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Beyond Anxious need advice FIRST TIME HERE!!! HIV testing
Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Sep 17, 2022 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Hi @mattvrrt98 and welcome to Connect. It must be so nerve-wracking to see the different stories people have and wonder if you will be an exception to HIV testing like them.
I wanted to share the following links in hopes that they will provide you some additional knowledge in HIV testing.
CDC on HIV Testing: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/testing.html
Mayo Clinic on HIV Testing: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hiv-testing/about/pac-20385018
Dr. Stacey Rizza of Mayo Clinic explains the importance of testing: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-why-you-should-be-tested-for-hiv/
Back to you @mattvrrt98 what does your doctor say about your concerns? Have you mentioned this to them?
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I am in the same boat as this person. I tested day 22, 30, and day 137 (19.5 weeks) post exposure using 4th gen lab test blood drawn from vein and all my tests are non reactive. I also took oraquicks on week 17 and 18 and they came back negative. Do I need to retest at 6 months? Also, I continue to have muscle aches in upper back and shoulders and my muscles twitch. Am I hiv free?
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I don’t have any insurance so I could only go to a clinic where a Nurse Practitioner runs and she told me that it could be 9 months!!! To be detected and I’m really freaking out. I’ve only been with one person once and am not sexually active at all since then. I’m really anxious. I spoke to a specialist by chance and he answered a few questions I had. And he said that a 4th generation test after 3 months is conclusive to rule out HIV. I just keep hearing 6 months and it freaks me out. I hate this feeling