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my worries over lingering symptoms

Ok I have been to massage parlour recently and I have been told I don't have a risk by those experts on aidsmeds.
But I can't explain all my sypmtoms otherwise, nor can I related them to any other desease which share similar symptoms which I could be possibly exposed with. I am a healthy person, rarely got sick, and I am very aware of my health/hygenine all the time. Now after one erotic massage season with a sex worker (no penetration, did not share a kiss, but there were nude body rubbing/licking/nake genitals rubbing/masturbation/ejaculation)
I then have all these unexplainable symptoms. They include dizziness/a low-grade fever few days after exposure, persistant hot/warm skin/low sex drive for over a month, persistant lump in throat and white tongue lasting over 7 weeks, swollen lymph nodes on neck, and then generalise lymph nodes pains and body ache start on week 6/7, plus some minor sore on gum and mouth, sleeping disturbance, fatigue etc.
Well I know symptoms doesn't mean anything here, but with those swollen lymph nodes/white tongue/body ache I still have, I am sure the doctor will ask me to do a hiv test anyway.
Now if you ask my risk, I do have acnes/pimples all over my back, they could be freshly broken during the massage so virus might have the chance to get in during the body massage/licking, and my nake penis has also rubbed/touched her wet ***** briefly and i then ejaculated. They say infection never happens that way and so it is not a risk, but I am not too sure about it.
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It could be. I have no idea. But I've heard people got mono from sharing food too so who knows? Mono is way easier to get and can also give you all these symptoms, just test for it wouldn't hurt.
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I don't think there's a chance your result will change at 6 months, this is just impossible since you have over 3 months negative already. But anyway if that will really give you peace of mind just give it a go then.
I would suggest you to keep looking for other causes though.
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I forgot that I have purchased one lipguard in a shop and it was not packed may be a used one.So mono could be a chance??
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yep you are right.........
even I have stopped counting symptoms....
So I will just get a final test done at 6 months(even everybody says it is not needed) for all these things and stop thinking about this.
It is too much now for my head so after this test I do not care what the fxxk is this all about.
only few weeks so I am just keeping myself calm and putting my mind somewhere else.
coz
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I don't know much about this p24+antbody, but as far as I know if western blot is negative then you are conclusively negative. And you don't have to kiss someone to get mono too, any direct contact with the infected saliva can give you that too. But anyway just give it a go, few people here have suprisingly found out they have mono with all these symptoms.
I think still have many swollen lymph nodes, I mean, too many that I lost count. On my neck a few, under ear both side which are visible, near jaw very a very small one, a few on my left armpit , and many small ones near groin/thigh area. They are not very large but they are usually soft/palpable. I don't know what to think anymore.
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I have complete CBC count and WBCs were not so high(only 10.2 against normal 10 ) at week 11 and week 17 so mono is not a chance...anyhow I have not kissed anyone..
I am planing to get tested for this thing again and mono at week 26.
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