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ARS incubation time
Dear all,
My story:
I had unprotected sex with a female sex worker, no visible blood or anything and I don't know her status. This week, 4-5 days after exposure I got sick and had a serious fever, went to a doctor and it was diagnosed as seazonal flu. Today(a day later) I was starting to feel better until all of a sudden I got severe chills and started shivering all over so I went back the doctor.
She gave me a shot to reduce the fever and said we might have to test for malaria/dengue if the fever remains.Meanwhile she also asked about unprotected sex. When I mentioned what had happened she gave HIV immediatley also a fair chance. This did not particularly make me happy and had me searching the internet until now.
I know I had a high risk encounter and will get myself tested and I know I will be stressed out about it. If what I am having right now could really be ARS I will be feeling a lot more stressed though.
I have read a lot about ARS now, it seems that 4-5 days is however a very short time for symptoms to occur. It seems to generally happen quite a bit later.
The fever and flu like sypmtons could easily have something to do with my life style the last months. Initially been working too hard and under a lot of stress and after that had a holiday but in stead of resting I have been partying and drinking way too much. (especially on those last days when this foolish thing happened)
I am trying to look for positives here without denying the facts.
What do you guys think?
My story:
I had unprotected sex with a female sex worker, no visible blood or anything and I don't know her status. This week, 4-5 days after exposure I got sick and had a serious fever, went to a doctor and it was diagnosed as seazonal flu. Today(a day later) I was starting to feel better until all of a sudden I got severe chills and started shivering all over so I went back the doctor.
She gave me a shot to reduce the fever and said we might have to test for malaria/dengue if the fever remains.Meanwhile she also asked about unprotected sex. When I mentioned what had happened she gave HIV immediatley also a fair chance. This did not particularly make me happy and had me searching the internet until now.
I know I had a high risk encounter and will get myself tested and I know I will be stressed out about it. If what I am having right now could really be ARS I will be feeling a lot more stressed though.
I have read a lot about ARS now, it seems that 4-5 days is however a very short time for symptoms to occur. It seems to generally happen quite a bit later.
The fever and flu like sypmtons could easily have something to do with my life style the last months. Initially been working too hard and under a lot of stress and after that had a holiday but in stead of resting I have been partying and drinking way too much. (especially on those last days when this foolish thing happened)
I am trying to look for positives here without denying the facts.
What do you guys think?
no reason to bring up a thread that has been inactive for a couple of weeks just so you can say something.
i am just asking that 15 days enough to show hiv because i nearly having mental breakdown as doc says i have gnorrhoea ,chance to get hiv also
I just had a blood test and have a high neutrophil count. The doctor says this inidcates a bacterial infection. Since HIV is a viral infection does this mean that my symptoms cannot be related to ARS?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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