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hello i am a 23 year old male uncircumsized had unprotected vaginal intercourse with a asian sexworker jan 18th 3 weeks later i got a stuffy nose sore throat night sweats excessive sweating in normal room temp sore muscles and was feeling completly run down this lasted a week after this i started to get a rash all over my neck behind my ears and face and the outer part of my hands i went and got tested 7 weeks and 5 days after my exposure everything came back neg i am now at 10 weeks and the rashes still come and go kind of like pinkish boils and some look like red lines i also have sores in my mouth and one on the roof of my mouth with feels like a blister with a white tongue i am totally freaked out and scared and convinced i have hiv the doctor at the clinic gave me a rapid blood test and said it was conclusive because it would of showed up and i was at low risk however i am not convinced can someone please tell me if this sounds like hiv or stress and anxiety it seems everytime i forget about it a new symptom pops up and i have been feeling nausous and have lost my appetite
If you choose the think you are +ve, we will not be able to help you. It's up to you.
But let me highlight, your symptoms are not HIV specific. HIV is diagnosed through a blood test, not through signs and symptoms
Wait for another 4 weeks and get tested. Than come back to this same thread to tell us of the outcome.....
Cheers!
But let me highlight, your symptoms are not HIV specific. HIV is diagnosed through a blood test, not through signs and symptoms
Wait for another 4 weeks and get tested. Than come back to this same thread to tell us of the outcome.....
Cheers!
yea i understand and now i am just going to have to accept i one of those who is positive because its all adding up the timing the symptoms and how i have been feeling lately so 8 weeks is not reliable or conclusive
% of the test result does not help, because we could always be those not within the %..........
Only a 3rd month after exposure test result is reliable and conclusive.
Only a 3rd month after exposure test result is reliable and conclusive.
Hi there,
6 weeks is encouraging result. But not conclusive in term of HIV test. 12 weeks is the universal guideline for now.
6 weeks is encouraging result. But not conclusive in term of HIV test. 12 weeks is the universal guideline for now.
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