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« on: July 27, 2013, 12:50:36 am »
  On march 1st 2013 received unprotected oral from stripper. About 4 days later had some burning well urinating. I went  to the clinic and got tested for gono and chlymdia both were negative. They said i might have a fungal infection. Tried some lamasil kind of helped. Went t o the docter gave me diflucan. Didnt do anything. So wasnt sure what to do. Sometime in june started feeling tight muscles around my throat. On july 4th pain in my lymph nodes under my jaw. Thats still going on off and on. Also sometime in June noticed my toungue looked white. In the back have some bumps on side of toungue. Gets very dry so been taking some probiotics which turn it into slime then i scrape it off. Last week got a sore on one side of my mouth looks like angular chelitas. ALso about a week and a half ago started itching all over. my back has a light red rash all over. The rash seems to be made worse by the sun and heat. Also had some tiny blisters on my arms. My wife is also having some rash issues and pain in her lymph nodes. I wasnt even worried about hiv until all these symptoms started. Now scared to get tested.

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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2013, 12:58:25 am »
I hope you realize that under no circumstances can you get HIV from getting a blow job.

Not only is saliva not int he least infectious, but it contains over a dozen elements that actively inhibit HIV and render it incapable of infecting.

HIV is spread sexually through unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Period.

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

-Kimberly Page-Shafer, PhD, MPH

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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2013, 01:00:16 am »
   I hope u r right just worried I guess.

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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2013, 01:03:51 am »
   I hope u r right just worried I guess.


I don't need to be right. The science is right. No one in the history of the pandemic has EVER been infected via getting a blowjob. It's not going to happen. You are exposed to saliva, and we ALL know kissing is not a transmission vector.

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2013, 01:05:47 am »
 Ok good news I guess I feel better. Thank you for u time.

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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2013, 06:48:45 pm »
Im really freaked out now. My wifes rash is getting bad. Mine to. Plus my salivary glands r swollen . All I got was a bj but what else could it b?

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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2013, 06:52:13 pm »
If you are feeling sick go see your doctor because its not HIV . You didn't have a risk .
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2013, 07:01:21 pm »
I did he gave me an alergy shot but it didnt help. I just didnt want to hurt my wife. I feel like I have. I try to find info but everything comes back as hiv. What else would take 3 or 4 months to show. Sorry I know u guys consider this no risk but im really freaked man.

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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2013, 07:18:13 pm »
You didn't get HIV from a blow job period . If you cant accept our facts then go test and ease your mind , expect a negative result .
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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2013, 07:20:32 pm »
Also this isnt from anxiety as my wife is having problems too. I really wasnt worried about hiv at all until we started getting these symptoms. I thought I just had a fungal infection .

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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2013, 07:25:03 pm »
If you two are each having symptoms of whatever sort, you should consult your doctors. You absolutely did not have a risk for HIV even though your guilty mind  maybe telling you otherwise. NO RISK! Get it.

There's nothing more we can do for you here. It's a waste of resources to do it, but you can if you wish get tested to collect the inevitable negative result.

Stop playing doctor with yourself and get on with your life.   
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2013, 07:28:03 pm »
Man I hope u guys are right. Maybe ill order oraquick.

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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2013, 07:31:31 pm »
We have given you our best advice , not much more we can do but give you the facts and that we have done .

You are not accepting the fact that no risk = no HIV . We cant indulge endless rounds of more of the same . There is nothing more we can do so please consider yourself warned , don't come back here posting the same question or fears or you will be given a 7 day time out .

You did not have a risk for HIV , if you cant accept that then go get tested . We would welcome you back to share the results but no more of this back and forth with the same thing will be tolerated .
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2013, 08:23:11 pm »
Also this isnt from anxiety as my wife is having problems too. I really wasnt worried about hiv at all until we started getting these symptoms. I thought I just had a fungal infection .

Let me see if I understand this.

Your wife is having symptoms? So even though you THINK you might have been ecposed to/infected by HIV (you have not, by the way) you still went ahead and had unprotected sex with your wife?

Classy.

You haven't had a risk for HIV.

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

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Re: scared to take test
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2013, 07:39:48 pm »
No we stopped when I thought we were having hiv symptoms

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« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2013, 01:35:01 pm »
I just wanted to post my negative result after using oraquick. I have one question though. Would the test still be accurate after ups delivered it. It might have been exposed to the heat outside. I do believe the results though. I guess I have to find out what really is wrong with me.

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« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2013, 01:45:03 pm »
You never had a risk and the test is accurate , go celebrate . 
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« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2013, 01:50:33 pm »
I know I was just having some health issues. Ill go to my doctor. Thanks Jeff.

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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2013, 01:55:43 pm »
You are welcome , hope you figure out whats making you sick . Best of luck . 
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