I had protected sex with a man in october
2005, but this man, (who afterwards I
learned is hiv + and has been doing this
to many other gilrs) left the condom
inside me soon after starting sexual
intercourse, and then ejaculated inside
me. The condom was inside me all night
long. A week after this I started feeling
odd, with swollen glands, fever, fatigue,
exaustion, rash, shingles, nausea,
vomiting, peeling of hands and feet, and
some weeks after this I started feeling
terrible, but like really terrible, I had
encephalitis, plus all the previous
symtpoms. I was tested for shyphilis,
hiv, hepatitis, all came back negative,
several times. After 3 months I started
havign red eyes (which I still have after
8 months) and petechiae everywhere inside
my mouth. I tested positive for ebv and
cmv, but only igg, which means past
infection, but the titers of both of them
doctors say, are very high, as if a
reactivation has occured. Some doctors
say what I had was mononucleosis, others
say it was a reactivation because of some
other virus which I picked up. I don`t
seem to be improving, I feel terrible, the
petechiae won`t go, I started having
anemia with low tibc and transferrin but
quite high ferritin, high reticulocyte
count, it was improved with folic acid.
White cells are in the 8000s with
lymphocytosis, and activated lymphocytes.
All this time i've been 100% sure this was
hiv, but so many negative elisas out to 7
months, and 2 negative pcrs, one ultra
sensitive rna and a nested pcr. I dont
know what to think. I feel terrible,
physically and psychologically. I don`t
know what to do anymore, my life has
become a living hell. Please tell me,
what other viruses can cause a
reactivation of ebv and cmv apart from
hiv, can this be a case of delayed
seroconversion?
Andrea
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sandyallen
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Posted: 05-28-06 12:56pm
Hi andrea! Have you thought of getting a
second opinion from another dr? I have
had mono and it is not something you get
rid of overnight. I am no dr but someone
told me that once you show positive for
mono that you generally always test
positive for mono now, I do not know how
true that is but it could be possible
because I had mono when I was a teenager
and recently and I am not a teenager
anymore and lately I tested positive for
mono.
When you are stressed, anxious and
depressed that can mess up your health
too.
My thoughts are with you!
I wish you the best!
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andey
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Argentina
Ebv Cmv Hiv Posted: 05-28-06 13:06pm
Yah...I consulted so many doctors, but
they only pay attention to negative
serology for hiv :o( and dont pay
attention to the rest and I feel so so
horrible :o(
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kiklis2k
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Relax Posted: 05-29-06 03:51am
Hello andrea.
It seems that you are more confused and
stressed up with all the symptoms that you
have been undergoing. You need to relieve
yourself first that you are free of hiv
infection, since you have been
continuously testing yourself for it and
turned negative.
Well mono symptoms show that you could
have been having it, but then, the
symptoms should not be persistant. Try
to rule out any std transmissions which
can reoccur at times.