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Neck, shoulder, and back pain
Hello,
My risk happened a few years ago. I received unprotected oral sex from a woman in an adult bookstore after she performed on other men.
I am very concerned that i could have been infected from other mens infected semen in her mouth.
I took a antibody test at a lab at 6.5 weeks which came back negative. I also took a rapid test at an urban center at 7 months that came back negative. The test was done by a volunteer and shortly after it closed down due to lack of funds which makes me question the reliability of the test.
I tried my best to believe the test but ongoing symptoms are bothersome. Over the past couple of years i have lost weight and I have chronic soreness in my shoulders, upper back, and neck.
I am concerned that the soreness is from lymph nodes.
I would like some thoughts on this please. Are these typical symptoms of HIV that occur a couple of years after infection? Do you recommend that I retest?
Thank you all in advance!
My risk happened a few years ago. I received unprotected oral sex from a woman in an adult bookstore after she performed on other men.
I am very concerned that i could have been infected from other mens infected semen in her mouth.
I took a antibody test at a lab at 6.5 weeks which came back negative. I also took a rapid test at an urban center at 7 months that came back negative. The test was done by a volunteer and shortly after it closed down due to lack of funds which makes me question the reliability of the test.
I tried my best to believe the test but ongoing symptoms are bothersome. Over the past couple of years i have lost weight and I have chronic soreness in my shoulders, upper back, and neck.
I am concerned that the soreness is from lymph nodes.
I would like some thoughts on this please. Are these typical symptoms of HIV that occur a couple of years after infection? Do you recommend that I retest?
Thank you all in advance!
Thank you Lizzie. I do appreciate your reply. The only reason I am concerned it because of the symptoms. I never had these discomforts that I now experience.
you were told on your first post on this forum, dated may 26,2010, that oral sex is not a risk for contracting hiv.
the answer has not changed
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