[Question #12790] MSM Oral Sex on Prep Follow Up
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Doctors, I anticipate your disappointment that I have returned so soon, and apologize in advance. I have occasional receptive oral sex with men of unknown status, so I started Descovy for daily Prep in mid-Dec 2024. I take it daily without missing doses. On Feb 11, I took my 3-month test through MISTR so that I could continue my prescription and it was negative. I got sick on Feb 28 with a fever followed by a sore throat that was not severe and a dry cough. I went to the doctor on Mar 1 and they prescribed augmentin 875 and a cough medicine. The fever of 101 went down to the 99 range and stayed around for a few days. Within a day or so of starting Augmentin, I developed oral thrush (red spots covered in white film) that made everything taste different and had 7-8 mouth ulcers pop up simultaneously. I also had several sores develop on my face that were not herpetic and not on my lips/mouth. They have mostly healed along with the mouth ulcers. It's now Mar 15 and my dry cough has gotten intense and the sore throat is still present. I am getting tested again today, but I completed an Oraquick test yesterday that was negative. I haven't slept more than a couple hours a night in 2 weeks.
5 months ago
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So many other seemingly reputable sites (The Body, HIV I-base) say things that contradict the advice you provide. I have also read hundreds of questions submitted here.
Is it still the case that no one has ever returned HIV-positive that has asked about their symptoms here? Is it correct that you can't have ARS symptoms while on anti-hiv medication like Prep as I read elsewhere here? Am I correct that if I had actual ARS with all these symptoms that the oraquick test would have been positive?
5 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
5 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
5 months ago
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