window period delayed by RA.

[naveea]

hi. I had only vaginal sex with a casual sex worker and the condom broke and i ejaculated in her. I tested negative for elisa at 3 months. I got tested for p24 antigen at 3 months 1 week which was negative. I tested negative for eclia hiv anti body test and RIBA confirmatory test at 3 months and 2 weeks. I had chronic Pharyngitis before the exposure. I got a surgery - tonsillectomy and septoplasty done at 1 month after the exposure. I still have pharyngitis(sore throat).painful lymph nodes in neck,muscle and joint pain. My recent blood test came back positive for RHEMONAID FACTOR(I DONT HAVE SWELLING IN MY JOINTS). I have read that RA delays the window period. So my tests are not conclusive ? Am 27year old male.

[Teak]

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[naveea]

i was started on treatment for my throat with a corcosteroid pills(8mg daily)  2 days before my last test. Also i noticed today that i have small white blisters on my tongue which left a dent on my tongue when i scrapped it out .its painless. I have few red flat itchy spots on my chest,neck ,arm and thigh. Its somewhere around 20 of them. My throat still has red bumps which still hurts

[Teak]

Move on.

[Johnny2009]

The treatment for RA is a cocktail of immunosuppressive drugs including methotrexate, coriticosteroids, and biologics.  If you are being treated with these drugs or any combination thereof than the extent of immunosuppression may be significant.  If you are not being treated with these drugs, than your fears are unwarranted.  Good luck.

[naveea]

sorry teak.i dint mean to post the thread Twice. I just refreshed the page and it got posted twice.

[Teak]

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