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Help! anxiety is killing me.

I went to a party with a gay friend and ended up having sex with a transvestite. I performed unprotected oral and received protected anal. I assume the condom didn't break. I later found out that this person is a prostitute.
I don't know if there was any precum.
My symptoms at 15 days are sensitive nodes and a sore throat. I don't have a fever as I check it constantly. I don't know if my lymph nodes are sore because of me constantly checking them or from infection.
Would a negative NAT test mean anything. I read that they can detect the virus at 8 days past exposure.
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186166 tn?1385259382
NOTHING that you have described put you at risk for hiv.  oral sex does NOT transmit hiv.
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I hope you're correct. I'll buy you dinner if you are. I can't believe I did something so stupid. I thought that performing oral was considered safe. I would have gone to a hospital and taken PEP if I knew how dangerous it was.
I am 45 and happily married, but allowed my curiosity to cloud my judgment.
I was working at a septic plant today and had a hard time with the fumes, I am hoping that is the cause of my sore throat.
I don't know if you suffer from anxiety but I will have to get tested many times otherwise I will go nuts.
Do you know what percentage of people get real symptoms after exposure?
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You never had a risk and don't need an HIV test.
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