[Question #6325] High risk exposure pep plz help
67 months ago
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Jj
H ello, im male 31 I had a unprotected BJ receptive and giving and receptive anal sex unprotected for 10 minutes with edjaculation the person was uncircumsized gay male unknown status. No way of contacting him as it was a one night stand. Im normally straight and first expirience and didnt realise what danger i was in.
I went on pep at 60 hours. May have been to late as 3 days after pep started i had white excudate on my tonsils no swelling or pain. Then 5 days after starting pep 8 days post exposure i had these symptoms between 8th day till now 7weeks! Generalised lymph node swelling and pain behind knees, groin, lower back, spleen, armpits, under jaw, below ears, behind head (occipital) swelling lasted 3 days then went down and left me with throbbing pain in each location in all locations on and off and gradually got less and less over 6 weeks till now i only have pain in my armit nodes and occipital nodes. My tonsils have been swollen not massive for the entire 6 weeks and wont go down. They give pain in conjunction with the moving lymph pain. 9th day i had a severe headache like ive never had! sensitive to light and pain behind eyes and couldnt move my neck sideways for 1 day.
I had white stuff that smelt on my tounge for about a week near the start. No rash. I think i had fever for a few days but not sure. No fatigue really. After 7 weeks i still have mild pain in tonsils which are still slightly swollen and yesterday i had contant pain in my armit nodes. Im devastated.
Testing 4th gen Lab 2 days after pep - negative
4th gen Lab 1 1/2 week after pep - negative
Alere 4th gen combo finger prick test 2 weeks after pep - negative.
Do you think this is seroconversion? I have seen differing info on whether you can get ars symptoms while on pep. Some experts say you can if pep has failed.
If it was seroconversion has it been reduced in severity by the pep driving the viral load down which would exlain not such bad fatiuge and fever as my body has not had to battle so hard?
How reliable are my tests so far?
Im very worried and convinced i have contracted HIV from this stupid incident. What else could it be?
Has the pep stopped antibodys being produce so that the 2 week post pep test didnt pick it up?
I have not gone to work in 2 months due to the stress of this and the illness i have been feeling. If you could be very honest with me and if you have got any ideas that its not Hiv i would appreciate it.
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
67 months ago
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67 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
67 months ago
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67 months ago
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67 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
67 months ago
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67 months ago
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67 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
67 months ago
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67 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
67 months ago
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