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its been 2 months and 3 weeks since my exposition, they cant test me until january (there is only one public clinic here, no privare labs) and Im really anxious, I noticed two really small dark dots on my inner cheeks, they were away the next day and now I have another one, theyre really small but I have no idea what can they be, also, a lymph node under my jaw gets swollen every now and then for a couple of days, doesnt hiv swollen lymph nodes? I feel like I have been sick since the day I had the exposure, always something different. I tested negative at 4 weeks by a duo but that's not a relief beacuse the girl was black and I could have hiv2 p24 and the test wouldn't detect them. My exposition was brief protected vaginal with condom breakage
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thanks for your answers, I'll wait for the conclusive test
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If you only had one enlarged lymph node then more than likely it was from you pocking and prodding it. Keep your fingers off your nodes or you will make them swell and hurt. Yes it is to early to get an opportunistic infections.
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thanks, I have another question, a week and a half after my exposure one of my lymph nodes on my armpit grew, doctor said it was not swollen but ites easily palpable and now, more than 2 months later its still there, it dont hurt. Is it consistent with hiv? do they keep swollen or get back to normal after ars? Also, its too early for opportunistic infections?
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1 in 2000 risk of transmission. IF your partner had HIV. Why do you think its optimistic? They are experts in their field.

You should re-test at three months to ease your mind, but I dont think you should be concerned and I am sure your test will prove negative.
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ok that'sa bit of relief, is a condom breakage for less than 1  min, with no rough sex a high risk exposion? I mean, I read doctors on this website saying a vaginal intercourse le-female is about 1-1000 chance to get it but I thnik thats a bit to optimistic. All doctors I asked told me that I didnt even need to test or re-test but I'm sure its not taht hard to catch hiv with vaginal sex..
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No.
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does the  really small dark red spots on my inner cheek sounds familiar to you?
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Symptoms or not the only way you can obtain your conclusive test is 3 months post exposure. They don't test for HIV2 antigens only antibodies.
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