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Are Severe Head Ache And Dry Mouth Symptoms Of HIV?
I had unprotected vaginal intercourse with a female who turned out to be a heavy intervenious drug user. We only had intercourse for 2-3 minutes, and I did not ejaculate. We were engaged in intercourse before she was completely undressed, and when her shirt was off, I saw that she had track marks on her arms from injecting drugs. That is when I stopped and left. That was 8 months ago.
About 2 months ago, I got very ill, with sevear headache, nausea, and a presistant strange taste and smell would not go away, and my auxillary lymph nodes (armpit) swelled, but mostly on the left side. I could feel something was going on in my auxillary lymph nodes, and it gave me a very squirmy feeling, for lack of a better term. I could not sit still. I was very ill for about 5-6 days, and then, for the most part, it subsided, but not completely.
To this day, most every day, I still have that taste and smell in my mouth, and when it happens, it is accompanied by a very fatigued feeling. I have also been having consistant muscle and joint pain, and a lingering, but not very sevear headache, that comes and goes, probably due to the sinus pressure I can feel in my cheeks, eye and forehead area. I find I am tired far more often that usuall as well. I also have occational pain from my inner thigh and groin area, on both sides, but again, mostly on the left. I suspect that that is my groin lymph nodes are causing that pain. And more recently, in the last 2 weeks, I have had consistant dry mouth.
I am an active, yet currently unemployed and uninsured 33 year old college student, and have never had presistant symptoms like this in my life. I have done much research in the last 2 months and suspect that I may have contracted HIV. Can you tell me your opinion of the level of risk of the situation where I think i contracted the desiese? Also, is it normal to have no HIV symptoms whatsoever for six months post possible exposure, and then one day, become consistantly ill with multipule symptoms? I would also like to know what happens for possible treatment options for someone who is uninsured.
Thank You for your Assistance.
About 2 months ago, I got very ill, with sevear headache, nausea, and a presistant strange taste and smell would not go away, and my auxillary lymph nodes (armpit) swelled, but mostly on the left side. I could feel something was going on in my auxillary lymph nodes, and it gave me a very squirmy feeling, for lack of a better term. I could not sit still. I was very ill for about 5-6 days, and then, for the most part, it subsided, but not completely.
To this day, most every day, I still have that taste and smell in my mouth, and when it happens, it is accompanied by a very fatigued feeling. I have also been having consistant muscle and joint pain, and a lingering, but not very sevear headache, that comes and goes, probably due to the sinus pressure I can feel in my cheeks, eye and forehead area. I find I am tired far more often that usuall as well. I also have occational pain from my inner thigh and groin area, on both sides, but again, mostly on the left. I suspect that that is my groin lymph nodes are causing that pain. And more recently, in the last 2 weeks, I have had consistant dry mouth.
I am an active, yet currently unemployed and uninsured 33 year old college student, and have never had presistant symptoms like this in my life. I have done much research in the last 2 months and suspect that I may have contracted HIV. Can you tell me your opinion of the level of risk of the situation where I think i contracted the desiese? Also, is it normal to have no HIV symptoms whatsoever for six months post possible exposure, and then one day, become consistantly ill with multipule symptoms? I would also like to know what happens for possible treatment options for someone who is uninsured.
Thank You for your Assistance.
Mon, 4 Aug 2014
Hello
Major signs of HIV :
1 Weight loss =======1 month.
2 Chronic diarrhea=====1 month
3 Prolonged fever=====1 month
Minor signs are :
1 Persistent cough for one month
2 Generalized pruritic dermatitis
3 Recurrent Herpes zoster
4 Oropharyngeal candidiasis
5 Chronic progressive & disseminated Herpes Simplex
6 GENERALIZED LYMPHADENOPATHY ( as you are having ).
Antigen antibody HIV rna test is most accurate .
Western blot is most accurate .
In my opinion you should get these tests .
All the symptoms mentioned are an indication of HIV .
About the treatment it depends after diagnosis establishment .
As far as about INSURANCE , I don't know much.
Hope this will help you.
Major signs of HIV :
1 Weight loss =======1 month.
2 Chronic diarrhea=====1 month
3 Prolonged fever=====1 month
Minor signs are :
1 Persistent cough for one month
2 Generalized pruritic dermatitis
3 Recurrent Herpes zoster
4 Oropharyngeal candidiasis
5 Chronic progressive & disseminated Herpes Simplex
6 GENERALIZED LYMPHADENOPATHY ( as you are having ).
Antigen antibody HIV rna test is most accurate .
Western blot is most accurate .
In my opinion you should get these tests .
All the symptoms mentioned are an indication of HIV .
About the treatment it depends after diagnosis establishment .
As far as about INSURANCE , I don't know much.
Hope this will help you.
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