Hi there Dr, i was talking to You's a few weeks ago i just want to update you in short but comprehensively  what i went through & whats happening now. I also have a couple of questions. 

Also ontop of this another observation I've noticed with my body is i have erectile dysfunction. & I've lost alot of weight ( 14 pounds) coz im just not hungry enough to eat, & i normal eat quite abit as im a 35 yr old man. When my blood results come back in a few days i will post here & let you' s know the result hopefully it will all be clear/negative. 

Welcome back to the forum. I’m surprised you felt the need. The questions you ask above have been answered both by myself and Dr. Handsfield within the last few weeks. Repeating the questions will not change the answers. When symptoms are present due to recently acquired HIV or for that matter any other STI, tests are uniformly positive. You have been tested during the period which you were symptomatic and had negative tests this proves that your symptoms were not due to HIV or any other STI.  The window. For the development of symptoms from recently acquired HIV typically develop between one and three weeks following exposure. For symptoms of recently acquired HIV to occur and persist six weeks is virtually unheard of. Further, when recently acquired HIV cause symptoms, they do not come and go as your symptoms do.  You need to look for other reasons for your symptoms. I am completely confident that the tests that you had will come back negative and show that you were not infected by the virtually no risk exposure that you reported in the past post to myself add to Dr. Handsfield. ---

Thank you Dr Hook for you're reply i appreciate it i really do & i do absolutely 100%  listen to you & Dr handsfield & i even try reassure myself by telling myself the first test was negative when i had symptoms going on so it can't be hiv. But then my mind can work against me & say ' but what if this  & what if that' over thinking/reading into it. I know what you're saying about anxiety & stress it can cuase lots of symptoms including lack of appetite, tiredness, ect.. But theres definitely something not right about me as the test at the hospital indicated. The dr said there was definitely some sort of recent past infection & they could see the remnants of some kind of infection based on the test results maybe a viral infection? The Dr has arranged for bloods to be taken to look at a potential thyroid problem. At the moment my tounge has bad thrush/candida on it & 3 of 4 pimples on it, i did have diarrhea for a while but its gone now as have my joint pains, my rash on my hands & feet has gone to but left bad peeling skin on the soles & palms. Last night also i got a rash come up on my ankle & today its subsided to the point its pretty much gone! I know this extra info is probably not helpful or anything but i thought id just add it. I mentioned to dr handsfield before i had a previous infection for lyme in 2017 & i took around 6 months of antibiotics which i believe has ruined my gut flora/good bacteria & thats why i have a bad candida problem coming & going especially if stressed or worried. As i say these come & go symptoms are confusing to me i will await my sti blood results in a few days time & hopefully my results will be all clear & that will put this to bed once & for all & I'll not bother having insertive sex with any escorts again as its not worth the aggro & stress of a potential condom failing. A massage is safe enough & the best bet i think when you're dealing with people you don't even really know. But i will also attend my local Doctors surgery to get the bloods taken to look at a possible thyroid problems the Dr at the hospital mentioned. I think I've done enough typing about this now & i appreciate you advising me i will come back on & update this in a couple of days to tell you my blood results. Hopefully all will be well & i can move forward thank you

All of what you recount serves to verify your need to put aside your concerns that your current problems and related symptoms are not related to the sexual encounter you described.  Einstein said that one definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect different results.  Believe your HIV results and work with your doctor to determine STI/HIV problem is causing your difficulties.  Focusing on your prior sexual encounters Will only waste time and resources. EWH ---

Hi Dr Hook, just a quick update just phoned the clinic & my results are all negative so thats a relief & a weight of my shoulders. The lady advised me to test again at 12 weeks but from what ive read on previous posts by yourself at 6 weeks the results are reliably conclusive & my most recent test was actually past the 6 week mark by a couple of days so all should be OK. I'm going to now work with my dr & do different blood tests to ascertain what is happening with my body as i still have bad symptoms. I really appreciate your help & advice so thank you very much all the best & take care

Thank you for the follow up. I can assure you that testing again at 12 weeks will only show once again that you were not HIV infected. I’m pleased to hear that you are going to work with your doctor to look for other causes of your symptoms because they certainly are not due to HIV.---