10 days ago , a got a blow job by a girl I
didn't knew. With her teeth she irritated
my skin but I saw no blood. I quickly
went to wash it and squeezed it but saw no
blood either. Also no blood in my
underwear (when I got home) whatsoever.
But my skin was red , very irritated.
Anyway the next day I freaked out , I
started reading about early symptoms of
hiv and now I think I am having them. The
5 th day after the episode , I got
diarrhea, frequent headaches(especially in
the back of my head) and a feeling of a
lump in my throat. I have to say that I
am really stressed about this and these
symptoms may be due to anxiety. What do
you think ? I have been to some doctors
these days and they all told me that my
chances of getting infected that way ( one
blowjob, nothing else) are very little,
but I am still very worried. Of course I
don't know if the girl has it , but I am
searching for the possibility that she has
passed it to me. Am I at great risk ?
Of course I am going to get tested in a
few months, but I am too stressed over
this. :(
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Good Advise
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 105
Relax! Posted: 05-26-05 16:04pm
You had a bj. I wish you many more bj's.
It was just a bj. Now relax!
Regarding hiv, sure that it is a very
serious condition. Hiv may be the
biggest inconvenience in your life.
However, i'm going to stick with my
instinct here and say to you the
following. It will snow in miami before
you catch hiv from what you described.
Your symptoms are indicative of hiv-fear,
not hiv. You are having symptoms of
anxiety. You have nothing to worry
about. However, let your fear control
your conscience in the future. Make sure
that you always have protected
intercourse. Circumstances due to lust
could create other potential problems and
exposures.
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Finess150
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 191 Location: Kent, UK
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In Support of Good Advise Posted: 05-26-05 21:20pm
Yes, once again good advise lives up to
the name. Just to consolidate the point,
the risk is minimal at best.
In addition, symptoms of early hiv will
not appear only five days after the
infection. It takes longer than this.
I am fully confident that you did not
become infected with hiv in this way.
What is most important to remember that
when recieving oral sex, the only fluid
you are usually exposed to is saliva from
the other person (ie. It is not usual
that blood will be present). Saliva does
not transmit hiv - fact.
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oldboy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 05-28-05 11:39am
Thanks for the advice and for the nice
thoughts. I hope you are saying what you
are saying not for just making me feel
better , but because this is your opinion.
I know for a fact, that the test is the
only way to know for sure. Do you think
I should get tested at three months and
then again in six months? Somedays, I
am feeling fine and other anxiety takes
over and symptoms appear. I hope
everything goes ok, it's very important
for me to have people say that I 'm
propably healthy. Thanks again.
Ps: to good advice : I am from europe and
I don't know about the weather in miami.
So I hope it doesn't snow there often :p
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Finess150
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 191 Location: Kent, UK
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Anxiety Or Aids Posted: 05-29-05 08:17am
I'm glad that you're feeling better about
things. Please rest assured that I would
never simply say encouraging words to make
someone feel better. That would be
entirely irresponsible. I discuss each
problem based on the facts, so if a
situation is high risk, I will say so.
Likewise, as in your situation, I will
acknowledge low-risk scenarios and attempt
to explain exactly why it is low-risk,
based on medical research. It is only in
this way that people can be truly
knowledgeable about the hiv problem.
As for testing, I would suggest that one
test at three months will be entirely
sufficient. However, if you feel more
comfortable taking a second test at six
months for your own reassurance, this will
do no harm. After that point, where i'm
sure you will recieve a second negative
result, it is very important for your
mental well-being that you let the issue
go and get on with your life.
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