ok this is the situation:
about 3 weeks ago i had what i think was a possible exposer.
I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend and all that. so about 3-4 days later i started gettin some irration/itching in my anal hole where he stuck his fingure and i also started taking amoxicillian for a sinus infection.. one week after i was last with my boyfriend and 5 days after taking the amoxicillian i developed a rash in my anal area that first presented itself as like a whitest-grey color. I went to the dc and they said that it was yeast from the medicine.the ashy(white) apperence was there for like maybe 5-7 days and then i started puttin cream on it and it started to go away but it cause some discoloration to the skin and stuff.( i am african american) but now, it makes 2 weeks since its been there and it is starting to go away..its basically gone.
I also have been having some problems with my throat. I noticed that on the back of my throat there are red bumps but my throat doesnt hurt at all. it did at first but it doesnt now. Lymph nodes arent swollen or anything. no fever or nothing.
When i went to the doctor, i had extensive blood work done that checked for std's, infection in the blood, checked blood count, check for any changes in the blood that could mean a possible infection in the body and all came back flawless!!!!!!(but i was only 2 weeks and 2 days after the possible exposer) overall i feel fine, but stress and anxiety is getting the best of me. I am scared. But i dont see how ALL MY BLOOD WORK can come back flawless and me still have HIV!!!thats what i keep telling myself..but i know that it is possible.I planned on getting tested again in a month, but i want to know does this sound like a possible exposer or rediculous like I think it is...
the doctors...said that i am absoultly fine, and stop worring..that these are not symptoms...i dont know...HELP!!!

fyi: ALSO I HAD A CULTURE DONE ON THE RASH AND THEY DIDNT FIND ANY KIND OF BACTERIA/FUNGUS IN THE AREA..POSSIBLE ALERGIC REACTION???

First of all, slow down and take a breath. Remember this: symptoms don't prove an HIV infection. Only a blood test will tell you what you need to know. ANd it is certainly possible that your blood work could come back normal adn still have HIV. When the you had the blood work and when they checked for std's, did the do HIV testing on you?

Look the rash and the yeast are definately side affects from the anitibiotic. The red bumps in your throat are not indicative of HIV nor, without other symptoms, significant for anything else.

Tell me about your boyfriend. I mean, are you two monogamou? Does he routinely have sex with others? Do you? Have you talked with him about your concerns. ANd, most especially, despite what you've written here, why do you think you have HIV. chris

please do calm down. unprotected sex is a risk factor for contracting HIV, however, the partner must be infected. HIV is not all that easy to contract, so I suggest that you abstain from any further unprotected acts as this will obviously push the testing window back, and get tested at the 90 day mark. No matter what you may describe as far as what you feel may be symptoms will allow anyone to diagnose you. only blood work can confirm a diagnosis. if you look up symptoms on the internet, i assure you that you will scare yourself even further as there is a lot of literature out there that will suggest HIV for hundreds of symptoms. the reason for this is because HIV weakens the immune system, as does the common cold, bacteria infections and other viruses. there is no possible way to confirm nor deny HIV infection based off of symptoms. statistically the odds are in your favor that you are negative as an unprotected act carries a 1/500-1/8000 chance of transmission, dependant upon many circumstances. so please take a deep breath and realize that there is nothing you can do but to get tested at the appropriate time and make choices in the future that you will feel good about as opposed to the feelings that you are having now. we are here for you!

well...
to:chris;
I think that it might be HIV due to the symptoms that I am having...
And I know that yall said that you cant diagnoise by symptoms..by its almost like i know.Maybe its all in my head because so many doctors told me that it isnt HIV related. My doctor said that it would effect my blood work because of something....so they insist it isnt related...but look, when i wake up some mornings i have like these little spots on my tounge that are sore and sometimes white/pale..real small spots..and then they eventually go away. my doctor said that i might be bitting my tounge at night..cause of the constent anxiety..and i got these small raised bump on the back of my tounge that sometimes hurt...but they go away. i think when i be sratching my tounge to see if theres white stuff i might be scraping it..i had a doc look to day and they said that my mouth is normal...100% normal..i am loosing weight..see, the doctors keep telling me that i am fine and i am my biggest critic...and that alot of my symptoms are due to extreme stress...but i cant sleep and relax with that.becasue I know what i did...but i sometimes be like i am probably alright but then i start thinking and worrying...so I dont knw
So to answer your question, i think this because of guilt and i know what i did...then all the symptoms and circumstances that followed it.
But as i previously stated, i cant imagine having all that blood work and nothing show....nothing!!
and yes i had an HIV test..it was only 17 days after but i did...and i know that i need to relax but i cant find comfort in none of my thoughts to help me deal with it..its probably not that, but i cant relax and stop stressing to see if thats the cause....i know that's weaking my immune system!!!
I dont have sex with other guys...I did once but the hiv test that i got when i started having them symptoms...i had surpass the window period...make sense;I am just scared.

Look, you can decide that this is going to ruin your immediate life, or you can listen to what everyone is telling you. For whatever reason, you have decided that having HIV is what you deserve for your daliance. Stop! It you want to drive yourself crazy, then do it.... but then you need to accept the consequences for that panic. chris

i mean like i got these small raised bumps on my tounge...they red..and they look like enlarged taste buds or something..i dont know..but i am scared as all he**...hopefully it aint nothing..

AS I have said before, it's really hard to have a normal conversation with someone who is determined that their life has ceased to be normal. Again (and again and again) the symptoms you are describing can mimic just about anything...you choose for it to be HIV, I suggest it probably is something else. It's really frustrating but the best way to know it to get tested and then be done with it....chris

I know...i think that im fine..ijust cant be at peace with it though....I cant really wait..its killing me and I want to know now...(how demanding is that!!!!) i just hope thats not the case..i cant handle it if it is...but time and time again i tell myself that it isnt it..but i dont know..guess i just have to wait. But look, i have been to so many doctors...after every "new" thing that i think i see and they are telling me that it is nothing..wanna know something funny...(as if!!) they told me that i am UBSESSED! with HIV...she said that I dont have symptoms of nothing...everything in my mouth is PERFECTLY normal...I am loosing my mind. Look, i be telling myself that I am not going to look in the mirror at nothing...i will just eat, rest and wait...then, EVERY FIVE MINUTES i am in the mirror and thinking of something else..it wont stop.

:confused:
I need counseling.

I don't think you are infected...it doesn't sound like Acute Retroviral symptoms to me. But...about 30% of people do not have any symptoms at all. The best way to find out is to get tested.

Yea I was tested..so some people...basically everyone i know is like why are u still worrying...and i am like...cause it was early and i dont know..
See, not too long after i had sex, i got this rash in the anal area...and thats wat sent me into this panic..but i was taking anti biotics too...so...it was hard to diagnose...cause the symptoms i was having were caused by the anti...but could also be symptoms...
But, hopefully u was right,,
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