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How worried should i be?
Hello,
I had a protected anal intercourse, being the bottom, for the first time in my life 30 days ago + unprotected oral sex being the receiving partner. I have checked the condom after the intercourse and it was not broken or anything. My partner came in my mouth.
Few weeks after that i got really sick, it all started with a stuffy nose, then a day after i got cough, and really bad fatigue with chills and hot waves. A day after my throat got sore and my lymph nodes around the neck enlarged. I haven't experienced any fever, just fatigue and pain in the throat. On day 4 i felt better, but next day it started all over again. So on day five i took one tablet of antibiotics and few hours later i received a rash on the legs, arms and body, very itchy and very swollen. My lips swelled also. The rash disappeared over the night and my lips got back to normal. I went to a doctor and he said this was an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, he checked my throat and said i need no further treatment and have to let the body recover by itself. On day 6 all of the symptoms almost disappeared.
In general i freaked out and i got tested today with a standard antibody test, on day 30. It was negative.
How worried should i be? Should i get retested again? is 4 weeks negative result by a simple antibody test a good indication or is it too early to be taken into consideration?
thank you!
I had a protected anal intercourse, being the bottom, for the first time in my life 30 days ago + unprotected oral sex being the receiving partner. I have checked the condom after the intercourse and it was not broken or anything. My partner came in my mouth.
Few weeks after that i got really sick, it all started with a stuffy nose, then a day after i got cough, and really bad fatigue with chills and hot waves. A day after my throat got sore and my lymph nodes around the neck enlarged. I haven't experienced any fever, just fatigue and pain in the throat. On day 4 i felt better, but next day it started all over again. So on day five i took one tablet of antibiotics and few hours later i received a rash on the legs, arms and body, very itchy and very swollen. My lips swelled also. The rash disappeared over the night and my lips got back to normal. I went to a doctor and he said this was an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, he checked my throat and said i need no further treatment and have to let the body recover by itself. On day 6 all of the symptoms almost disappeared.
In general i freaked out and i got tested today with a standard antibody test, on day 30. It was negative.
How worried should i be? Should i get retested again? is 4 weeks negative result by a simple antibody test a good indication or is it too early to be taken into consideration?
thank you!
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Oral sex is not a risk for HIV, and neither is condom-protected intercourse.
As an adult, the only risks for HIV are:
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
You had NO RISK for HIV and you do not need to test. You should trust your doctor about the rash being caused by the medication, and that is NOTHING like an ARS rash anyway. You didn't need to test even once and certainly don't need to test again.
As an adult, the only risks for HIV are:
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
You had NO RISK for HIV and you do not need to test. You should trust your doctor about the rash being caused by the medication, and that is NOTHING like an ARS rash anyway. You didn't need to test even once and certainly don't need to test again.
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CurfewX:
thank you for your answer!It really helps.
thank you for your answer!It really helps.
You're welcome! Go forth and be well :)
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