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hiv symptoms

Had a possible exposure 8.5 weeks ago with a broken condom with a woman of unknown staus feeling horrible about it. I was having night sweats and mild sore throat 4 weeks after exposure was stressing out so went and got checked at almost 6 weeks which came back neg. 1.5 weeks later developed a sore throat and now my g/f has a sore throat and hast developed swollen glands in her neck at first they hurt but now are just swollen and i have had a dry mouth and sore throat for the last 1.5. Going to get tested at 3month mark but I am seriously feeling horrible right now..
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They would not come on this late in early infection. There is no common area where they will be, but it is unlikely for them to be on one side of the body and not the other (i.e. One side of the groin only) - I would not worry about your symptoms and get tested at the 3 month mark

Most people who test NEG have swollen nodes and most who test POS do not have symptoms at all. That is why symptoms do not tell you anything.
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She just got back from the doc and he said they didn't look good that there were clusters of them and that the ones on the corners looked to be infected with thrush I can't help bug freak out about this.
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I did get my negative result i should be feeeling really good right now.. but i don`t know my gf had cold sore before christmas and they have spread to multiple place on her lips and has had them for weeks now i mean i got tested for all stds at like 5 week mark everything came back negative is there anway these could be hiv or any other std
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expect a negative...
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Still have no word from the doc's  office I went in on the 30th but it said the lab was closed for emergencies only just wondering if I did the blood work on the 23rd would It have been done by now and would multiple cold sore on lower lip be caused by HIV
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man im feeling awful i wish i would have just told my gf about stepping outside our realtionship then take a risk that i am infectted and now past it on to her.. she is now complaining about headaches and when we were driving complaining about the lights.. is light sensitivity a symptom of acute hiv?
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I fear the worst I think this woman maybe trying to contact me I have no idea why unless it's really serious she found she is Hiv+ or pregnant I think i had a panic attack last night so went and got tested couldn't wait I'm almost 11weeks I don't see my status changing in a week
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Sorry my post above should of said -

your symptoms are not ARS related. Get your test for your conclusive result

Dont worry about a cold sore it is most likely due to stress

It is unlikely you are infected

Have a good Christmas
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Yeah that's how I feel I can't put my mind at ease but I mean the test at 5 weeks was nice but gf has a cold sore and said she has never had one before I'm just stressing so hard I'm trying to enjoy Christmas but I can't
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Hard to tell your symptoms are not ARS related. Get your test for your conclusive result
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I know I'm well past the4 weeks but this lump under my collar Bone is huge and one in my groin but uni lateral and went to the dentist today and told me my tonsils looked big is that connected with swollen lymphnodes
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NO, you are well past 4 weeks
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Still scared lymphnode in chest still swollen on one side and now the Other side feels a bit swollen And one side of my groin I can feel lymphnode doesn't feel that swollen but....do they get swollen later than the 2 to 4 week period
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There is no way around the 3 month wait.
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obviously i do want to get a conclusive but i was just wondering if i got one before that does it have higher chance of it not changing the results at the 12 week mark. Just waiting to then is hard thing to do thats all.
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Do you want a conclusive test result or not?
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I got tested almost at the 6 week mark do you believe it is a waste of my time to test again before the 12 week mark. Does swollen lymphnodes caused by hiv infection get hard as well i have few that feel hard but they are scattered and all seem to be just one side or the other im trying not to freak out about everything is kind of hard not to think about everything tho.
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thanks for the responses It helps reading them. I hope everything turns around for you jose I can't wait for january this has been the longest 2 months of just waiting.
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Hi, maybe my story can help you a bit. I had unprotected sex six months ago. Two weeks later, I had to develop symptoms. First enlarged lymph nodes under the jaw, then strong pain in the legs, enlarged lymph nodes on one side of my neck, then night sweats for a week or so, then rash (a single spot in one arm), then an herpes-like infection (bump) on one side of my tongue, then shaking hands and legs (I couldn't write properly on the PC!), then lack of sensation on the type of two fingers. All these in the course of four or five months, one after the other. I couldn't sleep, nor work or live. I was terrified. However, all my tests have been negative! Including 4th generation test at three months, three generation test the last one at six months, HCV test at six months, and a PCR test at four months (do not do PCR test, it can have false positives). Although testing at three months is enough I have had anxiety problems and I haven't been able to stop! I'm taking psychiatric medicine. I still have some symptoms like some strange sensation in my legs and some mouth problems, and some flu. But it seems that I have not HIV (whatever fears I could still have). That is way symptoms can't be used to diagnose HIV, only to test at three months will be conclusive. Hope this helps!
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Your white lines do not sound like anything to do with HIV - They have prob. been there for a long time until you looked.
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super scared again seems like everytime i start to calm down something else happens and now im freaked right out.. I never noticed before so i think it just happened i was looking in my mouth because i have been super paranoid about everything... today when i looked i scene 2 white lines about inch and half running up and down the back of my throat .. Pls anybody with anyifo about this will be greatly appretiated.
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nick they wouldnt come 7 months after the last time I had sex would they? As it was 7 months ago when I last had sexual contact with anyone.  And there in my neck aswell, I recieved unprotected oral and protected intercourse. I tested at 11 weeks which was neg.
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Can you give some clarification on swollen lymphnodes im wondering if they can develop later after the 2 to 4 week period.Are there more common spots than others of where they show up. They say they don't hurt so does not hurt at all or would it still hurt to touch if you were to push on it.
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WarOnTheTerraces,  Get tested if you are worried, as I said above symptoms (i.e swollen nodes) are not something that can prove you were infected ONLY an antibody test at 3 months

Hope this helps
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