Strep?

[nole35]

Hi all, updates on my status.  I began experiencing a mild sore throat, low-grade fever and mild fatigue/body aches about 5 days ago.  Yesterday, I gave in and went to the doctor when I awoke with a 101.9 fever.  The doc tested for flu (negative) and then strep (positive), then proceeded to write prescrips for Tylenol with codeine, penicillin and Valtrex (also have a few cold sores on my lips).  No other symptoms.

I've been using the meds for 24 hours now and simply put, they do not work.  They don't lessen the sore throat at all, and it's pretty miserable.

The back story:  I've recently had a risky sexual encounter with a gay male (unprotected oral sex) and sex using a condom (insertive partner), so I'm wondering if perhaps in addition to testing positive for strep, maybe a virus I could've come in contact with is making these meds not work since they're to cure a bacterial infection.

I tested for Herpes 1 when I visited and I should have results in a few days, but do you think this might be anything more serious?

Thank you.

[LIZZIE LOU]

you were advised in your very first post that hiv is not transmitted through oral sex.

as far as your meds go...give them time...geeeeeeeez.  24 hours is not very long.  see your doctor if you dont get better...BUT...it doesnt have anything to do with hiv.

[Adamanite]

Hello. This is a forum about HIV. You don't have risk of HIV from protected sex with a condom. Your symptoms aren't HIV related.