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HIV Symptoms Posted: 06-15-07 00:30am
I've never used any needles, gotten
tattoos, or anything like that. I engaged
in intimate kissing with a girl who I
believe is still a virgin, however
recently ive been having many of the
symptoms of HIV. To start I have lost
weight but I believe that may be due to
smoking as nicotine is an appetite
suppressant. Just around two weeks ago
the lymph nodes in my neck got swollen and
it made swallowing extremely painful.
This swelling also came along with a fever
and dizziness. I went to the doctor and
got a blood test, throat culture test, and
urinalysis test. They all came back
normal, however I believe the blood test
was only checked for mononucleosis. The
swelling has gone down and my fever is
gone. I guess it doesn't sound quite so
bad but I am still very anxious about
this, any feedback would be greatly
appreciated.
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EklipseX
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Posted: 06-15-07 00:56am
I have also been getting the night sweats.
Should I get tested or should I give it
more time?
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EklipseX
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Posted: 06-15-07 01:51am
ive now noticed that the nodes in my
armpit and groin also feel swollen. Im
losing sleep over this. I realize that in
my case the chances are low, its the fact
that im experiencing all of these symptoms
its just scaring the living hell out of
me. im worried about getting tested for
fear of it being positive. oh man...
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EklipseX
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Posted: 06-15-07 09:54am
After a couple hours sleep I have relaxed
and realized that I am excessively
overreacting. I forgot to mention the
doctor said something about me having a
low white cell count, and thats it.
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 06-17-07 20:50pm
The only way to know if you have HIV is to
test for it. Your symptoms could mean
anything, so you cannot make assumptions
based on them. What you described are
symptoms of infection, so it could be any
type of infection. You can ask your
doctor for an HIV test or you can go to a
clinic. However, if you have not done
anything more than kissing, have not had
any tattoos, or done any needle drugs,
then your chances of having HIV are
extremely low.
