YoungHon
05-02-17, 11:40
Warning NSFW:
On the 15th of December (~7 weeks ago) I had an extremely brief but unprotected anal encounter (I topped) with another gay guy who is very promiscuous and also who takes recreational drugs (but doesn't inject). I know it was an extremely stupid decision, I was caught up in the moment etc. but it's done now and there is no going back,only forwards. I have had two bouts of nasty flu like illness since then, both fairly long lasting that had all subsided other than a persistent runny nose/phlegm. Originally I thought it was for sure HIV but I have now had multiple advanced tests to rule that out. However, at my last visit to the clinic the doctor warned me that the window periods for syphilis (which doesn't worry me as it's easily curable) and Hep C would be longer. I thought that Hep C could only be passed through things like needle use but it turns out that rough sex (like anal) which can involve bleeding (even microscopic amounts of blood) can transmit it.
Now I'm ill again (although not as flu-like this time) for the third time and I swear to god it's all the symptoms of acute hepatitis. I feel run down and tired, nauseous, have intermittent abdominal pains and mild diarrhea. A couple of nights ago I even noticed there was some blood on my stool. Also I have had palpable lymph nodes on my groin area. I was tested for HIV again and mono, allergies, the works etc. at my doctor's a week or two before this bout and everything came back normal.
A few weeks ago I asked the guy if he had been tested for Hep. He said yes he got tested for everything after Christmas and was neg, but then he blocked me! Also it can take up to 12 weeks for Hep to show up on antibody test so he could have been carrying it and still tested negative!
I'm going to have to wait until March in order to test to get a definite result. But I can't wait until then to test! I'm constantly thinking that at the age of 17 my life is already over. I was up last night thinking "what If I do test hep-pos?" I would cry myself to sleep every night, my hopes would be gone. I would probably drop out of education as my energy level wouldn't be good and never try to date or look for a husband as I would feel too toxic. I don't want to be living HCV-POSITIVE.
I would be really grateful for any advice or info.
On the 15th of December (~7 weeks ago) I had an extremely brief but unprotected anal encounter (I topped) with another gay guy who is very promiscuous and also who takes recreational drugs (but doesn't inject). I know it was an extremely stupid decision, I was caught up in the moment etc. but it's done now and there is no going back,only forwards. I have had two bouts of nasty flu like illness since then, both fairly long lasting that had all subsided other than a persistent runny nose/phlegm. Originally I thought it was for sure HIV but I have now had multiple advanced tests to rule that out. However, at my last visit to the clinic the doctor warned me that the window periods for syphilis (which doesn't worry me as it's easily curable) and Hep C would be longer. I thought that Hep C could only be passed through things like needle use but it turns out that rough sex (like anal) which can involve bleeding (even microscopic amounts of blood) can transmit it.
Now I'm ill again (although not as flu-like this time) for the third time and I swear to god it's all the symptoms of acute hepatitis. I feel run down and tired, nauseous, have intermittent abdominal pains and mild diarrhea. A couple of nights ago I even noticed there was some blood on my stool. Also I have had palpable lymph nodes on my groin area. I was tested for HIV again and mono, allergies, the works etc. at my doctor's a week or two before this bout and everything came back normal.
A few weeks ago I asked the guy if he had been tested for Hep. He said yes he got tested for everything after Christmas and was neg, but then he blocked me! Also it can take up to 12 weeks for Hep to show up on antibody test so he could have been carrying it and still tested negative!
I'm going to have to wait until March in order to test to get a definite result. But I can't wait until then to test! I'm constantly thinking that at the age of 17 my life is already over. I was up last night thinking "what If I do test hep-pos?" I would cry myself to sleep every night, my hopes would be gone. I would probably drop out of education as my energy level wouldn't be good and never try to date or look for a husband as I would feel too toxic. I don't want to be living HCV-POSITIVE.
I would be really grateful for any advice or info.