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Author Topic: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help  (Read 3549 times)

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i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« on: January 07, 2014, 01:53:26 pm »
on November 15th, i had a vaginal sex with a prostitute. it was protected sex. i use condoms. i didn't ejaculate as it wasn't enjoyable and no erection. it last for like around 3 to 5 minutes. after two week, i started to have almost all the symptoms of hiv.i m so much worried that i got hypertension and started taking blood pressure pills after doctor's consultation. m really scared..scared of going for test too..m i infected??

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Re: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2014, 03:14:48 pm »
on November 15th, i had a vaginal sex with a prostitute. it was protected sex. i use condoms. i didn't ejaculate as it wasn't enjoyable and no erection. it last for like around 3 to 5 minutes. after two week, i started to have almost all the symptoms of hiv.i m so much worried that i got hypertension and started taking blood pressure pills after doctor's consultation. m really scared..scared of going for test too..m i infected??
You never had an exposure and you do not need testing. Whatever is causing your symptoms has nothing to do with HIV.

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Re: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2014, 11:34:25 pm »
thank you rod for easing my worried. it Worth a lot to me. there is one more thing i want to confirm. i.e from one of the site i came across how to count our cd4 and cd c8 if i know my total WBC and % of lymphocytes it goes like this :
Total Count as reported is 8000 cells/ccm .
Differential count - Lmphocyte is 30%
Therefore the absolute lymphocyte count is 30% of 8000 = 2400 cells (lymph)
Of the Lymphocytes 80% are T cell % while 20% are B Cell .
Thus 80% of 2400 = 1920 (T cell) and 20% of 2400 = 480 (B Cell)
Of the total T Cell - 60% are T4 cells ------CD4 Cells.
Therefore 60% of 1920 = 1152 cells are CD4
Of the total T Cell - 30% are T8 cells ------CD8 Cells
Therefore 30% of 1920 = 576 cells are CD8
so as per my recent blood test for hypertension taken on 19th dec my total WBC is 6900 per CU.mm. and my lymphocytes is 30% so it means my CD4 count is 993.6. does it means that i m not infected right?

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Re: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 11:39:59 pm »
You did not have a risk so naturally you were not infected in this incident .

ALTHOUGH YOU DO NOT NEED HIV TESTING AT THIS TIME for this incident , 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 STDs 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!

You had protected sex so quit worrying that you were infected with HIV that way, it did not happen and you can safely move on now .   
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Re: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 12:00:08 am »
thank you jeff..that was the worst mistake that i have made in my life..thank you lord for making me realising my mistake. i wont do it again and jeff if you have knowledge about the calculation then please let me know if i can rely on my calculation.. thank you and praise the lord

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Re: i have all the symptoms of hiv and i m so worried..please help
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 12:22:46 am »
Thanks . No risk is just that ... You didn't get HIV from this incident . I don't know how much clearer I can make it .
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