Oral thrush, sweating, flush face... Please help

[veryanxious208]

I am very scared...

About 2 months ago, I had a sexual encounter with asex worker and the condom broke without me realizing it.  When I came back to the states, I started to have breathing problems (I have asthma) which manifested to broncitis. The bronchitis is gone, but I have wheezing when I exhale... And it's been nearly 2 months.... Is HIV related to respiratory infections?

During my wheezing episodes, they gave me a steroid inhaler quevar and to prednisone to help my breathing. It gave me oral thrush!! And I stopped taking the quevar inhaler a month ago and finished the prednisone medication 2 weeks ago. I finished the oral thrush mouth rinse last week.  But I had reoccuring oral thrush this week... What's making this oral thrush come back??

I have had severe to mild episodes of sweating bouts and oily skin on my face when I do mild activities. Sometimes, I just sit there doing nothing and I feel sweat come out in one spot of my head? Is oily skim and abnormal sweating early signs of HIV?

My face is flush red ...I have never been this red before. Is being flush red a HIV symptom?

I have had 3 diaherra episodes and 2 fever episodes (2nd one at 100 F).... I have taken my first HIV test and it's negitivr, but up to now the oral thrush, flush face, sweating bouts, oily face, and shortness of breath is not stopping!! Someone please give me some answers to my anxiety...

Thank you!!

[Teak]

Thrush is not HIV specific. See your doctor if you are concerned about having trush.

[guardian32]

I am on steroid inhalers for a mild form of copd, i am 64 years of age, and i have 33%, my pulimonary specialist is very pleased with me, but said that is one of the side effects of steroids, i do gargle most times.   Lately, i have been having throat thrush, first a doctor treated with antibiotics, and as it wasnt getting any better my own doctor gave me nystactin oral suspension and even said i should have a std test, i am awaiting the result. My boyfriend is adamant he hasnt been cheating on me, and i believe him. so what do i do. these steroids are causing me havoc, plus i am a mouth breather.

[veryanxious208]

Thank you so much for relieving my worries. I just gotta hang in there

[BiggestDummy]

I'm new to this forum and certainly no expert as I have enourmous fears of my own, but I've been reading up on acute HIV symptoms, and yours don't seem to match up.  Your fever doesn't seem to be high enough for accute infection sans other symptoms, and any steriod can cause thrush. Red in the face is probably just that you're having trouble breathing....I had loose bowel movements several recent times BEFORE my high risk exposure, so you certainly can't rely on that symptom.  I think you're probably fine, but as I'm sure everyone on this forum would say...test.  At 4 weeks for your sanity and again at 3 months for certainty.

God bless you and good luck.