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HIV Question - Please Help!
Hello everyone,
I posted the same question to the Dr. but was wondering if anyone has had similar symptoms and how things went?
On Jan 10, I went to a gay sauna. I didn't know he was HIV+, later found this in profile online. We had oral sex, but he came on himself. We did have anal sex (I received only), but protection was used. I also received oral-anal.
He also fingered me (I was looking most of the time), & noticed he actually still had his condom on, although I think it was taken off at some point and I guess I'm not 100% sure if there was any precum that could have touched his fingers and then go into me that way - I never once saw him actually touch his penis, as odd as this may sound.
A week later I noticed a small rash on the right side under my ribs. Not bumpy/sore/itchy. Kinda blotchy - it also appeared a bit on my left arm..although they were more spots than a rash. They are gone now and barely visible.
Sex Health Clinic nurse said my risk was low - it was only day12, she did do a P24 test. Rapid Test = Neg.,I have had a skin condition in the past that comes and goes, my GP said yrs back I had a form of Folliculitis & gave me antibiotics for it.
Dr. looked at the pix too she said it looked more like Syphillis than HIV rash. But, my last contact was in Oct, and I had a Syphillis test done @ 4 week mark = neg. Apparently it can take up to 6 wks, but they agreed to be at 2ndary syph. so fast would be rare.
No fever, headache, extreme fatigue, nausea. They said anal/penis area=OK, ,no swollen lymph nodes. I have a bit of joint pain in my left hand, which could be from a lot of driving and PC. Gave me Doxycycline - it's possible my joint pain symptom could also be from this. Cough only lasted 2 days, which started a 4hrs after getting the regular flu shot.
Please:
1) Assess my risk level
2) What the rash more looks like based on the pix
3) How long for P24 Antigen results?
4) If I test neg @ 3-wk, is it more than likely the rash is something else?
http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy4/keifer2010/ I have posted them here -- thank you.
I posted the same question to the Dr. but was wondering if anyone has had similar symptoms and how things went?
On Jan 10, I went to a gay sauna. I didn't know he was HIV+, later found this in profile online. We had oral sex, but he came on himself. We did have anal sex (I received only), but protection was used. I also received oral-anal.
He also fingered me (I was looking most of the time), & noticed he actually still had his condom on, although I think it was taken off at some point and I guess I'm not 100% sure if there was any precum that could have touched his fingers and then go into me that way - I never once saw him actually touch his penis, as odd as this may sound.
A week later I noticed a small rash on the right side under my ribs. Not bumpy/sore/itchy. Kinda blotchy - it also appeared a bit on my left arm..although they were more spots than a rash. They are gone now and barely visible.
Sex Health Clinic nurse said my risk was low - it was only day12, she did do a P24 test. Rapid Test = Neg.,I have had a skin condition in the past that comes and goes, my GP said yrs back I had a form of Folliculitis & gave me antibiotics for it.
Dr. looked at the pix too she said it looked more like Syphillis than HIV rash. But, my last contact was in Oct, and I had a Syphillis test done @ 4 week mark = neg. Apparently it can take up to 6 wks, but they agreed to be at 2ndary syph. so fast would be rare.
No fever, headache, extreme fatigue, nausea. They said anal/penis area=OK, ,no swollen lymph nodes. I have a bit of joint pain in my left hand, which could be from a lot of driving and PC. Gave me Doxycycline - it's possible my joint pain symptom could also be from this. Cough only lasted 2 days, which started a 4hrs after getting the regular flu shot.
Please:
1) Assess my risk level
2) What the rash more looks like based on the pix
3) How long for P24 Antigen results?
4) If I test neg @ 3-wk, is it more than likely the rash is something else?
http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy4/keifer2010/ I have posted them here -- thank you.
Thanks Teak,
but can you explain at all the spots? I mean the CDC does say that reddish or puplish spots (often blotchy) is a symptom
but can you explain at all the spots? I mean the CDC does say that reddish or puplish spots (often blotchy) is a symptom
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