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i'm a male college student currently under a lot of stress from school. about 2 months ago (end of december) i had sex with an older lady (2 kids, divorced, seemingly sounded safe). the first 2 minutes of vaginal intercourse was unprotected, thereafter a condom was used. since this enconter, and the start of school again, i have have not been feeling well. in fact, approximately 2 days after the brief unprotected sex encounter, i had throat irritation, canker sores (normally get them, but not sure if this is coincidence or means something) and a general feeling of unwell with being tired. also had a strange on/off pounding sensation in my ear. 1 week later, i noticed the development of some small white blisters (extremely small, did not resemble the pictures of a cold sore) and skin irritation around my mouth and had one on my neck which was white filled. these white blisters have persisted despite the use of acyclovir which was prescribed to me upon visiting the doctor with these symptoms. it has been 8 weeks now and i still feel a little bit uneasy. i am still gettin those really small white pimple lookin blisters with the persistence of the ear infection like symptoms. about a week ago i also started noticing sinus infection like symptoms with a feeling of pressure in the forehead and the brow line. anyway, its been 8 weeks since that brief unprotected sex and i have lost some weight with a generally lousy feeling. i took a hiv blood test just a couple of days ago, the results will be back in about a week. a weird thing that i did remember about the whole encounter was that her tongue tasted a little funny, so not sure if that could be a bacterial cause to all my problems or what. i also did not give any oral sex so not sure about the throat pain and facial symptoms. i have not had any fever or lymph node swelling during this time period with the exception of some abdominal pain here and there. i was wondering if something like Molluscum Contagiosum, herpes, could cause these white blisters (dont look like cold sores or herpes for some reason) that around the lip/chin/neck area or possibly early sign of meningitis based on ear infection, some posterior neck pain, and sinus pressure pain. anyway, is a 7 week hiv blood test pretty conclusive? have what i described really match anything? thanks.
-yet another paranoid individual ; )
i'm a male college student currently under a lot of stress from school. about 2 months ago (end of december) i had sex with an older lady (2 kids, divorced, seemingly sounded safe). the first 2 minutes of vaginal intercourse was unprotected, thereafter a condom was used. since this enconter, and the start of school again, i have have not been feeling well. in fact, approximately 2 days after the brief unprotected sex encounter, i had throat irritation, canker sores (normally get them, but not sure if this is coincidence or means something) and a general feeling of unwell with being tired. also had a strange on/off pounding sensation in my ear. 1 week later, i noticed the development of some small white blisters (extremely small, did not resemble the pictures of a cold sore) and skin irritation around my mouth and had one on my neck which was white filled. these white blisters have persisted despite the use of acyclovir which was prescribed to me upon visiting the doctor with these symptoms. it has been 8 weeks now and i still feel a little bit uneasy. i am still gettin those really small white pimple lookin blisters with the persistence of the ear infection like symptoms. about a week ago i also started noticing sinus infection like symptoms with a feeling of pressure in the forehead and the brow line. anyway, its been 8 weeks since that brief unprotected sex and i have lost some weight with a generally lousy feeling. i took a hiv blood test just a couple of days ago, the results will be back in about a week. a weird thing that i did remember about the whole encounter was that her tongue tasted a little funny, so not sure if that could be a bacterial cause to all my problems or what. i also did not give any oral sex so not sure about the throat pain and facial symptoms. i have not had any fever or lymph node swelling during this time period with the exception of some abdominal pain here and there. i was wondering if something like Molluscum Contagiosum, herpes, could cause these white blisters (dont look like cold sores or herpes for some reason) that around the lip/chin/neck area or possibly early sign of meningitis based on ear infection, some posterior neck pain, and sinus pressure pain. anyway, is a 7 week hiv blood test pretty conclusive? have what i described really match anything? thanks.
-yet another paranoid individual ; )
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