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Hi there,
I do not think that you have HIV. Even though your symptoms are concerning, a 4th generation test is 95% accurate at 6 weeks, and the pooled NAAT test is over 99% accurate at 6 weeks. If the symptoms that you had at 17 days were from sero-converting to HIV, then your tests would be positive by now. You can get a rapid test at 12 weeks and call it conclusive for HIV.
You are right that your symptoms indicate that something is making you unwell, though. Did you see a nurse or doctor about the penile ulcer, swollen lymph nodes and painful urination? These can certainly be symptoms of other STIs (not HIV), and it would be helpful to know what was causing them. It also sounds like you have been going thorough a lot of stress and worry about this (understandably), and sometimes stress can make symptoms worse. Many people lose weight when they are very worried about something, for example.
It sounds as if you have already found a clinic where you have been getting your HIV tests done. It might be helpful to ask for other STI testing next time you are there, and to ask them or your doctor for an exam to find out what is causing your symptoms. It might also be helpful to talk to a supportive peson or a counsellor about all the stress you have been coping with.
Let us know if that answers your question,
Health Nurse
This answer was posted on June 13, 2014
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