Unprotected sex scared to death . . . ars or am i going crazy?

[Hope1234]

hello all ppl on this forum i'm a 28 single mom of a 2 yr old scared to death i've been infected here is my story . . . .  months ago starting feb 3rd i started dating this guy when we first had sex we used protection but from then on it was unprotected sex for a while i'm not really sure for how long thats what is freaking me out because i'm not exactly sure when we started using protection again because i started thinking smartly which i should of made him to keep wearing protectiong but that was my stupid mistake now here am months later we're not together anymore he's in jail but he's told me time & time again he doesn't have hiv or any std of that matter which i really believed him till i started reading online & my symtoms matched up to hiv then i became obsessed with thinking about hiv & reading about hiv worrying i had hiv thats all i could think about and talk about & its still happenin to me till this day but i have done testing. . . here are my test i remember testing sometime at the end of feb an getting my test results back on march 7th i was relieved they we're neg then read it could take 3 to 6 months for antibodies so i then started to go into full blow panic mode since then i've done couple more test one on 3/20/11 an another one 5/18/11 and just the other day went for my full 3 month one which was 6/15/11 my biggest question here is i had him test during the time we had unprotected sex not exactly sure of the date but he tested negtive and the guy at place said we needed no more testing which i believed for the longest the paniced again so what i am asking do i need more testing could i be one of the ppl whom take 6 months to test pos i'm so scared i need relieve an i really want to get on with my life & live like i use to before this happen to me he's not a iv drug user or any of that so what are my chance i contacted hiv? i know symtoms mean nothing in eyes of hiv but i'm throw these out there


-recurring vag yeast infection
-headaches
-diarrah
- i went for 124 to 113 but im think thats due to stress or because it summer?
-semborror dermatitis of the scalp
-itchy skin all over with no rash just itchy all over for no reason its driving me crazy
-kidney infection
i could keep going but it really don't matter because i know symtoms mean nothing only a test does!

[Ann]

Hope,

Nothing you are reporting as symptoms have anything specific to do with hiv.

As long as you have tested negative three months past your last incident of unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse, you do not have hiv.

Unless you're on chemotherapy for cancer, anti-rejection drugs following organ transplant or have been injecting street drugs, every day for YEARS, then no, you are not going to be someone who takes longer than three months to test positive.

The vast majority of people who have actually been infected will seroconvert and test positive by six WEEKS, with the average time to seroconversion being only 22 days. A six week negative must be confirmed at the three month point, but is highly unlikely to change.

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.

To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.

Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.

Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!

Ann

[Hope1234]

ann, so your saying im pretty much in the clear?!

[Ann]

Hope,

You are totally in the clear provided you had a negative hiv test result three months past the last incident of unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse.

If your test result was somewhere between six weeks and three months, then I totally expect your conclusive three month test to also be negative.

Please learn from this experience. You need to use condoms until you're in a securely monogamous relationship - for at least three months - and have tested together for hiv. Then and only then should you stop using condoms. Please remember that The Pill will not protect you from hiv or any other STI.

Ann

[Hope1234]

ann, as i've stated during my unprotected sex me & my partner both got test & we're both neg here are all my test results so you can tell me if there conclisive . .  . on at the end of feb not sure of the correct date it was a bloodtest an i got my results back in 2 weeks which we're on march 7th an they we're neg my next test was 3.20.11, my next text was 5.18.11 an my finally 3 month test was just resently which was 6.17.11. my question is are all these good or do i need more testing still having body aches but i know im way past ars and i dont even know why im worrying about hiv cus my ex boyfriend tested neg well thank you for all your help

[Ann]

Hope,

Unless your bf's test was three months past his last incident of unprotected intercourse with someone else, you cannot go by his test result.

If both of your test results was negative at three months after the last unprotected intercourse with ANYONE, then you are both conclusively hiv negative.

Your time-lines are a bit confusing, but it does sound like you are conclusively hiv negative.

Ann

[Hope1234]

ann,when he went to get tested they told him he needed not to come back for no futher testing because his last me n him had been the only 2 sleeping together & he was neg & i was neg an him & his last girl friend had been broken up for over 5 months or more he said so do i need more testing or can i move on with my life you said i sound like my hiv test are conclisive

[Andy Velez]

As long as you both are committed to a monogamous relationship then I don't see any cause for further concern in relation to unprotected intercourse between the two of you.

[Hope1234]

we're not together anymore but is easy brusing an early hiv symtoms i seems to have brusing all over my legs and dont rememeber hitting anything

[Ann]

Hope,

You are hiv negative. If you're worried about bruising, see your doctor. It has nothing to do with hiv.

Make sure you use condoms in future and you will protect your negative hiv status.

Ann

[Hope1234]

Ann,so I'm HIV negative right so my question is a little a maybe,and, or what if kinda question i know my boyfriend tested negative in April & me & him had been the only too sleeping together & his last encounter was with his ex 5 months ago so i was told by him. anyways what makes me think i still need to be testing is random things that's never happen to me before keep showing up like yesterday after i was about to get in the shower i took my shirt off it was a black tank top which had dry flaky skin all over it from my stomach & I'm guessing my back all thought i did not see flaky skin on my back but i did see m skin flaking off on my stomach i was wondering if that had anything to do with HIV i know you say I'm negative i don't want to do anymore testing i know I've done Enif testing an the Pol at the place problem think I'm crazy for coming in there so much i just wondering if maybe this can be all anxiety n stress or what i really don't want to have to take another test in 3 months i mean i have had a fever or any of that stuff. I've read doctor  form on medhelp but i think I'm going crazy an i got HIV stuck in my head now what to do, me & this guy have been split up for a good at least 2 months or more an he seems fine so why is all this happenin to me

[Ann]

Hope,

Quit chasing an illness you do not have and instead of going for more tests that you do not need, see a doctor to discuss your symptoms and find out what, if anything, is actually going on. There are illnesses other than hiv out there, you know.

You have ruled hiv out of the picture. If you continue to feel unwell, see a doctor. Whatever is going on has nothing to do with hiv.

Ann

[Hope1234]

ann,but im just scared i know you understand what that must be like i've ruled out hiv so your saying if i was postive i would have already tested postive by now from all my test? im just not understand why my back is flaklying like all the skin is dry & flaky ann i just hope i'm not wrong about all these test  or really not wrong ab the exact timing because i'm not but i really justi just want to live my life i know my boyfriend testing in april and was neg  & me n him had been the only to sleeping together,but you said i can't go buy that test but im really just not understanding whats happening to my body the doctors seem to think i'm fine an think im crazy for keep going to them its not only happening on my back its happenin on my belly took,i read that symtoms in woman then they are men which scares me . . .i just resently got in a new realtionship an i really don't want to even say anything to him about this i know he'll run scared i know your not a doctor but you do know alot about hiv so could all this happening to me be stress related i just know hiv causes skin changes an well im flaking like im sunburnt or something please anybody i mean every body told me i had no risk after i told them my boyfriend tested negtive,ive posted on medhelp an everybody is telling me im clear what do i do to get over this an stop thinkin ab hiv.

[Andy Velez]

Unfortunately you still seem to be clinging to misinterpreting everything through an HIV jitters mindset.

Just because you haven't yet been given a diagnosis for your back skin condition doesn't by default mean that or any other symptom you may have means it's HIV. It doesn't and it isn't. Period.