HIV anxiety after 10 years

[Worried_nick]

Hi all,

Kudos to the great work. Here is my question.

I am a married, straight male in my 40's. Being married since 2009. I never had sex with anyone after my marriage.
Pre 2008, I had sex, protected, with my ex-gf a couple of times. Never got tested since I never thought I was exposed to HIV. I did visit a few massage parlors, in the US, but never had sex with anyone.
In 2009, I went through a mandatory US immigration medical checkup. This is before HIV was removed as a communicable disease from the immigration requirements.

After 10 years I am feeling the following.
1) Persistent headaches
2) blurry vision with constant tears
3) facial pain
4) a very thin oral thrush
5) constant phlegm without cough

No cover, diarrhea,site throat. Not yet

I have a year old healthy kid and my wife tested negative during her pre natal screening. Following are my questions.

1) Is it unheard of to experience the symptoms mentioned above after 10 years? I am not on any medications.

2) How robust is the HIV testing that is done for immigration purposes? I know after Jan 2010 HIV was not part of the testing process. I was yesterday in Sept 2009.

3) whats the likelihhod that I will test positive.?

Thanks in advance for all the great work.

[AnxiousNoMore]

Massage and protected sex are zero risk. No risk=no disease=no symptoms=no need to test in 2009.
Hundreds of millions of negative people like you have those symptoms, or think they do since it is just self diagnosed and likely in your and their imaginations. Even if they exist, it has nothing to do with HIV since you are negative. Everyone posts about their ARS here but I have never seen anyone with Ars because most are like you, with no HIv risk.

[Worried_nick]

Thank you for your response. Do you think 10 years without treatment would virtually make someone real sick if they were HIV positive?

[AnxiousNoMore]

Since you are negative and this is an HIV prevention forum, I don't see where your question is going. It is unscientific to guess that you have HIV disease, think you have symptoms of that disease then think that means you have proven you have it. It is especially unscientific when you can't even have HIV disease.

[Worried_nick]

Just took the oraquick
Waiting to see results. 14 more mins to go. I think I am gonna pass out within this 14 mins. I need some words of encouragement

[Kirstie_MHModerator]

This forum is only for HIV Prevention questions, and cannot serve as an anxiety support forum.  As you were advised, you had no risk for HIV, and therefore, your test will be negative.

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