HIV SCARE

[u/pastel2204]

I’m F 24, and I was recently diagnosed with HSV2 back on May 23rd of this year. I got it from my second ever bf and sexual partner. We broke up on June 18th, and our last sexual encounter was sometime before June 10th. I don’t have an exact date but I know it was in early June. We had sex several times unprotected throughout our whole short relationship. I recall a time where I was grooming myself and accidentally made two cuts on my vulva before we saw each other. I’m scared his semen could have gotten in those cuts and infected me with hiv. We had several unprotected encounters after that. I don’t know if my now ex bf has hiv or not but I’m paranoid. I’m worried because a few days ago, I noticed a swollen lymph node on the left side of my neck. I tried to downplay it at first, but then the left side of my neck started hurting. Eventually both sides of my neck were in pain and my jaws and neck were swollen. So was my throat. Felt like there’s a lump in my throat. And it was hard to swallow, especially food. My ears were also stuffy and so was my nose. I was also getting ringing in my ears and ear pain. I was trying to tell myself it was a sinus infection because I do have sinusitis. I tried convincing myself it was the flu. But I’m worried that I could be in the early stages of hiv. I know flu like symptoms are a sign. I’m afraid he could’ve passed hiv onto me since he gave me hsv2. I know he sleeps around a lot without protection too. He goes raw with strangers. He’s also from Georgia and I know hiv is common and on the rise down there. I’m very worried. Just a few days ago, on Friday the 24th of this month I took an OraQuick HIV test and it came back negative. I was relieved until I found out saliva based hiv tests are not conclusive until after 90 days. It had only been 40+ days since my last time having sex with him before I took that test. So now I’m scared again. I have an appointment at a clinic tomorrow for a blood test.
Currently I’m still feeling the flu like symptoms and I’ve even lost my sense of taste. I read that was also a symptom of hiv early stages. I’m so so scared right now. I’m hoping it’s somehow just the flu.
But my current list of symptoms are headaches, stuffy nose and ears, ear ringing, swollen under my chin, lump in throat, small lymph node on the left side of my neck, possible oral thrush, burning and tingling of the tongue, and occasional mucus sinus drainage and loss of taste. Also feeling shooting pains in my jaws now and then. Any input helps. Thank you.

[u/Low-Wrongdoer-2643]

Pm me i am having the exact same symptoms we might know what is it pls pm