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Wierd sore throat

I have a question about a sore throat I have been having. I am a 25 year old male. About 3 months ago I had an encounter with a girl I didn
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I have this one side sore throat thing aswell. I dont know if its my glands or if its my tonsil. As it comes 3.5 weeks after my exposure, its helped freak the hell out of me all over again. It has also being acommpanied by a period of constipation for me. The doc told me before my exposure was not high risk but as long as these little things keep cropping up and i have to wait until the three month mark to get tested, i think i'll continue to go nuts.
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You have seen 2 doctors who have examined you personally and done an extensive evaluation.  I cannot speculate as to the cause of your symptoms if they cannot explain it.  Absolutely it isn't an STD; chlamydia doesn't infect the throat, but if it did, amoxicillin would have cleared it up.  Ditto for gonorrhea.  No other STD can cause any of the symtpoms you describe, and your 9 week HIV test is 100% reliable.  I suspect you explained the symptoms yourself with "my hypochondria and paranoia set it".

As to "what to do about this sore throat", follow your own doctors' advice.  You might also ask them whether they think it might be related primarily to anxiety and whether evaluation by a mental health professional might be a good idea.  I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.

Sorry I can't be of more help.  Good luck--  HHH, MD
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