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About a month ago I was with a female prostitute. Though we had safe penetration intercourse with a condom
I performed oral sex on her and she on me as well. Last week I became symptomatic; swollen lymph nodes, pain in armpits and groin, fever, mild candida, tiredness. I went to my primary Dr, he gave me an Elisa, that came up negative this week. Before recieving the results, I took an expired home test that came up positive. I took that to a specialist who saw the test, looked me over and gave me Atripla to start to be safe. She also sent me off for more tests, elisa and others. I also now took a PCR DNA thats not back yet. I went to a free clinic that gave me a rapid test that came up negative. I am wondering if four days now of Atripla could cause that to be negative? I am wondering if Atripla after four days will make my DNA PCR test invalid? I am wondering if I can have such bad symptoms without enough antibodies being present to make these other tests positive?
I am wondering what else would cause these perfect HIV symptoms? How long in the system does it take Atripla to work and start fighting down the HIV? How long before Antibodies are present when you have bad symptoms?
I would think you would have to have substantial antibodies to have extreme symptoms?
Please anyone help. Thanks!
I performed oral sex on her and she on me as well. Last week I became symptomatic; swollen lymph nodes, pain in armpits and groin, fever, mild candida, tiredness. I went to my primary Dr, he gave me an Elisa, that came up negative this week. Before recieving the results, I took an expired home test that came up positive. I took that to a specialist who saw the test, looked me over and gave me Atripla to start to be safe. She also sent me off for more tests, elisa and others. I also now took a PCR DNA thats not back yet. I went to a free clinic that gave me a rapid test that came up negative. I am wondering if four days now of Atripla could cause that to be negative? I am wondering if Atripla after four days will make my DNA PCR test invalid? I am wondering if I can have such bad symptoms without enough antibodies being present to make these other tests positive?
I am wondering what else would cause these perfect HIV symptoms? How long in the system does it take Atripla to work and start fighting down the HIV? How long before Antibodies are present when you have bad symptoms?
I would think you would have to have substantial antibodies to have extreme symptoms?
Please anyone help. Thanks!
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Lizzie, my Lymph nodes are still swollen. I heard it is possible to get it from giving oral sex. I know its rare but it looks like that is the case. What else could I have to make me this sick?
you NEVER had a risk of contracting hiv and do NOT need to be taking atripla ! ! !
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