Dear Dr HHH & Dr Hook,
I hope this finds you well and I would like to commend you on an excellent forum and fantastic reassurance you provide everyone. My Situation and Questions are as follows:
On the 1st of August 2011 I had sex with a prostitute (Oriental) – unprotected sex twice, kissing and rimming. The following 9 weeks I have had pain in my lymph nodes behind ears, groin & armpits, very very dry mouth, burning lips, oral ulcers and diagnosed fungal rash on back and arms.
I am also a type 1 diabetic. This has normally been very well controlled until the incident in question.
After 13 days I went to a London clinic and had the HIV RNA PCR Multiplex & HIV DUO – both negative and non reactive.
After 31 days I had the HIV duo which again was negative.
After 6 weeks I had the HIV Multiplex & HIV Duo again with another clinic.
After 9 weeks I had the Multiplex & HIV Duo with another clinic again which was negative.
After 11 weeks I had an insti - negative.
After 13 weeks I had a HIV Duo negative.
I am particularly worries in leu of the fact that I am a diabetic (type 1) which is an autoimmune condition and I feel that I might be a late seroconverter, having also been drinking and smoking heavily? I know there are people who take up to 3 months to test positive...
I am in particular pinning my hopes on the HIV RNA PCR Multiplex.
Many up to date websites say that there is a window period of 6 months + due to those who seroconvert late? I am worried that the P24 antigen part of the test is unreliable & I have not seroconverted yet due to my diabetes mellitus - which is an autoimmune condition.
Please advise and once again thank you Dr's.