Is White Tongue An Ars Symptom

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Question regarding the white patch on tongue

Posted by shuda, 1 Reply

I dont know as yet if I am HIV +ve or -ve. I have a white streak along the sides my tongue and it is not painful. It can be scraped away easily and I have removed it. I dont have any other symptoms. I have a habit of chewing tongue and cheek.
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ARS Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Has anybody aware of ARS symptoms continuing into 9th weeks. As night mild night sweats and terrible naussea during the night and during the day. Soar joints and neck with painfull glands.

Keep testing and all comes negative (Elisa 4 and 7 weeks, p24... Read more »

Is this ars Symptom? did i pass the seroconversion

Posted by merci225, 3 Replies

I had sex with a girl. We kept contact, and couple of days, she contacted me saying that she was HIV + and that i had to test.

We were not under the unflence of any drugs. She gave me fellation and our genitals were rubing. I had body fluids on my... Read more »

ARS in 7 days? Repeating symptoms?

Posted by packersman, 2 Replies

A little background: I'm a straight male who had an unprotected one-night-stand with a girl I met in a club seven weeks ago. I don't know her status or have any way of contacting her. Following the encounter, I had the following symptoms. The days... Read more »

ARS with unilateral symptoms? or stress and worry?

Posted by nickywick, 1 Reply

Dr. Bob,
( or anyone who is versed in this stuff. Looking for a professional opinion please:)

The past month and a half has been very strange and I wanted to get some good opinions on here. I know ARS symptoms are unreliable and testing is the only... Read more »

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ARS SYMPTOMS OR ADVANCED HIV SYMPTOMS?

Ill went in Bahrain last April 31, 2009 to May 1, 2009 (one night only) Meet two Chinese prostitutes in the bar. Invite them to our room. 1st Chinese Prostitutes 1.Blowjob with condom, inserted the finger with her dry vagina. What is the risk for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Sounds like you had a very busy night in Bahrain!Responding to your specific questions:First Chinese Prostitute:1.Nonexistent assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not break and that the skin on your fingering finger was also... Read more »

ARS symptoms and testing

Hallo doctorI am really aware of being some sort of rare case. 14 days after my exposure I had ARS symptoms including high fever, muscle pain, fatigue, because I thought my exposure was safe enough I did not tested. After 5 month I realized white...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Ales."Some sort of rare case?" Nah. Actually you're just another extremely common case of a "worried well." You may be "pretty sure about (your) false negative" HIV tests, but I'm absolutely certain... Read more »

ARS symptoms? help! donation donation donation

Hifirst I want to say that you totally rock, you are a real inspiration in so many ways, it's like I've found a friend and a role model all at once! Even if I do test positive you are a big example of how to live.I am about to get myself...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Terrified and Alone in the Great White North,First off, I agree with being suspicious of that "suspicious person" who claims she always uses condoms, but then decides to take you for a wild ride before you're properly dressed... Read more »

PLEASE POST! Woo-hoo to the worried well, from someone with nearly EVERY single ARS symptom out there.

This letter goes to all of you (yes, you) worried wells out there frantically googling your symptoms. I know who you are. I am one of you. Or at least I was, until today.I had unprotected sex with a friend five times three months ago. He's a...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:This is GREAT! Thank you for sending this in. It is true. The mind is a very powerful thing. The mind, combined in an internet search engine can wreak havoc on just about anyone.I'm glad that everything worked out.In health,Richard... Read more »

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