I just read about this ntjock guy

[bournemistake]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is dipping? What exactly was his situation? I was told HIV doesn't cause a cough, but he developed a cough. I developed mine more than 90 days after my protected sex encounter, but a couple of weeks after I fingered a stripper. This was in september. I still have the cough, its like something is in my throat. I've been scared to test becuz I don't handle news like this well, but after reading this ntjock post, my symtoms sound like his. I was sick, but wasn't as sick as I thought I would be. I too had food poisoning and remember thinking that that was a lot worse. I just can't believe someone went through the same stuff I did and tested positive. I'm almost sure I have it now.

[Teak]

Do us a favor don't come back then. You didn't have a risk.

[bournemistake]

Its already the 29th of dec so I'll try not to come back until the new year. Good luck to all and I hope everyone has a happy new year.

[bournemistake]

Ironically I just remember I read something on either the body site or aidsmeds site where a guy waited to test in like july for a holiday thinking it would bring good news and was positive.


Teak I know you say I didn't have a risk, but something is not right. I even feel more small bumps on my scrotum, they are hard to see, but I can feel them. Then I have an irritation under my armpits, I always get that when I don't use dove soap becuz I have sensitive skin, but it seems different for some reason.

I also have these  2 spots of dried skin that I peeled off my face when I was scratching the size of a dime or maybe a lil bigger.This too is difficult becuz I've always had dry sensitive skin.

[Teak]

You didn't have a risk, so you can make up all the stories you like, it's not going to change that fact.

[bournemistake]

Then I can't remember having a fever. I've always had night sweats from time to time. Usually if I have an intense dream, I wake up sweating. Not a lot put I can feel the sweat more than see it. I remember having that when I was a kid, so I don't consider that a symptom. Then I read something that said tingling in the hands and feet is a symptom of HIV. Had that too.

[bournemistake]

I'm kind of a superstitious person. I figured I'd test after new years, becuz this year has been the 2nd worst year of my life.

I had really gotten over this until I developed my cough. Its wierd, it doesn't go on all day, it seems to come on towards the night, but sometimes i'll cough a few times during the day. I don't really feel sick or anything. I've always had mucus comming up from time to time. My mother thinks its becuz the car accident I had, but I think otherwise. Why would a car accident make it feel like something is in my throat. Its probably herpes on it like NTJock had. I noticed what looked like a red bump right next to my tonsil a few weeks ago. Don't know how long its been there.

[Teak]

Well bournemistake, HIV is something that you won't have to worry about now, is it?

[troggs]

I think that in general some people are prone to be predjudice against people with hiv which is ironic when you think that anyone can get hiv under certain circumstances.

[troggs]

  I don't think it's easier for homosexuals to accept hiv (+) than anyone else, but i think that there is a cultures amoungst all groups that envolve risk taking, straight males w/ sex workers, down low culture-bi-sexual married men or men in heterosexual relationships, barebacking amoungst homosexual men, ect, so they engage in a calculated risk. NTJOCK got his ARS and his positive soon after so that says a lot to confirm that we may be overreacting man...

[bournemistake]

Yeah HIV is a lot harder to deal with than just taking pills. I'm only 24, I can see my whole life being over. Having a wife and family would not be possible. Where I come from no one wants to be around someone with HIV, much less date them. I know thats wrong, but people are who they are, I can't change their views. I always figured I was safe so everything is fine. I don't know what went wrong. THe condom didn't fail, but there is no way for me to explain my cough. If it was the accident, I would think I would feel something in my stomach or chest, but instead I just feel something on my throat. I also thought the cough would have come on a lot sooner than 90 days. NTJock had his right away. I still can't believe how well he took it. It seems like gays some how accept it easier than straight people, Idk why that is.

[troggs]

There is a video made by a physician on YouTube-under hiv-Did i just contract hiv? She treats hiv patients so let's say she's an expert in these matters. The symptoms she lists includes a cough...fingering is not a risk though ans you were protected, if your still concerned i would test. Testing never hurt anyone, anyone uncertain of there risk of exposure or who does not know there hiv status should get tested man. No offense to NTJOCK, but he seemed pretty flipant to me for someone who was going through what he was going through, i mean he almost seemed not to care which i'm sure is far from the case. He had sex with 3 different people in a short space of time and made the mistake of engaging in an initial unprotected anal sex exposure with another gay male of unknown status. I'm not judging anyone on, i'm on here, but i'm also not gonna say that what he did was more than a bad idea. I honestly believe that just like there are people that are overly concerned (you & me) about hiv, there are others who have the idea that all hiv means is taking a few pills everyday when that's far from the case.

[bournemistake]

can someone answer my question about NTJock's dipping incident. Was it with a man or woman?

[bournemistake]

I also had a bad car accident in September and noticed I started to cough after that as well. I'm thinking that either protected sex or fingering isn't 100% safe like I was told.

[bournemistake]

Teak and others claimed a cough was not related to HIV. I had protected sex in May, fingered a girl in august or early september. Everyone claimed that I was never at risk. Well after the protected sex in may I developed what I thought was food poisoning. I couldn't even eat crackers, I had severe dry mouth, and diarreah. This lasted for about 4 or 5 days. I really can't remember. I didn't develop the cough until september. More than 90 days after that encounter, but only a week or 2 after the fingering incident. I had 1 HIV test in june that came back neg, but have been scared to test since. Let me just say I doubt I would take the news as well as NTJock did.

Was NTJock gay by the way? I didn't go back far enough to look for his original post.

[troggs]

Dipping is the practice of engaging in unprotected penetration right before, so basically you penetrate your partner maybe a few times and then continue protected. That's what happened to NTJOCK, he says this in his original post and then came back with ARS questions...then posted he was indeed hiv +. A cough is listed as a symptom by the cdc, who told you that? What was your exposure again?