[Question #342] Desperately scared
109 months ago
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Dear Doctor,
I am very concerned now over this incident. On November 24th I was at the mall and I had a fresh cut on my lip from biting (nervous habit) and peeling my lips in the cold weather. I went to the bathroom to try to stop this bleeding with a tissue and I think water. I then walked out with it exposed and I am sure the bleeding was still active. This is the most unlucky thing ever but this is exactly what happened. As I was walking out a man, who was either mixed race or African American (just so you know background) pretty close to me let out an enormous sneeze without covering his mouth at all (I mean enormous) and the secretions went right onto me including on my mouth. I saw a significant bit of white clear stuff on my mouth which I went to wash off right after. I was in a daze so I don’t know how well I did this. Two days later I started with fatigue and mouth ulcers, including a mouth ulcer under my tongue. The symptoms only got worse and I have Never been so tired . Muscle aches, especially legs just general weak not leaving bed for the duration of at least ten days. Having to Force myself to do anything. I have had shooting pains in legs, hands and arms. Loss of appetite and also now weight. Then sore throat started after two weeks from the incident. Burning sore throat and chest. Extremely severe. This has been the sorest throat I have ever known. My fatigue is improving but I am still sick. Also Intermittent nausea. Insomnia. A very stiff neck and some pain in one side in my ribs. I have had some white stuff on my tongue, which has also felt irritated, and for a day or so had a small blood spot on the floor of my mouth. My stool is also not normal, but pellet like. There has been no fever (possibly low grade though) and no rash. I have had CBC done which came back normal. How likely was it I contracted hiv? Does it enhance the risk that I went to the bathroom and possibly wet the cut just before etc? I have really never been this ill and all I want to do now is cry. I was sick enough to go to the doctors four times during this and none of them could diagnose an illness – just something viral and red throat. I have felt so incredibly weak. I am worried and sad because I have kids etc in mind for my future. Of course, I will be tested but I am very depressed now.
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
109 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
109 months ago
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109 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
109 months ago
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