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Symptoms of HIV
Hi,
My nerves have been recently rattled by a few symptoms.
First, I am a male, I was on the giving end of oral sex with a male that claimed negative for HIV, so good news there. He was quite a leaker though.
However, a week later, I get sick with what might appear to be strep throat, tonsillitis, or perhaps a tough cold, who knows. It lasted about a week and a half with a dry cough following for some time. I had nasal congestion, sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. Keep in mind that I had been sharing drinks with someone 24 hours earlier before the symptoms showed up, so I don't know if it was just a bug or something serious.
This week, I have come down with what appears to be the whooping cough. I rarely get sick because I'm such a germophobe.
Anyway, I'm scared that I have gotten HIV at the worst, but am I overreacting? HIV symptoms seem so similar to all of these bugs that I don't know what to think. I am within the six week window, so I intend to get checked soon.
My nerves have been recently rattled by a few symptoms.
First, I am a male, I was on the giving end of oral sex with a male that claimed negative for HIV, so good news there. He was quite a leaker though.
However, a week later, I get sick with what might appear to be strep throat, tonsillitis, or perhaps a tough cold, who knows. It lasted about a week and a half with a dry cough following for some time. I had nasal congestion, sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. Keep in mind that I had been sharing drinks with someone 24 hours earlier before the symptoms showed up, so I don't know if it was just a bug or something serious.
This week, I have come down with what appears to be the whooping cough. I rarely get sick because I'm such a germophobe.
Anyway, I'm scared that I have gotten HIV at the worst, but am I overreacting? HIV symptoms seem so similar to all of these bugs that I don't know what to think. I am within the six week window, so I intend to get checked soon.
Thank you for your response, was checked out twice since then and came up negative. File this under "paranoia".
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