HIV after intercourse ??? Posted: 06-02-08 16:50pm
I had intercourse on May 12 and I asked my
partner (who's 39 years old, has a kid,
divorced) to wear a condom, he did it, but
afterwards I saw that the condom was on
THE BED!! I don't know if it "fell down"
somehow, or if he took it off...
I don't know.
I freaked out but he seemed to be calm,
told me I should take the morning after
pill (as my 1st worry was pregnancy)...
I gotta say I shaved that day and felt
something itching by the external area of
my vagina when my partner came, which
lasted some 3 days. I don't know if that
could mean an infection was entering my
body...
The pill made me feel very sick, with
severe headache, nausea and diarrhea since
I took the 2nd pill. Also shortness of
breath and changes in the heart beat
frequency (that was the next morning
aready).
After some 5 days, I felt better, and
after some other days I got much worse
than I was before. Symptoms were back and
worse: nausea, diarrhea, lack of appetite,
weakness, shortness of breath,
stomachache, and I don't know if it was
'cause I was in the beach with changes in
the weather all the time, but my throat
got a little sore, sinusitis, some coughs,
stiff neck, (and then after some days I
don't know if I'm just nervous, but I
think my neck glands are hurting a little,
and my neck is a little swollen..?)...
maybe it was only the cold sea water where
I surfed for hours??
I experienced night sweats twice. They
made me freak out and think I could have
HIV.
Then, for some days, I woke up with my
eyes very swollen, as if they had been
punched... but nothing wrong, except for
pain in the eyes, and vision a little
blurred which are getting better.
My blood tests are all normal, but it's
been a few weeks since the "episode", and
I had been alone for ages before that
"episode" with that guy.
I just started to have more appetite
although some symptoms are still there.
Could these be the 1st symptoms of HIV?
Is there anyone who has it and could tell
what you felt when you 1st noticed it?
Can those be symptoms of side effects of
the morning-after pill?
I'll get tested again in 3 months, but I'm
thinking about this everyday..... help
me!!!
* NOTES:
I've passed through a period of menopause
for almost a year, when I had a shot of
zoladex 10.8 to control ovarian cysts, I
don't know if this helps...
** I had a nose surgery on 29 January and
my nose still didn't recover well, so
maybe it can be something associate to it?
Am I hypochondriac? I don't know.. I'm
worried!!
Please, let me know your experience and
opinion, THANK YOU!!
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motherofhighspiritedones
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Posted: 06-07-08 14:18pm
Okay you would not be getting symptoms of
HIV right after an exposure. The morning
after pill causes most of those symptoms.
However I would go get my heart checked
out if I were you. HIV has a six month
window so just because you tested negative
now doesn't mean much but I doubt you have
it. The condom could have caused the
itching. Or you may have had a small tear
near your vaginal opening...those itch
horrendously when they are healing. If you
are going through menopause then that
might explain the night sweats, the
surgery on your nose could affect your
breathing or you may just have a simple
sinus infection. If I was in your shoes, I
would go to my GP and let him know what is
going on. I would also get another HIV
test done six months from now. But please
don't stress out over this too much. To
me, honestly it sounds like the condom
fell off. It can happen. So just be safe
and get a followup HIV test in six months
if you are really worried.
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thank you Posted: 06-10-08 14:25pm
Thank you for your response.
Yes, I'll surely get tested again - after
3 and 6 months - I want to be sure what's
going on. Now I started having a horrible
sore throat and a kind of weird rash (that
affects mostly the scalp, although it's
also in the chest and back....)
The rash doesn't itch too much, as the
vagina didn't itch too much for that time
I mentioned above. Maybe the rash is
caused by too much stress.....?
I'll try to get tested for general STDs,
none of the doctors I saw asked tests
yet!! (and they don't like when I ask them
that!!)
I'll visit other doctors, maybe I'll find
ONE will be kind and ask tests.
