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confusing and need clarification

I know I posted a question not too long ago but hoping all can help....my exposure was unprotected sex with a male and I had a negative rapid test at six weeks....I'm having symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and had them two days after the encounter....I jus wanted to kno would I have tested positive allready with these symptoms starting two days after the exposure and what's the possibility of my six week negative changing at eight weeks....I'm planing on gettn my eight weeks test and wanted to kno you guys imputs......should I rest easy with these results whil I wait for the eight weeks and three month or should I be worried?thanks
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Thank you so much for responding hope all is well with you and take care
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186166 tn?1385259382
NO
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Yes but I'm feeling this regarless of being anxious about hiv or not.......its just strange that's all and wanted to know if it was from hiv
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186166 tn?1385259382
what you're feeling is anxiety.

test at 3 months
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Thnx for that response lizzie so your saying that wateva I'm feeling can't b due to hiv at all thnks for the advice I will be using condoms for now on!!!
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186166 tn?1385259382
peripheral neuropathy?  omg...get off the internet and stop self diagnosing yourself.

your 6 week test in "unlikely" to change.  collect your 3 month conclusive test and then remember to use condoms from now on.
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Allso I left out that I am still experiencing those symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and it has now been eight weeks since the exposure...
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