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Q: Quick Question, Please Respond
asked by: curders on August 26th, 2004
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I had sex for the first time about a year ago and a few weeks after I had chills and didnt feel 100%...I just figured I was a little wore out at the time. I also had a few little red bumps on the underside of my penis head and on the shaft some. Just some dry skin lotion seemed to clear that up.

Now, a year later, I have been having headaches on and off for about a month or so. Not serious but there annoying. Also I have been a little fatigued (i dont excercise alot, could be a result of this) and sometimes I feel slightly light headed or disoriented. I worry alot and have a panic disorder problem so im kinda used to this but it usually doesnt happen at home like its been.

My question is: I read that some of these symptoms were the same as aid/hiv symotoms...I plan on getting tested soon but does this sound like aid/hiv symptoms to you guys or are these usually not as common in that disease.
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andi xxx
replied on August 31st, 2004
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If u used protection dont worry too much if u didnt then a test wouldnt do any harm but I wouldnt worry urself because u dont have symptoms of aids because aids attacks the immune system which makes diseases like pneumonia and general illenesses more dangerous and even fatal, and thats where the symptons come from.
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paulv
replied on September 14th, 2004
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Symptoms of Hiv
First off hiv doesn't have a lot of symptoms. Hiv is the time when you first get infected and the disease starts attacking your immune system, but it can take more than a year to develop into full blown aids. When you get aids your immune system is all messed up and you have no protection against a whole lot of diseases with a lot of different symptoms.

If you had a sorethroat and mild fever, it might indicate almost any kind of viral infection. It could also mean that you caught another type of vd.
Get checked for everything.
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