I made a huge mistake in October, I was having problems with my husband and I went out got very drunk and slept with a man that I sort of know, he is local and we chat. He had recently split with his girlfriend of 4 yrs. I do not remember sleeping together but he told me the next day that we did but aparently he didn't ejaculate inside me.

I am a worrier about my health so I went along to my GP who said he would performe a HIV test 6 weeks later. I had the test 3 weeks ago and it was negative, I went to see my GP and he said I should be relieved, he was more than sure it would be negative anyway, he said the risk is less than 1% if the person has HIV and in the UK its quite rare etc..... I felt fine for about a week but now im worrying myself sick again, ive read up on the internet and read that people get a virus type illness 6 weeks after infection, I had a virus, temp etc... 5 weeks after i had sex, dr said it was not related and to forget it. I also read today that you can get raised glands and night sweats for years until you become ill. At the moment I have 2 raised glands and im abit sweaty at night.

Am I being very over the top? my doctor would be mad if I told him I was worrying, he said a 6 week test was accurate and no need to re test. This man I slept with gives blood 3 times a year, he gave blood 3 weeks ago so surely he would of heard by now if he had HIV and I think he would of told me.

Are the odds in my favour? I dont want to ruin my christmas doing this to myself:rolleyes: If he didn't finish inside me, we were only having sex for about 5 mins aparently I then told him to get off and I left. I was also on my period, what was I thinking?????:eek:

Should I trust this 6 week test and trust my dr? who am I to doubt him? I have read a test isn;t accurate before 12 weeks and im panicking.

Hey,

although it's unlikely that you did get infected, I'm concerned that your doctor would advise against you getting tested again at 12/13 weeks. That's really just standard procedure. I think that generally, a test before 3 months can't be considered to be entirely conclusive, although it's promising.

Don't worry about 'symptoms', most of the time they end up being caused by anxiety, and you're obviously very stressed. You should never focus too much on symptoms when considering HIV, because the symptoms accosciated with it can also be linked to a huge list of other ailments.

I would recommend you getting tested again at the 3 month mark, regardless of what your doctor says. Insist upon it. You need to put your mind at ease, if nothing more.

You should go to a different doctor, perhaps someone who specialises in that field. Go to your local STD clinic and get another sample taken.

I am even more worried now:rolleyes:

Don't get too worked up over it, as I said, it's very unlikely that you got infected, even more so when you take into account the fact that this guy donates blood on a regular basis. If he was positive, he'd know about it and I'm sure he'd tell you.

It's just better to get tested at the 3 month mark to make sure you're okay, and also to put your mind at ease.

Thank you, I shall mention it to my GP this week when I see him to get my iron tablets. I know he wont' be happy with me doubting him but I shall ask.

Thanks.

I have spoken to this man & he has told me we had sex for about 30 seconds and then i wanted to stop. I was very drunk and full of regret.

Surely i am worrying over nothing, it wasn't even proper sex.

Please.:confused: