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Can someone advise?
Hi
I am a person of Indian origin. I had a risky encounter about 2 years back in Michigan, US. I got myself tested for HIV 8 weeks, 8 months and 21 months after the incident - all negative.
In the 8 week later test, I also tested for Hepatitis, Syphilis and Herpes - all were negative.
In the 21 month later test, I also tested for Syphilis and Heatitis - all negative.
I could not get tested for Gonorrhoea and Chlymadia because the testing facility lost my urine samples. I am planning to get tested for them also.
I have following questions -
1. About 4 months after the exposure, there were two groups of bumps on the back of my tongue. They are symmetric and one doctor told me that they are normal. However, I am pretty sure they were not there before the encounter. Can this be caused by an STD?
2. For last 6 months or so (that is about 18 months after the exposure), I am experiencing some nasal discomfort which is seriously leading to problems in speech. I am planning to go to an ENT specialist also but would like to know if this also can be caused by any STD? Basically, I am having a lot of mucus in the nose and I get the feeling that my nose is stuffed (not in the way it happens during cold). So, many times, when I am trying to say the word N, I speak L and vice versa. There are similar other speech related problems I am having.
3. I feel that I am also having excess thrush. However, if I clean my tongue before going to sleep, I have very little or zero thrush in the morning.
I am a person of Indian origin. I had a risky encounter about 2 years back in Michigan, US. I got myself tested for HIV 8 weeks, 8 months and 21 months after the incident - all negative.
In the 8 week later test, I also tested for Hepatitis, Syphilis and Herpes - all were negative.
In the 21 month later test, I also tested for Syphilis and Heatitis - all negative.
I could not get tested for Gonorrhoea and Chlymadia because the testing facility lost my urine samples. I am planning to get tested for them also.
I have following questions -
1. About 4 months after the exposure, there were two groups of bumps on the back of my tongue. They are symmetric and one doctor told me that they are normal. However, I am pretty sure they were not there before the encounter. Can this be caused by an STD?
2. For last 6 months or so (that is about 18 months after the exposure), I am experiencing some nasal discomfort which is seriously leading to problems in speech. I am planning to go to an ENT specialist also but would like to know if this also can be caused by any STD? Basically, I am having a lot of mucus in the nose and I get the feeling that my nose is stuffed (not in the way it happens during cold). So, many times, when I am trying to say the word N, I speak L and vice versa. There are similar other speech related problems I am having.
3. I feel that I am also having excess thrush. However, if I clean my tongue before going to sleep, I have very little or zero thrush in the morning.
Well it's good rountine to test when you are unsure and just for general health practice.
ok this was the exposure - http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/technical-hiv-test-name/show/100891
Thanks Vance
Looks like they deleted my original post 2 years back. Basically, I had unprotected sex with a girl I barely knew.
Looks like they deleted my original post 2 years back. Basically, I had unprotected sex with a girl I barely knew.
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