What should i do?....

[Tony728]

Hi friends of the forum:
           I know I said I was going to be gone for awhile but i have no else to speak to...tomorrow will be my 8TH WEEK possible post exposure, tested 7TH WEEK NEG-RAPID BLOOD TEST, and i do see my Doctor tomorrow to see if all my symptoms are hiv ARS  or hiv anxiety/stress related..should I just stick to the plan and test at 12th weeks or should I test tomorrow and wait for the results. For the last 10 days i've developed sweaty armpits w/slight pain, stiff neck, possible lymph nodes are swelling now, headaches, and possible cold sores forming, w/slight nausea this morning. Each week when I developed a symptom i went right away and got tested for HIV and all stds, all neg when i got the muscle aches, 2 night sweats, sensitive skin/burning feeling,nauseau, joint pain, sweating and hugh pimples on back & buttucks-i haven't got a thefever or rash yet, the highest twas 98.8-9. What should I do??? Thank you all for opinions and thoughts, i'm also in the anxiety community and they said i should address my new concerns here. Please bear w/me as I have no one else to talk to.
T.

[ECN44120]

The Ars symptoms doesnt matter and doesnt change the seroconversion time, one person may have symptoms at 10 days and test positive at 45 days, another can have symptoms at 30 days and test positive at 14 days, and another (the most) have all the symptoms from day 1 to day 90 and never test positive (becouse the where never infected), so forget about ars symptoms, and relay on tests.

Good luck

[Tony728]

i'm also expericing sweaty armpits for the last 10 days too

[Masu313]

So baller, my case, high fever (101) and cough (with stuff) could be part of this HIV symptoms? I thought it was the flu; I still have the terrible cough with lots of yellow stuff coming out. Now back and hyp joint pain? could this be HIV? But no rash and no lymph nodes.

[Tony728]

when do you test pos for hiv? before, during, or after ars/seroconversion?

[baller99]

The acute retroviral syndrome is the body's response to infection with HIV. As such, it is a multi-system process, with multiple manifestations. The signs and symptoms of the acute retroviral syndrome typically appear 1-6 weeks following an exposure to HIV, averaging 2-3 weeks after exposure. Signs and symptoms persist for an average of 10-20 days.

The signs and symptoms of the acute retroviral syndrome are non-specific. There is no minimum number of signs and symptoms necessary for diagnosis, but fever (usually high) typically is present in over 90% of the cases.

I would not go by symptoms for HIV. You should just get tested at 12 weeks, it should be negative.

[Tony728]

what if i doing that seroconversion/ars right now? i really need some information on this because i havent a clue and i really need to be educated.