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Oraquick home test

I started having night sweats and I had red bumps that itched on my scrotum. I went to the doc for an  hiv test along with the other common stds at 3 or 4 weeks. Not sure what type but blood was used (negative). I later started to develope a rash that looked like red pimples on my ribs that also started to cover my upper back and a few on my thighs and arms. At about this time a started to get swollen lymph nodes under both arms that you could see (Several red sore bumps). The bumps went away after about a week and came back a week or two later. A slight sore throat that felt dry and my cheeks seem white along with sores in my mouth. They appear in different places every couple days. I have also been having extreme difficulty sleeping. Maybe 2-3 hours a night since I started feeling ill. I have tested at 89, 115, 124 days with the oraquick oral test and all come up negative. My question is: Are these tests reliable? I have asked the experts but I would like to hear personal experiences
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Frankly we do not care about what you find on another website. You were advised 3 month post exposure is when you can obtain a conclusive test result. Oraquick is a very reliable test taken at the correct time.
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Does acute infection mean prior to three months? I just read another article that trashed the oraquick oral tests especially in acute infection.
http://www.thebodypro.com/content/73604/large-us-study-shows-which-hiv-tests-are-most-accu.html
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You were already told your test was conclusive.
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Last negative was at l32 days
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3 months post exposure is when you take an Oraquick test.
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http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q228027.html

have you read into this? Thats why i have trouble accepting a negative. I am just gonna have to grow some nuts and go for another blood test. I had one at 42 days that was negative. I hope i would have had antibodies by then if i was pos.
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Conclusive tests
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