Two and a half months ago I went to a brothel and had sex with a condom. Brothels in Melbourne are legalised and special safety procedures take place once every three to four weeks where sex workers get checked for STDs HIV etc. Two weeks after that encounter I went to another Brothel this one was also legalised. This is the only time Ive ever had sex and both times were with a condom. They put the condom on for you and take it on so they must have known what they were doing. Two weeks after the second encounter I started getting sorethroats that came and went even when using antibiotics. But the word AIDS never came into my mind. This sore throat kept coming and going I started coughing and had a normal blood test six weeks after the encounter for Glandular Fever I didnt have swallen glands everything on my blood test came back normal. I then had an x rAY on my chest every thing was clear. After I finished my tablets for the fourth time I had a dry cough and my throat was better but still had a little annoying feeling here and there. i went for a check up doctor said I was fine. it was then when I started looking up stuff on the Internet thaT Istarted suffering from anxiety I was worried. That all these symptoms like sore throats and stuff had happened to me. I started stressing out so much that I struggled to eat and didnt sleep for three nights. I spoke to friends who told me I shouldnt worry about HIV coz it wasnt just some girl off the street. i spent hours crying and it started effecting my life in general. I play proffesional soccer here in australia and my team mates and everyone around me started to see a change in my attitude and way of life. I then went to the doctor crying and told him.
He was 100& positive that I didnt have what I thought I had coz I went to a brothel he tested me for STDS and HIV from his office which he sent away and are due back on friday. during this week ive been stressing i started getting savere back and shoulder pain started getting bowel movements and my nose was constantly running. It was after the docotr told me it was me worrying and struggling to focus on life that made me start eating again sleeping and enjoying life. I feel sicker when I stress about it and stay depressed. Its always on top of my head and I always check to see if I have rashes and wake up in the middle of the night to see if im sweating I had a dream last night I was sleeping and my top was drenched in sweat when I woke up I felt my top and it was dry and I realised I was dreaming my mind is elsewhere at the moment and I wont rest until I know im 100% in the clear but what scared me was that cold that didnt go away and im still carrying a little bit of it. But i also skipped doses of antibitoics coz I was out drinking maybe that slowed me down im trying to remain postitive but im worried because i still have bowel movemetns I dont have diarehea and im going to the toilet once a day like I usually do. I didnt have bowl movements before I started stressing about this. Any help or suggestions?

You used protection!!! That is what counts! HIV is not trasmitted when condoms are used. Your risk is extremely small! Rest easy. I am surprised you actually are being tested!

The first time I had sex with a girl at one of the brothels was October 18th then two weeks later on November 1st both times with a condom. I had my STD, Hep & HIV test on January 10th and got them back today all negative. Doctor said my blood tests were alright and to repeat them in 3 months should I still be worrying. I told my doctor I have white coating on my tongue he said not to worry about it, that could be because I have been on anti biotics for the last month and it's been two weeks since I have taken one. I have trouble calculating how many weeks it's been from 18th October - 1st November to the 10th of January. Some one share some light at the end of the tunnel for me.

highly unlikely you would be infected exspecially since you had protected intercourse. Australia has the lowest HIV?AIDS cases in the entire pandemic, so that may shed some light to. Your not convinced go to the CDC's website and research the stats. Another one is WHO or whatever. By the way stop going to whore houses. exspecially if you fear infection this much. Unfortunately their are plenty of women willing to haev sex without being paui for it, try it, you may even like it it's a hell of alot cheaper. But use protection always and you wont have to ahve these sorts of fears after every encounter, bottom line you shouldnt be having these fears.

Well the antibiotics could have caused the diareha too and if you were drinking I am pretty sure that takes away the affectiveness of the antibiotic too. You say she put it on and took it off? I think your safe but we can all tell you that and it wont matter. Only that test from you Doc is gonna matter to you. You'll be fine and by the way I love soccer used to watch my brothers play its a wonderful sport.

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In about 2 hours I'm gonna find out if im gonna live or die I took a test for two seperate encounters one at 9 weeks and the other at 11 weeks where I had protected sex with two female sexworkers at a brothel and the brothels must be checked every three weeks for stds and **** like that. Well ive been stressed out this whole week it is now 17 and 14 weeks I just woke up having a nightmare that I tested positive it felt so real I was crying when I woke up im so scared I swear I will committ suicide if im infected my parents dont know coz I dont want to put them through hell as they are enjoying a happy life my glands feel like they are swellling up and ive been feeling tired lately I havent felt tired for no part of the 17 weeks I am ****ting bricks right now and I got a call up to play seniors for my soccer team today thats the last thing on my mind if u dont get a reply after this one from me it means I tested positive and I will kill my self ill rather do that then let my parents go through hell and watch me die ! im preying to god im negative so i can get on with my life!!!

