soreness....

[jonathan03]

hi i have soreness under my armpits and also in my groins area,,,is this a symptoms of my lymph glands swelling?? and it's been 6 months after possible exposure already...can HIV symptoms come on this late....although i have had different HIV related symptoms for the past 6 months??? are they coming on and off??

[nursegirl6572]

Only your doc can diagnose swollen lymph nodes, and if they ARE indeed swollen (you cannot tell by feeling....)it would be a result of something besides HIV.  Protected sex carries no risk.....and the bleeding anus contact is insignificant, as it was not "insertive" sex.

[Teak]

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[jonathan03]

ok look,,, now i'm really sure that i have enlarged lymph nodes,,, even though it is not obvious,, however, as i squeez my fingers around it,, i can feel it running,,,,and it's hard,, however,,it is not big as a golf ball like what LIZZIE said...i have it under my chin....i'm really really scared now...please help me...is this lymph nodes?

[Teak]

Not one of you symptoms are indicative of HIV. You don't have pain with HIV. Swollen lymph don't hurt or cause pain with HIV.

[jonathan03]

so teak,, so you mean even it was contacted with my bleeding anus?? you sound really confident, which makes me really feel better,,,,however, the fear is still there....you know what i mean?? because of all the HIV related symptoms...it wouldn't be normal to have these symptoms and not infected with anything (if not HIV) right?? but HIV is the primary consideration because of its related symptoms...so please forgive me from that.....

[joggen]

Christ, why didn't you tell me your partner was wearing a condom??!!!

You didn't think that little detail was somehow significant??

NO RISK.

And if you do come back here next time, be more upfront about your "exposures".....

[Teak]

I read exactly what you posted. Again you were not at risk. It wouldn't have mattered if he would have shot his load on your anus it still wouldn't have been a risk. HIV is not transmitted outside its host.

[jonathan03]

i understand that teak..but when you respond to my question, did you ever realize that i told you my anus was bleeding?? and that somehow the guys ha some precum semen on his penis tip?? that will defenitely  put me at risk right??? and besides i don't know the person's status.....

[Teak]

Do you know what penetrative sex means? You had protected penetrative sex.

[jonathan03]

i had a risk...because the guys touched the tip of his penis to my bleeding anus for a quick time frame...so i'm really afraid...the other guy made orgasm inside my anus (with condom on)...after that,,,i have these different HIV related symptoms....i haven't test for STD's but got a negative test result at 10th week after exposure (Oral rapid test)......

[Mitch82]

That's way too late for ARS, but HIV infections are not identified by symptoms, if you had a risk you can test now for a conclusive result (in fact a test at 3 months is conclusive) if you did not have a risk don't worry about it