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Hiv scare, am i okay?

Timeline story: On April 23 I had unprotected sex with a random girl in the neighborhood "I know stupid". May 6 someone told me she had sex with someone who recently came from prison. May 10 I go to the Er feeling tingling feelings in my legs and shortness of breath. The doctor said I was having a panic attack/anxiety so he prescribed me ativan/lorazepam. May 11(day 18) I go take my first ever hiv rapidtest The results came back negative. During the week from May 13 to May 19 I started feeling weakness in my legs and I discovered a possible lymph nod under my chin. May 20(day 27) So I went to a different hiv clinic and got a full std & another hiv rapid test, the results came back negative again and a week later negative for all stds. Over that amount of time I've Google every possible hiv symptoms history and related cases so I was definitely freaking out. May 30(day 37) my inner thighs went to hurting extremely bad & discovered a few small swollen lymph nods on my neck & a small circle rash on my left arm muscle it lasted there a day. June 6(day43) I went and took another hiv rapid blood test and to my surprise it was still negative. June 13 (day 50) I started to feel lymph nods in my groin and neck and also major groin pains with to my surprise a whiteish tongue. So I rushed to the original clinic and got a oraquick hiv test and I still came back negative. I don't know what to do I think I'm going crazy. I can't sleep I'm still googling hiv symptoms & I'm still suffering groin pains and feeling lymph nods in that region
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13276481 tn?1451146767
You are welcome. Please update after you test.
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Thank you everyone Im going to take your advice
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13276481 tn?1451146767
If your unprotected sex involved vaginal and or anal insertion then yes, you did put yourself at risk. Your day 43 blood test is encouraging though 6 wks then 12 wks are recommended. As advised, google will just make your anxiety worse being there is outdated and not always accurate information.If you keep over testing you are inviting a false positive. Test at 12 wks for a conclusive result. Only testing proves infection, not symptoms.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
You can do the DUO at 28 also
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370181 tn?1595629445
You do NOT have HIV nor any STD's. Stop rushing off to the HIV clinics and see your doctor for these unrelated HIV issues. (Make sure they check you for Lyme disease which often presents as a circular rash.

And stay off the symptom sites.
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Get tested at 90 days
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