Tingling In Feet Worried It Could Be AIDS

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Anyone experiencing tingling on hands and feets?

Posted by ExWorryWart, 1 Reply

Sounds like it is pointless to worry about this particular symptom as per the professionals in this thebody.com website. So I am much relieved now
http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/Other/Q146454.html

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I am not imagining this but tingling hands/feets!!

Posted by ExWorryWart, 5 Replies

http://poz.com/articles/401_2446.shtml

How common is it to get it during 5-6 weeks of exposure? This is the only symptom that is consistent and not going away.. PLZ HELP
I had anxiety disorder earlier but never had tingling (unless during panic... Read more »

burning tingling in hands and feet

Posted by Worried12, 3 Replies

Me again.... now I have burning and tingling in my hands and feet some times. Is it all in my head? Its not even an HIV symptom is it? Is it even possible to not seroconvert until 5 months after exposure? I had a negative blood test at 3 months .... Read more »

Tingling in the arms ?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What is the tingling in the arms symptoms of HIV ? Read more »

numbness and tingling

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Jackie,Jade,Gregg,Gman,anyone know whats goin on with the tingling and numbing hands and fingers.As you all know ive had all the symptoms everyone else has, i thought i was the only one with this numbing problem but there seems to be more of this... Read more »

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Tingling in hands and feet/legs

Before I ask my question, I would like to take the time to praise the services you provide to the public. You are both very informative. My question is this, I have been feeling a tingling in my hands and feet/legs. I have not been tested for...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Very low % (< 5%).... Read more »

tingling feet and hands

hi doc. my feet and hands tingle at the time of my 4 month hiv test and it was - now 1 month later still tinglingcan this be hiv....

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Highly unlikely -- probably more due to anxiety than anything else.... Read more »

Tingling in feet and fingers

When recently giving blood at UCLA, I was told that there had been one confirmed and one unconfirmed case of HIV being passed through saliva. Have you heard anything about this?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.I have never seen or heard of any documented cases of HIV transmissionthrough saliva. The person at UCLA may have confused this with a case of HIVtransmission by a person getting bitten. There was one case of... Read more »

TINGLING...What's the Dilly Yo?

Hey Dr. Bob,What's the deal with everybody writing in about tingling hands and feet as symptoms? Is this some sort of symptom of ARS? Or does it happen later on with the onset of AIDS? Does it even happen at all??? People's questions on...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Oh I dont know, it seems to be the "symptom du jour" this month. Apparently someone read that someone heard that their neighbors best friends cousin, who might have HIV, had tingling hands and feet. Thats all it takes to set off a... Read more »

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