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Waiting out window period need some guidance
ok...i posted before about my situation unprotected vag sex with bf of almost a year...known him most of my life...no reason to suspect he has any type of std...however, my mind went into overdrive got tested approximately 6 weeks after one episode...due to my "symptoms" and two weeks after another episode...(i couldnt wait i was a nervous wreck..still slightly am)anyway it was neg...I discussed with him...he has a dr's appt in a few weeks...but i cant seem to relax and was wondering if someone could help with what im experiencing...I have what feels like a lump in my throat it comes and goes and it literally started while i was at the drs having my blood drawn..slight pressure in my ear on the same side..backs of my knees hurt occassionaly as well as armpits and groin..(shooting like pains almost feel like a muscle pull)...i couldnt tell you if i actually have/had swollen glands or not also i had no recollection of a fever bf. said i felt hot but when i took my temp it was normal...does this sound more like its Anxiety driven?
thank you...im pretty sure the issues with my neck nodes are cause i touch them...they feel like grapes kinda...not really swollen at all...the pressure in my ear on the one side made me think it was swollen...and then the pains...thanks again for puttin my craziness into perspective
its all in your head thats all stress and anxiety will cause all kinds of problems
when i stop and think rationally i am convinced its anxiety..but then i get a pain or feel like i have a swollen node or something and then my brain just switches over again...my "pains" go away when i relax...like in a bath or if im busy and not thinking about...but soon as i realize that they instantly come back.... :(
please go to the top right of this page and click on the "health pages" feature. there are a few articles there about hiv anxiety and anxiety in general.
sounds like you are doing the same thing that everyone else has done...getting the symptoms that you are reading about.
take a look...hope it helps
sounds like you are doing the same thing that everyone else has done...getting the symptoms that you are reading about.
take a look...hope it helps
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