ngtta

I've seen various doctors but none agreed with me on possible HIV infection.

3 weeks after protected sex, I had temp. of 36.5°C (morning) up to 37.0°C(highest) for a week (very slight headache during 1st 3 days). This is above my normal temp of 36.3°C-36.5°C daily. Doctors refused to acknowledge fever as it is below 37.5°C. There was a feeling of an upcoming throat inflammation, but it never appeared.

After fever, I realised that I've lost abt 4 pounds from previous record...but not sure when weight loss started as i haven't been weighing myself.

1 week upon onset of fever, headache reappeared and I felt light-headedness for 3 days (not sure whether fever still there or not). I also needed more sleep than usual per day and had difficulty waking up in the morning. I used to sleep 8 hrs per day on weekends but now i can sleep 10-11 hrs b4 waking. I also developed eye bags. Tiredness lasted 5 days. On the 3rd day of headache, I noticed 2 bruise patches (not painful and i can't remember when i knocked on something)on my lower leg which disappeared in a day or 2.

Shortly b4 headache resolved, i realised that fever was gone. After the headache, I was like perfectly ok for more than a week although i had a flu for a day (temp 36.5°C in the morning...slight fever?). Started to regain weight though not fully . Then, I felt some pain on muscle or bone (not sure which one) which can move from one spot to another. It is a bit like rheumatic pain and each time lasts only a few seconds to a couple of minutes. This lasted 1 day.

In the whole process, I had a bit of bleeding (just a tiny patch of would) inside my mouth (upper part of muscuous membrane).

I also had night sweats every few days...in fact still having it now although it's been 9 weeks after exposure. Not drenching ones....but notice it shortly after sleep....damp forehead, neck, chest and on one occasion lower leg. Not severe, and only once over the night each time. It dries up easily when i blow myself against the fan.

In the whole process, there were occasional rashes that come and go...abt once a week, each time not lasting more than 0.5 hr. Not itchy...very faint....appeared just like accumulation of blood after flexing muscles. There's also a patch on my chest...so faint that i'm not sure if it is a rash...on my chest that is still there today.....9 weeks after exposure.

Doctors have cited stress for the symptoms and imagination. They also dun seem to have noticed the rash on my chest...(i heard most GP don't successfully diagnose primary HIV) But it seems that there are too many symptoms. How can we explain the fever? How can we explain the bruises? How can we explain the weight loss? the rash?....not forgeting they appear over the same period, though not exactly.

If it is not HIV, what can it be then?

I would do the test next mth when the window period ends.....but worrying like hell now. Would really appreciate your comments on whether which symptom is consistent and which is not with primary HIV infection.

Pls help. Desperate.

Thanks.
TT