Hi there I just wondering if you could
take a minute and give me some suggestions
or help.
I think im hiv positive but am not sure
i had unprotected sex about 2 and a half
years ago I was 16 and the women I had sex
was 23, I keep thinking if she has given
me it I was really stupid just did not
even think about it even though the last
time I done it I swore I would not do it
again,
for the last 8months I have been having
symptoms of hiv.
The symptoms just started like someone
turning on a tap I think maybe the
tiredness may have started earlier because
this is hard to tell, you can make a
hundred excuses for being tired. Anyway
it started with just a full week of bad
diarrhea but apart from that feeling
perfectly fine, soon after I started
getting a dry cough which was pretty bad I
was coughing all the time actually and
went to see the doctor about it, and she
could see no problem, about a month later
the night sweats came, waking up soaking
in the middle of the night. Thats when I
got very worried and contact my doctor.
My doctor took blood samples looking for
blood count information and testing for
diabetes both came back fine,
i was getting really worried about the
whole thing and was starting to get pretty
scared about it being hiv and did not tell
my doctor as I felt I was not ready,
soon after this my symptoms changed in a
big way my dry cough stopped the night
sweats just stopped out of the blue. My
diarrhea changed from being full diarrhea
to still needing the toilet when I eat but
most of the time it is solid but I still
got loose stools sometimes.
I was quite relived when this happened but
the loose stools or urge to go to the
toilet was still there, and on my mind.
I then one day I just decided that I would
go up and get tested for all sexual
infections I felt I had to just to put my
mind at rest, the doctor said that
everything looked fine and took tests
including the hiv test.
After about two weeks of thinking they are
going to phone me and tell me the bad news
I received a letter clearing me of all
diseases, this was a massive relief, but
that sadly was short lived.
My symptoms are still here but they are
now feeling tired no energy,weak muscles,
blisters on my tongue, tremors of arms and
muscles, rashes, bloating,memory loss, and
I seem to have very warm hands and they
sweat at my fingertips,
i have lost faith in my doctor as he
basically does not know, I know I should
speak to my family but I don't want to get
them worried, I cant seem to think about
my future without the hiv thing popping
into my thoughts, im only 19 now and its
really getting me down I have tested
negative but still have all the symptoms
and cant seem to see anyother disease or
virus that it might be,
any help plz will be much appreciated
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Ally
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 77 Location: California
Posted: 03-23-05 19:59pm
I think you should just get tested ....
Because I thought I had hiv/aids but I was
just paranoid so I went to a clinic for
free testing around my area and mine came
out negative. I think you should just do
it get it done and over with so you can
have those weights lifted off your
shoulders knowing if you have it or not ,
than worrying .
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mike101
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: 03-23-05 20:33pm
You maybe suffering from chronic fatigue
syndrome (cfs) which is still very
difficult for many doctors to identify.
Some of the less well documented symptoms
of cfs include heavy night sweats which
normally start and then end abruptly.
The general feeling of weakness you
describe alone with the opportunistic
problems such as mouth ulcers/blisters are
all quite consistent with cfs.
You may like to do a search on cfs and
compare it to your situation.
Mike
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-27-05 19:39pm
Yes, but keep in mind...Chronic fatigue
syndrome is just an invented condition
which doctors diagnose when they really
don't know what is wrong with you. It is
not a proven condition. Has no causes or
cures. Same with fibromyalgia (and I
think I spelled that wrong.) it is a
condition, no doubt, but they don't really
know what it is or anything about it.
People diagnosed with cfs or fibro..
Could have various conditions but we just
don't know anything about them or how to
treat them, so they are given a common
diagnosis.
Hopefully, you are just suffering from the
symptoms of what they call chronic fatigue
syndrome and nothing else. To set your
mind at ease, just get tested. If it is
hiv you can live a long life, but you have
to start treating it early. The longer
you wait to see if that is even what you
have, the more risk you are of becoming
very ill.
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Finess150
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Probability Posted: 04-09-05 07:14am
Please remember that each episode of
vaginal intercourse with an hiv positive
person, carries around 1-3% chance of
being infected. So the odds are very much
in your favour, since from what you say,
it only happened once. Imagine a
roullette wheel. If you put a chip on a
number, the chances of your chosen number
coming up are 1 in 36. Do it enough times
and your number will come up. But spin
the wheel only once, and the chances are
you'll lose your chip.
Good luck.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-16-05 17:41pm
Well, maybe, but.....Look how many people
have sex with an hiv infected person only
once and become infected? Once is all it
takes, and that is what matters.
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Finess150
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Risks Posted: 04-18-05 05:05am
You are completely right, and perhaps I
didn't make myself clear. Yes, the risk
each time is small, but this does not mean
you shuld not be aware of it. Using
condoms is vital in every single case.
Many people do become infected the first
time. All I was trying to do was to put
the worrier's mind at some ease about the
single encounter he had.
