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Sore Throat and Mouth Sores the Recur
#39036 - 08/29/02 04:57 PM
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Hello would anybody have some insight for me, I had an exposure to HIV 9 months ago. Tested negative to HIV 1/2. The exposure came from a women from sex worker from korea, since then I just haven't felt right. Lots of strange symptoms. So I test for HIV once a month up until 9 months and had a RNA-PCR test done at 3 months. Also at three months I got tested for all other STD's Negative. Should I move on from this, have i been infected with a rare subtype, I have been very stressed, would stress cause me not to make antibodies. I had a WBC count at 4 months post exposure and my wbc were 4.2 which i believe is low. I can't seem to get a specialist where I live to help me. Please Advise. I rarely got sick before this experience, now I feel like my immune system is tumbling
Thanks Brian
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Stress won't keep you from making antibodies, but stress CAN and DOES cause physical sypmtoms that many people on this board mistake for HIV infection.
You don't need to see an HIV specialist. They are doctors for people that are infected. They have the training and expertise needed to help those infected. It doesn't take training and expertise for a doctor to order an ELISA for a patient. If after a patient should test positive, then they would need a specialist, but someone who is negative certainly doesn't need one.
You have tested enough! You should go out and celebrate not being infected.
Let's say the doctors found a cyst on your liver. Could be cancerous, could be nothing. Now let's say you had to wait and worry for 3 months to have a test done to see what was happening. Let's say you got your test results back on that and it show the cyst to be nothing dangerous.
Wouldn't you go out and celebrate the fact you had good health? Why is it people can't do the same thing when they receive the very EXCELLENT news that they are negative when they have tested for HIV?
Jackie
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Jake in Newyork
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I'm not a doctor and don't claim to be but when your body is weak your engery level is the fisrt to drop and then you get ill more often. Sounds like your just a bit phobic about the idea of hiv. I have seen many people die from AIDS and they get really sick Like I mean bedridden. So ya realax it its sounds like nothing to me.
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Thank you for your response. So you folks think I should, move on and that I am done testing, and I have covered my basis in regards to HIV testing
Thanks Brian
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Brian
I really dont think any testing from this point on is going to give you any answers. There are lots of us with weird symptoms, and swear that we were never like this before the encounter in question. I think this could very well be true, but none of us have become ill to the point of being on our deathbed and none of us have come down with PCP or something yet. None of us have tested positive for HIV. So you can hang your hat on that. (sounds easier than it is, I know)
The best advice I can think of that really helped me was to get a hobby. I got an older car and began to work on it. Now I was diagnosing the car's problems on the internet every night, instead of my own. Tens of doctors told me I had nothing to worry about, but when you are so convinced, that means nothing you think they are lying to you.
Stop looking at your labs for a while, and try and LIVE FOR EACH DAY. I know how hard this sounds and I slip all the time back into the STD thinking. Unless somebody figures this out, Stress WILL make it worse.
Hopefully this helps some, I only say all this because Ive been there (still somewhat am) and it really sucks. It can stop your life completely. The good news is you can get over this thing!!
-uhoh
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Thank you all for your kind words and advice, and I am listening to what you all have to say. I actually really do need a hobby, and maybe a little mental help too. It's amazing to me, the kind people out there that have been through this, taking time to offer advice and kind words.
I appreciate it.
Brian
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