Test in six weeks to confirm your HIV status, and get vaccinated against HPV, Hepatitis & B. Start using condoms, correctly and consistently, with no exceptions and if you do restart PrEP make sure to take it correctly for it to offer an additional layer of HIV prevention.
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parysUK:
Hi All I really would appreciate some answers . 16th of August I came down with very strange illness and sypmtoms after some unprotected anal sex on the 4th (I was Top ) in the 13th I was bottom and 15/08 I was bottom . I know sypmtoms are very tricky and we need to not judge by it unless they are bluntly obvious . On the 17th August I woke up with bad fever and shakes no sore throat or rash just pains all over and bad fever that lasted 2 days and since then we are 27/september I’m still not well at all . Obviously I connected the dots in my head and on the 19th August went to my sexual clinic for check up and also Had full blood screen with my GP on the 29 August all full blood count and CRP protein , all normal . My testing 20th August baseline test Him 4th gen from the vain all negative In the meantime I went absolutely crazy with fear completely lost it . 21/08 INSTI rapid negative 23/08 INSTI rapid Negative 28/08 INSTI rapid Negative 29/08 rapid cassette test from Higgins trust negative 31/08 INSTI rapid negative 2/09 Lab 4th gen test finger blood sample send to the lab (Fettle service ) negative 6/09 lab 4th gen test at my sexual clinic blood from the vein . Negative 11/09 INSTI rapid negative 15/09 INSTI rapid negative 21/09 INSTI rapid negative (37 days after last contact 15/08 ) Today I had results from sending blood sample to the PREVENTX They use 4th gen assay Ag/Ab and p24 that test simultaneity for ab and p24 and give separate results for boath All Negative 41 Days after exposure How confident I can feel it’s all ok 😩??? I have last test scheduled at my locat heart clinic for the 30th of September exactly 45 days as uk guidance so I’m only short 4 days Is my 41 is likely to stay the same ? I’m only asking as I’m still not well got a swollen lymph node on my neck and very small one behind my ear that hurts Some people say even if it’s 4th gen test blood send to the lad from finger it’s not as accurate as it’s not from the vain I’m so exhausted of that journey and mentally I’m completely done I would really appreciate some views and answers please
Jim Allen:
So the 4th you had condomless intercourse. On the 13th and 15th of August you also had condomless intercourse.
I presume you were not taking PrEP?
Instead of waiting to test you started the merry-go-round of useless rapid testing and it didn't help and means nothing and 41 dys afterwards you sent off a flinger prick blood sample, equally pointless. You don't live in a resource poor region of the world and it's a national health service system.
Go to the clinic and get a proper STI and HIV screening, make sure they are aware of your last exposure date.
Jim Allen:
--- Quote ---16th of August I came down with very strange illness --- End quote ---
--- Quote ---On the 17th August I woke up with bad fever and shakes no sore throat or rash just pains all over and bad fever that lasted 2 days and since then we are 27/september I’m still not well at all . --- End quote ---
Nothing to do with HIV whatsoever.
If your results from the clinic are nonreactive I recommend you discuss starting daily PrEP with them for peace of mind going forward, condoms usage and consider talking to a therapist as freaking out over sex and panicking isn't healthy or happy