Sore Throat, Chills, No Fever, Cough, Nasal Drainage, Nausea, Difficulty Breathing, Diarrhea, Night Sweat. Worried About HIV
Mon, 18 Mar 2013
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013
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Thanks for your detailed description & history. From my side & from all your descriptions & details regds the clinical features et al, i must confess that my first impression & clinical gut feel from the 25 years+ that i have practiced medicine, is that there is much ado about nothing here..you are Fine! I do understand your anxiety & it would be great if you could elaborate a bit on your sexual history & the reason for all this suspicion of HIV..? unprotected sex with commercial sex workers? etc. As for the time interval, it does not have to be 3 mths after symptoms to be tested. PCR testing enables you to test as early as a week or two after sexual exposure. For the ELISA test though, the recommended period is 4-6 weeks after sexual exposure & to be repeated at a 6 mth interval for conclusive results. There is no cor-relation between this HIV status & your bariatric surgery. In India they do various types of sleeve or bypass surgeries at a much better rate & you would do well to consult with a bariatric surgeon on this score. Dont worry it will be discreet, cost effective & No-one will know. As for the HIV status, just these symptoms do not constitute an AIDS disease. Relax. Get the ELISA for HIV done on your own at a lab near you without using your insurance & breathe easy.
Cheers & God speed!
Regds..Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD
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