I got the Test Results back and it was negative and my body is immune to Hepatitis C the doctor said I can retest at 6 months if I want to. I am so releived at the results this experience I do not wish to go through again now the hardest part of this evil disease is getting on with your life and forgeting about everything. Its not going to be easy but it can be done the only thing I got concerned about were my White Cells dropped from 9.2 in a normal blood test from 2 months ago to 5.7 on this one. It was still in the range from 4 to 9 so its alright but the doctor said thats because im not sick. When I got the test done with 9.2 I was very sick that day last week I was perfectly fine when I walked into the doctors office for the test last week but this week ive worried my self sick to a point where I didnt want to live anymore anxiety is a bad thing and it has torn my life apart I still have little voices in my head that say im not in the clear yet what do you ppl think.

Encounters on Oct 19th and Nov 2nd, 2002! HIV tESTS ON january 10th and February 15th 2003! Is that enough time to breathe a sigh of relief everything came back negative. Now im gonna try get help to clear this out of my head and move on with my life as im only 18 years old!
ive learnt alot about STDS HIV and stuff like that. its never came into my head in my whole entire life now that ive learnt from my experience i can be more cautious in what i do and most importantly help other ppl that go through the same thing!
do I move on with my life?

I can relate to your story Aussie. About a year and a half ago I went to a legalized brothel in Nevada USA. I had protected sex. I came down with some wierd viral infection about 3 weeks later and I was convinced I had something, maybe even HIV, even though there has never been a recorded case of HIV infection from the legal brothels in Nevada....EVER. Well needless to say I do not have HIV. Just relax and put this experience behind you, I am sure you will be okay.The important thing is that you used protection.

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Please stop going to brothels. Legal or not. It's far too dangerous out there. Anything can happen. Don't put yourselves at risk for disease or death just for a good time.

Uh... whaddaya mean ... immune to Hepatitis C?

OK, like others have said, stop going to brothels. And if these panic attacks continue, you should see a psychiatrist. You're probably OK, but I'm also confused as to how you could be immune to Hepatits C?

HIV is not as easy to catch as people think. Even if a condom was not used the virus still has to get into the blood stream to get infected. Female to male transmission is also far less common and even harder to transmit. So the fact a condom was used was very smart and protected you so you can be assured after a test that you do not have HIV.

I've had vacination against Hepatitis C. In the Hep Test report it said it detected the vacination in my blood stream. I even went to one of the brothels last night and had a chat to the owner, he said the girls need special certificates to work here and get checked everyweeek and use protection.
The only thing that is on my mind is I've still got loose stools and beleive it or not these loose stools didn't start until about 2 months after the exposure and guess how they start it I read it on the Net then bang bang bang. It could be stomach acid from all the worrying. My soccer has improved thats the only time I feel good about my self but it's always in my head what if im this what if im that. I'm pretty sure after 107 days and 121 days, first and second encounter im negative. But one question the white blood cells in your blood must be between 4-11 to be normal mine are 5. something at the moment to these always change or should I be worried. The doctor said when your sick they go up as one of my normal blood tests 2 months ago showed 9.2. I havea problem im seeking help for and that is constant worrying and thinking the worse. I reckon that mysteryi llness everyone is talking about should be the Internet Virus. Because if I didn't look AIDS up I wouldnt have known none of the symptoms.

You are okay. Please stop worrying. The stress itself can compromise your immune system. Your white count is fine. Believe your doctor. The job of the white cells is to attack disease and infection in your body. When there is no disease or infection, the count goes down. When a pathogen enters your body, the white cells multiply quickly to attack it. So be happy that the count is on the low end of the range, it means that YOU ARE HEALTHY. Please stop obsessing about this and start enjoying your life.

Aussieguy, check with your doctor about your Hep vaccination. There is a vaccine for Hep B but not for Hep C. If you have tested positive for Hep C antibodies you should see your doctor again.

My Hep Test was ok my doctor would have told me if something was wrong on the test.