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Symptoms Now Pointing at HIV

Please give me a chance and read my post and don't brush me off. Since my last post about 1 1/2 weeks ago, my symptoms really seem to be pointing towards HIV ARS. I have just completed week 5. This 1 1/2 weeks have been terrible. My sore throat(turns out to be laryngitis) has not improved for the last 2 weeks. My neck feels swollen and my ears are blocked. My sebboric dermatitis has not improved but has instead gradually spread from the ears to the neck. My skin continues to have the burning sensation on the neck, upper back and collar bone area and I needed a shower to cool the skin. The pain in my pelvic/groin has returned gradually. The only thing I have not had is fever but I can feel that coming already. Am I going through ARS symptoms?
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Symptoms mean NOTHING in the setting of HIV. Anxiety can manifest in any physical symptoms.

-JC-
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Please don't ban me. I just very anxious and want to find out more about my evolving symptoms.

Will be seeing doctor again on Monday. He basically said that not to jump to conclusion and there are many other things that could give rise to the Seborrheic Dermatitis. Blocked ear and swollen lymph nodes only just happened. The only thing to do is to test which I will do at around the 8 week mark. But in the meantime, I am just going crazy with fear and anxiety and trying to assess my evolving symptoms. I hope you understand. Thank you.
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186166 tn?1385259382
what does your doctor say about your dermatitis and swollen lymph nodes?
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What about the sebboric dermatitis that started from my ear...scaly, small little bumps spreading to the neck. Isn't Sebboric Dermatitis associated with HIV? The swollen neck and blocked ears are probably due to swollen lymph nodes? Only thing left is fever and I will truly be damned.
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186166 tn?1385259382
your symptoms are not indicative of ars.
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