Post PEP Anxiety Need Honest Advice
Hi everyone, I hooked up with a sex worker on April 18 and started PEP the next day, at 25 hours after the encounter. I was prescribed Truvada plus Isentress twice daily.
My exposure was oral and vaginal sex, both fully protected with a condom. I’m male, and I understand that using a condom makes the risk extremely low to negligible. However, when I got home, I noticed a recurrent sore on the upper shaft of my penis. It came from a previous partner who had a cold sore, which unfortunately transferred genitally. The sore looked healed at the time, as it was brown in colour, and because it was on the upper shaft, I believe the condom covered it.
Still, I panicked and went to the hospital. I took my first dose of PEP at hour 25 and completed the entire regimen without missing or delaying a single dose. I finished PEP four days ago.
On day 28, I noticed a few tiny red dots on the sides of my arms. Since then, I’ve also noticed two small spots on my chest, far apart from each other, and a few on my stomach. Last night, I had a mild night sweat, though I think it may have been because my room was hot and I was under a thick blanket.
I’m scheduled for testing in 10 days because of the guidelines where I live I can’t get tested anywhere sooner.
I’m extremely scared, and my anxiety is making it hard to breathe. Does this sound like I’m becoming positive, or am I overthinking this?