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Like so many other worry-wells on this site, I had an either near zero, or zero risk exposure. I'm sure at this point I'm just looking for reasons to worry, but I was wondering if the following was possible.
I had symptoms that did not line up with ARS during the window period (the only thing that lined up was a bit of a scratchy throat). I know that my low risk exposure combined with one symptom means that this is not ars (or the odds would just be too crazy for it to be).
I went to a walk in clinic today, and the doctor told me that I have an ear infection in one ear, a bit of an inflamed throat/tonsils/ a likely infection in my wisdom teeth (indeed they are impacted and I have been told that I should get them removed). The doctor checked me over and I have NO (or maybe one) swollen lymph nodes. The doctor wasn't too specific about what he thought caused the problems, but he told me that he was going to do some bloodwork on me (indeed they checked me today for CBC, Hba1c, mono, and strep). He asked me if I had ever had mono before (I haven't).
My symptoms have lasted for 2 1/2 weeks already, and a few have been on and off for a while. So I have accepted the fact that I'm not suffering from ars symptoms, but could the ear infection be caused by HIV in some other way (ie, the HIV has weakened my immune system during initial infection and, while I am not showing symptoms of being infected with HIV, be co-experiencing a wisdom tooth infection without ANY ars symptoms and yet still be "having ars" but the other sickness masking the HIV one), or would it make sense that if I was sick and one lymph node was swollen from something else, that I would probably be sick (in all honesty, while there is some soreness, I don't feel bad) and that ars would be more likely? Thanks in advance!
I had symptoms that did not line up with ARS during the window period (the only thing that lined up was a bit of a scratchy throat). I know that my low risk exposure combined with one symptom means that this is not ars (or the odds would just be too crazy for it to be).
I went to a walk in clinic today, and the doctor told me that I have an ear infection in one ear, a bit of an inflamed throat/tonsils/ a likely infection in my wisdom teeth (indeed they are impacted and I have been told that I should get them removed). The doctor checked me over and I have NO (or maybe one) swollen lymph nodes. The doctor wasn't too specific about what he thought caused the problems, but he told me that he was going to do some bloodwork on me (indeed they checked me today for CBC, Hba1c, mono, and strep). He asked me if I had ever had mono before (I haven't).
My symptoms have lasted for 2 1/2 weeks already, and a few have been on and off for a while. So I have accepted the fact that I'm not suffering from ars symptoms, but could the ear infection be caused by HIV in some other way (ie, the HIV has weakened my immune system during initial infection and, while I am not showing symptoms of being infected with HIV, be co-experiencing a wisdom tooth infection without ANY ars symptoms and yet still be "having ars" but the other sickness masking the HIV one), or would it make sense that if I was sick and one lymph node was swollen from something else, that I would probably be sick (in all honesty, while there is some soreness, I don't feel bad) and that ars would be more likely? Thanks in advance!
Oh no I read your post in the drs forum you are not at risk from an oral exposure and the Dr is going to tell you that your risk was very very very very very very very very very very very lowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you need to get rid of that cold you have and move on
No its not ARS it seems you are dealing with nothing more but ANXEITY AND STRESS over your exposure which you did not explain except for nearly zero risk. That being said symptoms mean nothing when it comes to HIV except for a test thats a sure bet. If you didnt have a risk forget about HIV. An ear infection isnt a sign of HIV neither is a inflamed wisdom tooth
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