptoms of Herpes, just all of that other stuff I listed.
On the herpes forum I was told that this can't be an extreme case of herpes, the symptoms don't add up.
I got Chlamydia from this girl, I got Herpes from this girl.
I understand that coming up HIV negative in November (8 months) is fairly conclusive?
HOWEVER, how else do you describe the rapid degradation in health at this point? 24 and healthy before this girl, 25 and still falling apart ever since?
I have ZERO answers for any of this ****. Can anybody help me here? I can't see these health issues not being connected to the sex, it was the only hazard I really had in my life
Did not know that. That would explain the Prevention or Living With only forums. Sorry for the violation.
If you have been coming here for any length of time then you know we don't discuss symptoms because HIV has not specific symptoms.
Useless reply. no offense, it just didn't address anything that I'm asking, and I've already covered what you wrote.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
Page 11
#4
In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
Page 11
#4
In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
yes, would not have got the other two std's if I hadn't. should this be in living with HIV? i'm just trying to figure out if I might be one of the few cases that it's taking longer than 6 months for antibodies to show up
the girl with the toxic snatch obviously.
Apparently she was still in a relationship with someone
Apparently both of them were cheating on each other a lot
I told her I was concerned about HIV considering everything that's happened to me since I slept with her, she has not made any contact with me since.
Apparently she was still in a relationship with someone
Apparently both of them were cheating on each other a lot
I told her I was concerned about HIV considering everything that's happened to me since I slept with her, she has not made any contact with me since.
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