Worried about HIV
Hi everyone so im really worried im a man who has sex with women but 2 weeks ago high on cocaine i hooked up with another male we didnt have sex but we both performed oral on eachother im worried because i brushed my teeth right before and i dont know this persons sexual history he told me he has sex with men and women he didnt ejaculate in my mouth but some of it got on my face and on my lips and im worried some got in my mouth. its too early to test for hiv but iv done a blood test 12 days after just incase then will re test but im driving myself crazy iv got a spot on the back of my leg and have convinced myself its hiv rash can someone please give me some advice im new to this and dont know what to do
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Here's a few examples below of you having HIV BUT I would say it is highly unlikely you will get it but you have done the right thing with getting a blood test done to see if you may caught it, they might repeat it in about 6 months just to make sure, it's more manageable these days with medication compared to when HIV first came out. The rash might be caused by something else...?
Some people infected by HIV get a flu-like illness within 2 to 4 weeks after the virus enters the body. This stage may last a few days to several weeks. Some people have no symptoms during this stage.
Possible symptoms include:
Fever.
Headache.
Muscle aches and joint pain.
Rash.
Sore throat and painful mouth sores.
Swollen lymph glands, also called nodes, mainly on the neck.
Diarrhea.
Weight loss.
Cough.
Night sweats.
These symptoms can be so mild that you might not notice them. However, the amount of virus in your bloodstream, called viral load, is high at this time. As a result, the infection spreads to others more easily during primary infection than during the next stage.
Some people infected by HIV get a flu-like illness within 2 to 4 weeks after the virus enters the body. This stage may last a few days to several weeks. Some people have no symptoms during this stage.
Possible symptoms include:
Fever.
Headache.
Muscle aches and joint pain.
Rash.
Sore throat and painful mouth sores.
Swollen lymph glands, also called nodes, mainly on the neck.
Diarrhea.
Weight loss.
Cough.
Night sweats.
These symptoms can be so mild that you might not notice them. However, the amount of virus in your bloodstream, called viral load, is high at this time. As a result, the infection spreads to others more easily during primary infection than during the next stage.
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