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Had an oral sex encounter with a transgendered person. Performed oral on them. No erection from them because of hormones. No ejaculation. Did rub a limp penis against my anus without !! condom but no penetration.
22 days later burning urethra. Presented to a sexual health clinic day 25. All tests came back negative. Treated with 1 grm of Zithromax before test results returned. In confusion initial blood test was lost.
Returned to clinic day 30 and repeat blood test. Mean time initial blood test was found and both still negative. Urethral condition still lingered though not as severe and still here today to a point.

After day 23 have had symptoms with the worst being sore throat and painful not swollen glands in throat and armpit.

Presented to a sexual health clinic on day 47 to seek help from Doctor. Doctor was rather angry with me saying he felt I was suffering severe anxiety and should see mental health. In his opinion I was HIV free. He reluctantly agreed to blood test me saying it was the last time he would do it !! Not at all sympathetic to me.

Tests returned negative again. If I were not feeling so off I would have grabbed the results with glee but I do feel lousy in my health.

Phoned a nurse at a larger sexual health clinic that suggested, if I were to be HIV positive, antibodies would be present because of the ars like symptoms and said it was a job for a gp to find what was causing the symptoms in me and as far as she understood in her roll as a sti nurse, a 47 day negative result was conclusive. 42 days was conclusive so 47 ruling out doubt.

I go back to the original clinic in one week for a final test which will be eleven weeks.

I cannot help but feel that somehow I have not presented antibodies or something readily. I have struggled with this sickness now for almost two months. The throat and painful nodes as well as loss of weight and no energy at all.  Odd days with very slight fever.

On paper at this stage I am hiv negative but feel even with my 47 day test I am going to let the team down and be found positive eventually.

I am not sure what the purpose of this post is really. I guess I am feeling very flat and worried bout my situation.



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The clinic suggested and started me on hep b and c shots. I go back for the second round of those in a week or so. I will have a final blood test then and also tell them of the symptoms I am experiencing. I will keep you informed. There is something wrong with my glands and throat. Maybe its anxiety causing it.

The blood tests say its not HIV.  This possible exposure with the urethritis that was tested negative to all STI's, to the symptoms of HIV that are negative in three blood tests, has driven me to the point of insanity.

Unfortunately the symptoms I seem to be having are preventing me from being rational and trusting the science of pathology
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In the medical world, they can never say "no risk" that is why they use "low risk" but when it comes to HIV and oral sex they mean the same thing. You were not at risk.
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all I can read is that oral sex is a low risk of being infected. Not no risk.

I do agree with you about the symptoms and testing positive James D !

My nerves are shot
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If your symptoms were related to HIV, you would have tested positive.
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Studies have been done to prove that oral sex is not a risk for infection.  You were also given good information by the nurse you spoke to.  You do not have HIV.
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The sexual health clinic I attended felt my exposure...........or risk........was worth testing. I am very concerned because of the on going symptoms I am having :(

For the sake of honesty I will admit that I have not tested positive to any STI so far.
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I wish I were as confident as you LIZZIE LOU !!
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186166 tn?1385259382
you had NO risk
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I have read where unprotected oral is "low" risk.............not "no" risk ?

I have since posting today tried to look at it from another angle. From testing negative on days 25 , 30 and 47.............the chances of being a false negative would be so high it would be almost ridiculous would it not?

Its just these swollen nodes in my neck and arms that are giving me such anxiety about it all. Something is very wrong with me. Unfortunately I am struggling to look past an exposure.  
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186166 tn?1385259382
you had NO RISK.

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