I know I mentioned I wouldn't worry about this, but I wanted to follow up as I got sick. I am currently on day 21 of pep. On day 12/13 post exposure mentioned in question #11745, I had an ulcer on my inner cheek. I have gotten ulcers at the same location before long time ago. On day 20/21, I had a fever. I went into work today (21st day), and in the evening I was feeling unwell and took my temperature orally (under the tongue). I tried it 3 times. First time 99.9 degrees, then 101 degrees and 100.7 degrees. Maybe because I was at work and it was a hot day, it elevated my fever. I have have leg pain as well. Joints and bone. I also wanted to give more context. I contacted the woman the condom broke with and she mentioned she gets tested every 3 months and was willing to share med status but would not say her medication status (like prep). However I mentioned about the condom breaking and how I was concerned and she said it was getting weird and blocked me. So she didn't have a chance to confirm her status. To be fair, it might have been her boyfriend answering the messages. I also forgot to mention in my previous post that the condom broke when I changed positions. I moved from missionary after 15 mins to doggy style. While inserting my penis, it broke while inside her vagina and I pulled out immediately.  Questions:

1. Oh good grief. You were exposed to covid and have typical symptoms. Get tested for it. And no, it is not possible you have ARS.

2. Yes, if you had ARS an HIV antibody test would have to be positive.

3. Taking PEP drugs for 2 days more or less makes no difference. Dr. Hook's advice to complete 30 days treatment was just common sense advice to take it as prescribed. It doesn't matter if this is slightly different than your doctor's advice to stop two days earlier. 

Follow your doctor's advice about your current symptoms, PEP duration, and future testing. This forum does not provide medical care or direct medical advice.

Good luck--   HHH, MD

I talked with the clinic I got the pep and they don't think it is related to the medication and asked me to continue my pep regimen.

Also thank you for saying that it is not possible to have ARS symptoms while taking anti-HIV drugs. I heard conflicting information on the internet that it could happen. So that puts my mind at ease.

That concludes this thread. Please note the forum policy against repeated questions on the same topic. This being your second about this exposure, your risk of HIV and PEP, it will have to be your last. Thank you for your understanding. I do hope the two discussions have been helpful.