ARS At 10 Weeks And Sore Throat

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White Coating+sore throat+cough=ARS

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Its been 2 weeks today since exposure. I've been coughing and had a mild sore throat for the past week (dry cough). This morning woke up with white coating which rubbed off, but came back tonight. ARS? Read more »

sore throat for more than a week?!

Posted by leo1989, 1 Reply

Its been a little over a week that i've had this sore throat, I've developed a sore throat along with a fever 3 days after i had unprotected oral and receptive vaginal sex with an ex boyfriend. He says he's clean but now I'm worried that he's lying!... Read more »

Sore throat for almost 3 weeks!??!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've had a sore throat for almost 3 weeks now. I was given biaxin because they said it was a sinus infection. It did help, but now I've taken all there was of that prescription, and my sore throat is back!!!!!
Is this a bad "sign"?? Or do the ARS... Read more »

Is is possible to have ARS at 17 weeks?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is it possible to have symptoms of ARS at 17-18 weeks. I have never had a fever but have had a persistant sore throat for a few weeks and feeling muscle weakness? thanks for any responses

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SORE THROAT

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

It is 9 weeks that i have had a sore throat.(it started a week after exposure)its kind of unusual i feel a scratchy feeling mostly on the right side of my throat near my tonsils, kind of like something is stuck in there. ( no other symptoms) i have... Read more »

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sore throat for five weeks...please help!!!!

Hi Dr. Bob,First off, I am sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. And secondly, thank you for your help on this website.About a month ago I had a finger stick hiv test and it was negative. It was well beyond three months from a possible...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,A few facts:1.A negative HIV test beyond the window period trumps "symptoms" each and every time.2.You cannot get HIV infected by getting tested for HIV. (That would be really counterproductive, doncha think?)3.A negative test at four... Read more »

PEP and sore neck/ars (PEP AND THE NEED FOR HIV SPECIALIST 2008)

Hi Dr. BobI just finnished PEP (zodivudine, lamivudine, crixivan) a week ago. After taking PEP I had a couple side effects, tingling in the fingers, a tiny bit in the neck and toes an exhaustion. After a while I stated to have a lot of pain in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,As I have frequently stated in this forum, I recommend anyone who has had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) be followed by an HIV specialist. (See below.) It seems the vast majority of... Read more »

sore throat followed by rash

I am now 8 1/2 weeks past possible exposure. (receiving orally, no cum but do not know if there was precum.)Is it possible to have ars symptoms some time apart? I had a sore throat from week 4 to week 7 and it promptly dissapeared. I checked...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These are unanswerable questions. All is possible.... Read more »

sore throat

I have had many minor ars symptoms (most after my testing)and am the one who got tested at 3 weeks with p24 antigen and pcr which came back negative, but fear that hiv wasn't present in high enough detectable levels for the pcr due to acquiring...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I am not sure what slow seroconversion is. The original tests may have indeed been too early. You need to be retested.MH... Read more »

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