have had sore throat for five-sex weeks now

[johndoe779]

on or about july 2, 2007 i had unprotected sex with my old girlfriend
it was the first time i seen her in over three years
to the best of my knowledge she has had only one boyfriend since then
but there might have been a chance that she went out to a club immediately after i broke up with her and had sex with someone she hardly knew but i can't say for sure

on july 14 i took two days off work for sick leave, i was experiencing mild hot flashes and didnt feel like going into work, i spent all of the 14th in bed but by the afternoon of the 15th i felt good enough to go out to the bookstore

a terrible cold seemed to be going around the office at about the same time and i caught it, i woke up in the middle of the night coughing like mad, mild coughing episodes followed, other people i worked with seem to catch it too, as well as people at the book store, as well as people at home,

i THINK in the same week, by thursday or friday i decided to go to the doctor and get a full bore of STD tests done, i THINK by the following monday or tuesday I had blood taken for a HIV test
i THINK about a week to ten days later i went back to the doctor for my results,
all negative

i inquired about whether i should take another HIV test but my doctor said no, but to wait 3 months before doing another test

while the coughing subsided over time, the mildly sore throat has not

it's August 25th and i can still feel a mildly sore throat, over the month, i vomitted on a couple of occasions and last night i caught myself in a night sweet

i never noticed any fever, either last night or before, no headache, no musle aches, nothing

i am uncircumsized

i've tried to eliminate my fears by saying that she is an unlikely candidate for HIV but the mild sore throat is wearing me out

further, she's not on talking terms with me anymore

can anybody out there tell me why i am having a sore throat,

i've also noticed a few pimples around my neck were i never used to get them before

no sign of thrush or anything like that, that is, nothing out of the normal

i can't say for sure, but maybe the first time i noticed a sore throat was shortly after the first time i kissed her

if it wasnt for this sore throat i wouldn't give it so much thought, but what really got me today was finding out that hiv infection symtoms shows up 2-4 weeks after possible exposure

is there anybody out there that can help me

[Mattuck]

How do you say that as anxiety? Actuallly it can be But at the same time, they are scared because they had sex before....People like you have to tell them the advice

[LIZZIE LOU]

everyone here starts imagining symptoms...it's called anxiety.

[johndoe779]

feeling a bit depressed today

there's only one place in the city to get anonymous hiv testing and all i get is an answering machine, no one phones back (my doctor wont do another hiv test for another two months, the first one taken within the first three weeks came back negative)

i had cold sweats again last night, thats about four-five nights in a row, granted i was under more covers in an attempt to "sweat-out" my sinus infection

i'm drinking fruit juices regularly, it seems to help a lot, i don`t seem to gag now when i stick out my tongue... (but fellows are still sneezing in the office, indicating that the cold virus seems to be still lingering around)

i look at my situation, having about five minutes of unprotected sex once with my ex-girlfriend, who as far as i can tell only had one other partner for the last three years since i left her, and say to myself, `what am i so worried about`

the cold showing up two weeks after i slept with her, the sinus infection that lingers, now the night sweats, a little bit of jock itch, a couple of tiny pimples around my neck, having lost five pounds in the last two weeks (granted i`m working out in a gym to try and loose weight)  not to mention reading too much about it on the internet.... it`s all getting to me

has anyone been in a situation like this where they start to imagine symptoms or caught a cold afterwards like i did

i really dont think i have it but i am being tormented with `what if``

thanks for listening

[johndoe779]

well i went to the doctor a couple days ago and he took a look at my nostrals and announced that i had a sinus infection in the right nostral. this kind of explained why my cold seemed to be persisting longer than two weeks. it seems the sinus infection is seeping down the back of my throat which actually feels like just what is happening. which explains why it was so mild yet always in the back of the throat, such that if i stuck out my tongue any lenght of time, i felt like throwing up.

i've since been drinking a lot of juices, especially fresh juice mixes that you get from places like Juice Booster's and the like, my sore throat is almost gone. another peice of advice was for me to bundle up in bed tonight and sweat out what is remaining of the sinus infection. even though i can stick out my tongue now all the way and i dont feel like i'm going to choke.

but i think i'll proceed ahead and see if i can get a test anyway. just to be on the safe side. while i really dont think i have anything to worry about, that additional level of comfort will help me to relax a bit more.

i'd like to thank you for pointing out that the odds are greatly in my favor that she probably has nothing in the first place, that helped a lot. it was just this annoying cold that showed up about two weeks after she left, plus the lingering sinus infection.

well, thats what the doctor said anyway...

thanks again,

- me

[alienshadow]

Or just not worry you dont have hiv your test will prove that

[LuKen]

I agree with mjd83, don't dwell with symptoms . I messes u up badly. There could be a lot more other things that can cause night sweats and sore throat. Drink alot of juice!!! It worked for me. Also when ever u feel depressed, anxiety stuff like that. Go outside for a run. Go to a friends house and have some fun. Go to the movies. Get out of the house, that is your enemy sometimes.