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Big Confusion, HIV is like a Mystery.
« on: April 12, 2013, 10:31:51 am »
I had sex with a call girl and used the condom too. Condom not broke. I sucked the nipples (may be my gums were not o.k (not sure)) and some vaginal fluid in my finger before putting on my condom. I had 6 HIV antibody test (CMIA test) and all negative. The last test was after 12 weeks that was negative too. I feel contraction and mild pain occasionally in different part of my head like there is some wound in my head. I feel Tingling in My penis occasionally for 1 month. My tongue is white . All these symptoms scare me and make me worried. Please help me Ann or other users.

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Re: 6 CMIA tests, But still not feel sure
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2013, 10:57:11 am »
Hi Tom , the sex you had was protected by using condoms so you never had a risk for HIV in this situation .
 
Having sexual health checkups is a good thing to be doing , here are few things to keep in mind . When testing for HIV you will need to wait 6 weeks past any exposure and then test again at 3 months for a conclusive result . You tested at 12 weeks so I would think since you never had a risk to begin with the result wont be changing if you choose to test again at 3 months .

We don't get into discussing symptoms because the symptoms you are describing are NOT specific to HIV . The only way to ever know your HIV status is to test at the appropriate time .     

ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED FURTHER HIV TESTING AT THIS TIME, anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care checkup, 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 checkups, 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. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid HIV infection. It really is that simple!
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Re: 6 CMIA tests, But still not feel sure
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2013, 07:04:18 am »
I have sharp shooting pain in different parts of head which last for almost hours (started in last 2 week). Is it possible due to the infection from HIV or any STD? I had the CT Scan already but nothing was found. Now I am planning for MRI ? Can MRI show the HIV infection in the Head? Is it possible that HIV can affect my body but My body will not produce the antibodies against HIV in 3 and half months. I had the last test after 3 and half months which was a rapid test and the result was negative.  So total 7 test all negative. Plz help me.

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Re: 6 CMIA tests, But still not feel sure
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2013, 08:10:53 am »
Tom , the only way to know if you are HIV positive is to test at the appropriate time and you have already done that and tested conclusively negative . 

If you are feeling ill and your doctors think you need MRI's and CT scans then by all means go have them but those test do not detect HIV .

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Re: 6 CMIA tests, But still not feel sure
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2013, 08:32:33 am »
Tom,

You have NOT had a risk for hiv infection and you've been testing needlessly.

Sucking nipples is NOT a risk for hiv infection.

Protected intercourse is NOT a risk for hiv infection. There have been three long-term studies of couples where one is positive and one is negative. In the couples who used condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, but no barrier for oral activities, not one of the negative partners became infected with hiv. Not one.

It doesn't matter if there were vaginal fluids on your fingers when you put the condom on. Hiv is a fragile, difficult to transmit virus that is primarily transmitted INSIDE the human body, as in unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse where the virus never leaves the confines of the two bodies.

Once outside the body, small changes in temperature, and pH and moisture levels all quickly damage the virus and render it unable to infect. For this reason, vaginal fluids on your fingers do not pose a risk as the fluid is OUTSIDE the body.

Even if you did have a risk (you did NOT have a risk), you would still be conclusively hiv negative.

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 is highly unlikely to change, but must be confirmed at the three month point - when there has actually been a risk. You have NOT HAD A RISK!!!

You need to get over this NO RISK, CONCLUSIVE NEGATIVE situation and get on with your life. If you continue to feel unwell, see a doctor. You have already ruled hiv conclusively out as a possible cause.

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.

ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED FURTHER TESTING AT THIS TIME, 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. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

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

Ann
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Big Confusion, HIV is like a Mystery.
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2013, 11:51:19 am »
I had several test after my first risk. The first test was after 15 days , 1 month, 2 months, 3 months and 4 months. All the result were negative. I had the Antibody test ( CMIA) and NAT (Nucleic Acid test)  test too .  My risk was that I did the protected sex but while opening the condom my finger were having vaginal fluid so i realized that and wash my hand and put on the same condom.  Now I am  experiencing some symptom after 4 months  like
1) I have headache almost everyday in different part of my head during the day but I can sleep well. Its not mild , Its Painful, And I am taking neurontein nowadays. Is it possible that Hiv can affect the brain like this in 4 months? Its creating problem in my normal day life too? I was completely fine before 4 months.
2) My finger skin is dry and scaly after 4 months. Is it due to HIV?
3) I don't feel really hungry like 4 months ago. Do the HIV Infected people do not feel hungry?
4) My tongue is white too. I have too clean my tongue everyday with toothbrush and paste.It looks almost pink but by the end of the day it looks white again. Is it due to HIV ?
5) Is there any other STD which can affect the Brain and Digestive system so rapidly?
6) My weight was 76 at the time of risk now it is 86 kg. Can a HIV Person gain the weight or the weight return to normal weight?
7) And The last question "Who should I contact , a neurologist, a gyanegologist, infectious doctor or HIV doctor?
Like you said we should check for other STD too.
So I had checked for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis too. Results for all these were negative also. Is there any other STD which needs to be checked left according to my symptoms?

Plz answer all these all these question .  I am really worried. Thank you for your time.

 

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Re: Big Confusion, HIV is like a Mystery.
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2013, 12:32:36 pm »
Hi Tom , you are HIV conclusively negative and the vaginal the fluids women secrete when excited are not infectious so you did NOT have a risk to begin with .

Your symptoms are not from HIV so go to the doc and see whats making you feel sick .

We can not diagnose whats making you feel sick so all of your questions have been addressed , you do not have HIV and the test at 3 months confirmed it .
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Re: Big Confusion, HIV is like a Mystery.
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2013, 01:50:01 pm »
Tom,

I've merged your new thread into your original thread - where you should post all your additional thoughts or questions. It helps us to help you when you keep everything in one thread. It doesn't matter how long it has been since you last posted in your thread or if the subject matter is different.

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As you've been repeatedly told, you did NOT have a risk for hiv infection in the first place.

Even if you did have a risk (YOU DID NOT HAVE A RISK), you are conclusively hiv negative.

YOU DO NOT HAVE HIV!

There's no mystery to any of it.

If you feel unwell, see a doctor. A GP (general practitioner) will do and if he or she feels you need a consultation with a specialist, he or she will refer you. We cannot do any of that for you here.

While there might be something wrong (or there may not be), whatever is going on has NOTHING to do with hiv. Stop concentrating on an illness you could not and do not have and go find out what - if anything other than your own paranoia - is the actual problem. Whatever that may be, it is NOT hiv.

Ann
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HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

 


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