Last Friday (22nd September) I visited a sex worker and she gave me unproteded oral, she then proceded to mastabate me near her vagina and as I ejaculated she pushed my penis just inside her vagina, though only by about 1 or 2 centimetres. I'm worried sick about possible infection and I know I've been very very stupid. I've booked an appointment for tests on 9th October though I know that HIV tests will only be conclusive after 12 weeks I feel I need to do something. I've also woke up today with a nasty chest which I'm sure isnt related and is probably due to stress due to all of this. ANy advice would be really helpful please.

Please could someone answer :(

You need to settle down. Worrying is not good for you. Worrying is often the first step people take followed by "symptom surfing" which is a situation where one reads about HIV symptoms and all of the sudden they appear to have the same symptoms. The mind is a very powerful thing. Relax, keep busy and keep your mind on other things. Get your test done and based on what you have said, I will bet you will be perfectly fine!

Best Wishes,

Ronnie

your cough is nothing to do with it. your very unlikely to have got infected but don't make a habit of it.

Seven weeks ago, I had sex with a sex worker. Condom didn't break. But since I am allergic to latex, I put some water on my penis (from her sink), and then soap. Keep in mind, I may have come into contact with the virus when I took over the condom.

A month ago, I got sick with a flu (which I got from my sister). The flu went away after a week, but a canker sore appeared inside my upper lip. Then the sore throat from the flu re-appeared, but it was mild, and it's been there ever since. Nothing that can ruin my life, but it can be annoying.

Soon I began to get all the symptoms of HIV infection. Diarrhea, itchy skin (no rash, fortunately), and abdominal pain (maybe from all the Vitamin C I took). I thought I had HIV, and I even saw my family at my funeral and all. I was very weak. The fatigue was incredible, and my heart was beating fast all the time, and there were shortness of breaths from time to time.

A week ago, my sister's husband tells me he has the exact same sore throat, and my sister says she's having the same problem too. I visit their house from time, but I don't use their bathroom or anything. My sore throat is nearly gone now. As for my fatigue, I could run a marathon and still feel energetic enough for another. Maybe because of all the vitamins I took.
All I have now is the itchy skin, which comes only (ha, ha), when I think of it.

My lymph nodes on the back of my head hurt, and my neck feels a little stiff, but the sore throat is nearly gone.

I'll make sure I don't have HIV, but I am sure all the symptoms I had were in the mind.