Does HIV Symptoms Reappear 6 Months After Exposure

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hiv- after six months exposure to hiv+ person's fluids with many many symptoms,desparate and suicidal

Hi Micheal and thank you for being so wonderfull , supporting people and coping with this horrible disease. I want to apologise in advance for the long e-mail.I am gay a and a paranoid Jew (from your family name, I guess you know what I am talking...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

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HIV Ghost Reappears...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Basically, to make the story short:
Has protected vaginal intercourse and unprotected oral sex (I received not gave) from a girl who did IV drugs.
She got tested (to quell my worries) about 4 days after the encounter and tested negative for HIV.
But... Read more »

HIV neg at 6 months. LOADS OF SYMPTOMS !

Posted by KitG, 3 Replies

Apologies for the sensationalist title but I though it would grab the attention of people who might find this useful eg. Chris, uhohblita. It's also the title of my first ever post here:

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HIV neg at 6 months. LOADS OF... Read more »

10 months post possible exposure-please help

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Pains in inner thighs, acheing armpits (but no swelling) feeling weak, diarreah. Incident was non protected vaginal insertive. Is it my mind? Read more »

My last exposure was 7 months ago...

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

My last exposure was over 7 months ago, a few months ago I came
down with, thrush, swollen glands all over and great fatigue. I
have had 3 HIV ELISA tests, 3 DNA PCRS and one Viral Load PCR all
Negative.....Does anyone have any suggestions or... Read more »

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