Hi, This my situation, Two month ago I went to the hospital to be tested for many illness including HIV, my results came back OK, I was not sick, but, three weeks after my test, I have been feeling some strange symptoms, I have caught the flu twice since three weeks after my test, I had have ear infection and pain, and right armpit inflammation which is painful (I noticed that my right last teeth y growing up, that maybe caused my earn infection, but I am very worried about the armpit inflammation, I do not what could be ), my armpit is not swollen just pain when I touch it hard.
My two month ago test of HIV was 19 weeks after possible exposure ( low risk exposure ), it came negative.
I do not what can I do, I am very disoriented, what I think is that maybe they infected me in the hospital while my blood was taken or that I was really infected of HIV and there was and error in the results of my test (ELISA ).
Please advice me, I just want to know if the symptoms I present are HIV symptoms if not what could be?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Hello perl,
first of all take a deep breath and relax. I know exactly what you are going through. I have been having health issues myself and I got tested. It came back negative also, but i didn't believe it. but the fact is the test is conclusive. i do believe that 19 weeks after possible exposure is enough of a window, i think the max is 6 months. you have to stop looking at everything wrong with you as being related to HIV. you could do that forever as HIV has sooooooo many symptoms and everyone presents differently. as for your colds, this has been a horrific cold and flu season so far, so it is not surprising you have been sick. as for the arm pit swelling, that could be associated with the flu, and nothing more. have you been tested for mono? did they take a cbc? If your doctors are aware of your armpit swelling, more than likley you just have the flu. and as far as them infecting you when they took the blood, that is next to impossible. you are having a lot of anxiety because your mind has convinced you that something is wrong with you. take control, get the other tests and FORGET about HIV. you are going to be ok.

Drinking coffee/soda can cause your armpit lymph nodes to swell.

Ok im gonna take a deep breath here cuz i am scared to death right now. I have had recurring BV/gardnerella for two years. Treatment wokrs for a while but it always comes back. Not to mention my diahrehea. Which i assumed was caused by stress and IBS. i was with my ex for 5 years and have been split up fro two years. He cheated on me for years with some very nasty women who have been rumored to have AIDS. I was jus on the internet and i found an article by a DR that said BV is highly related to diabetes and aids. I am in tears right now and just got done puking. I am a mess! I have three children who need me and i am so terrified i can hardly breathe. I want to get tested but i almost feel like id rather NOT know cuz my life would be over. I dont even know what else to say just that im so scared that im sick to my stomach. Its 6 in the morning and i cant even sleep, i wish i would have never even seen that article!

Ok im gonna take a deep breath here cuz i am scared to death right now. I have had recurring BV/gardnerella for two years. Treatment wokrs for a while but it always comes back. Not to mention my diahrehea. Which i assumed was caused by stress and IBS. i was with my ex for 5 years and have been split up fro two years. He cheated on me for years with some very nasty women who have been rumored to have AIDS. I was jus on the internet and i found an article by a DR that said BV is highly related to diabetes and aids. I am in tears right now and just got done puking. I am a mess! I have three children who need me and i am so terrified i can hardly breathe. I want to get tested but i almost feel like id rather NOT know cuz my life would be over. I dont even know what else to say just that im so scared that im sick to my stomach. Its 6 in the morning and i cant even sleep, i wish i would have never even seen that article!

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oh my gosh!!!! you are going to be ok. i feel stupid because i don't know what bv is. but none the less, that is so close to how my situation was. my ex from a 3 1/2 year ordeal was unfaithful, and i didn't find out about it untill way later, as in a husband and son later. you must get tested, you are letting the idea of a virus ruin your quality of life right now. take control, get the test. i got a very rare infection in my colon and that is related to people who have leukiemia or AIDS, and yes i found all that out on the internet and was sick for 2 weeks convinced i was dying. i am still having issues mentally, even though my test came back negative (thank God) i wish i never "looked" around because now i have to recover from the damage i did to myself.