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exposure risk and ARS

I recently rubbed a gay man's semen on my stomach and chest.  After brushing across my nipple I realized one nipple was raw due to play.  Blood was not coming out of it, but I'm sure it was pink and don't know the degree of the abrasion.  Twenty-one days later I developed a fever with chills for about three to four hours.  It subsided some to a low grade fever for about a day.  Following my neck is quite tight feeling and I am quite fatigued.  I haven't had extreme night sweats but do wake up damp in places.  This is day twenty-eight and my throat is becoming scratchy.  Lymph nodes are undetermined as I can't really say how they should normally feel.  Therefore, they are not overtly enlarged.  
I know one can't define HIV by ARS like symptoms and I did call for an HIV test but have to wait until a while to get in.  So, I'm asking if anyone might comment on the risk of abrasions and the symptoms that followed.  Thanks for you support.
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You were never at risk and don't need testing.
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Thanks SunnyOne and lookin4answers,
That gives me some comfort as I wait to be tested.
I appreciate your time to reply.
Spep
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Unless your nipple was actually bleeding and raw, you had zero risk. Even if it was raw, your risk would be incredibly tiny and probably only theoretical. Your symptoms are something else.
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