Is Lower Left Abdominal Pain An Hiv Symptom

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Patellar Pain on my left knee and lower abdomen ligament pain

Dear Doctor;Sice 5 months ago I am suffering severe pain in my left knee patellar tendon. Few weeks ago a pain started when in the lower abdomen (that intensifies when I play soccer). It's a superficial pain which drive my doctor to suspect...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Knee problems in athletes are very common and frequently frustrating. It would be unlikely that your HIV regimen would be directly related to your knee/abdominal complaints. KH... Read more »

Knee and abdominal Pain due to ARV's?

Hi Dr;I'm Adrian and 33 years old, 4 years positive and close to two years taking ARV's.... Read more »

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Abdominal and Back pain from Atripla

I've just started taking Atripla a few weeks ago and am suffering from lower back pain and... Read more »

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HELP - Abdominal pain question

Posted by solost, 1 Reply

Hey everyone, the past 3 weeks has been hell on earth for me and I understand the next couple of months will be the same. I've done quite enough research on hiv but I just wanted to hear from the perspective of others. I am 23 years old and a... Read more »

No ARS symptoms = lower chance of HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'd had a risky experience earlier this month. ARS, as I understand it, appears in the majority of cases (50-70%) of HIV infection within three to six weeks of infection.

I haven't noticed any flu-like symptoms. If I don't, does that mean that my... Read more »

Finger + Semen + HIV+Positive + Symptoms

Posted by Helpmeoutplz, 1 Reply

About 3 weeks ago I engaged in what I believed to be safe sex.

Before this encounter I was tested negative. I'm a guy, and met another guy and we did some things. He fingered me a while, and was really rough back there(anus). He also dipped his... Read more »

I've had EVERY symptom related to HIV so depressed

Posted by Anonymous, 21 Replies

Hey guys,

I've had practically every symptom in the past year and I'm hoping to God that it's something else because i'm scared to death to get tested to find out that I'm HIV positive. I've had white tongue, swollen lymph nodes in my throat,... Read more »

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