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I'm terrified I have HIV, I've only slept with one man since I've been last tested (I topped and we used condoms through the whole thing however the condom seemed a bit too big), that was almost two years ago and I haven't done anything since but I'm freaking out right now because I'm having these planter warts for the first time. I've been taking zinc and going to the derm and they're starting to go away but there's this one on my finger that is still resistant. I also have a mild bit of athletes foot on my pinky toe but that seems to go away easily with hydrogen peroxide. Has anybody had this as a sign of HIV? I asked my derm about it and he said everyone gets a few warts at some point in their life but this is tearing me apart. I think I'm going to ask for blood tests next time i see him.
 
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"I think I'm going to ask for a blood test next time..."

There, you've solved your issue. Well done. I'd have recommended this if you hadn't said it yourself.

Stop panicking or try to at least. It's not going to help anything and it's causing you excess stress.

Get your butt (and the rest of you) to the local walk-in clinic and get tested to clear up the whole HIV panic thing. It will take 5 minutes, way less time than you've spent sending yourself into a stress attack. And you'll either know right away if they do the instant tests or in a couple of days if they have to send the sample out. I'll put money down on your being perfectly fine, save for the athlete's foot and the wart. Both eminently treatable.

I would suggest that you make it a personal promise to yourself to get checked regularly. Soon after the last sex and a month or two again after that, in case you've caught something that needs time to show up. Then promise yourself to get on a regular checkup schedule, usually recommended every three months if you get back into the casual sex thing, even if only once in a blue moon.

You gotta chill a bit here; warts happen and so does athlete's foot. Neither of these is your typical sign of HIV. People have had these since forever, long before HIV was ever a thing. Athlete's foot is gonna show up from going to the gym - there's a reason it's called "athlete's foot". Warts are a virus and are pretty common. People get them without ever having sex.

Besides, you note that you were wearing a condom, even if it was a tad too big. Did it fall off? If not, you're likely perfectly fine. You've just sent your brain into overdrive. Moving forward, remember to always BYOCondoms to ensure a perfect fit.

Lastly and somewhat off-topic:
Holy Jeebus, nice schlong dude! How the fuck was the condom too loose?!
Good lord... that's certainly a handsome piece.
 
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If you are extremely worried go to an sti clinic they can do blood tests to be 100% sure but they can also do the rapid test which is a drop of blood on the tester thing and it shows a result in 1 minute.
 

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Get a blood test asap and retest in a few months to be thorough. Purely so you can stop freaking yourself out over every ailment.

Plantar warts and tinea are common and often require several treatments to clear. Your doctor can get them frozen off with liquid nitrogen.

Your chances of getting hiv from what you described are low. If you plan on having sex with strangers then you should be tested regularly anyway.
 

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I'm terrified I have HIV, I've only slept with one man since I've been last tested (I topped and we used condoms through the whole thing however the condom seemed a bit too big), that was almost two years ago and I haven't done anything since but I'm freaking out right now because I'm having these planter warts for the first time. I've been taking zinc and going to the derm and they're starting to go away but there's this one on my finger that is still resistant. I also have a mild bit of athletes foot on my pinky toe but that seems to go away easily with hydrogen peroxide. Has anybody had this as a sign of HIV? I asked my derm about it and he said everyone gets a few warts at some point in their life but this is tearing me apart. I think I'm going to ask for blood tests next time i see him.

I have lived with HIV since 1992 and now it is 2019. that is 27 yrs. My question to you @Bob555 is why have you not educated yourself about HIV. There is so much educational stuff out today for you to not know that a Planter wart has NOTHING to do with HIV .... :emoji_scream:
 

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I am educated, I'm just extremely paranoid. Sorry I'm not trying to offend anybody I just don't deal with body issues well.

The incident I'm worried about happened almost two years ago, I have sex rarely and even more rarely is it ever penetrative (only two times in my life) so regular testing doesn't make a lot of sense for me. No the condom did not fall off but I did keep it on for a little bit after the sex.
 

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I am educated, I'm just extremely paranoid. Sorry I'm not trying to offend anybody I just don't deal with body issues well.

The incident I'm worried about happened almost two years ago, I have sex rarely and even more rarely is it ever penetrative (only two times in my life) so regular testing doesn't make a lot of sense for me. No the condom did not fall off but I did keep it on for a little bit after the sex.

GO AND GET A BLOOD TEST! It is a very simple test, and once you get the results (which I am sure will be negative) you can relax. Plantar's warts and athlete's foot have nothing to do with HIV+.
 
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I am educated, I'm just extremely paranoid. Sorry I'm not trying to offend anybody I just don't deal with body issues well.

The incident I'm worried about happened almost two years ago, I have sex rarely and even more rarely is it ever penetrative (only two times in my life) so regular testing doesn't make a lot of sense for me. No the condom did not fall off but I did keep it on for a little bit after the sex.
It sounds more like hypochondria (Illness anxiety disorder) than anything else.
 

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Get tested, because it's the only way to know for sure. Most gay men that I know have at least some anxiety every time that they test, trying to think of something that they did that that might not have been totally safe, even people who haven't had ANY sexual contact at all since the last time they were tested!
 

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I am educated, I'm just extremely paranoid. Sorry I'm not trying to offend anybody I just don't deal with body issues well.

The incident I'm worried about happened almost two years ago, I have sex rarely and even more rarely is it ever penetrative (only two times in my life) so regular testing doesn't make a lot of sense for me. No the condom did not fall off but I did keep it on for a little bit after the sex.

So have you gone for a blood test yet? Let us know how it goes.
 

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Seriously....get tested. You have put yourself through a living hell with the paranoia when a simple HIV test could have answered your question. Respectfully, from reading this it appears that there is something else at play and you may want to consider seeing a counselor.
 
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So I jut got done at the derm, I asked to be tested but he recommended me to a primary care doctor instead...
 

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So I jut got done at the derm, I asked to be tested but he recommended me to a primary care doctor instead...

That's normal. I thought it odd you'd go to a dermatologist for a blood test but I just assumed your dermatologist was a primary care doctor as well.

Just get it done. Don't drag it out.
 
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I already had an appointment with him because I'm seeing him for the warts. I was hoping I could have just got it done there. They test for HIV for they don't test for other STDs.
 

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I do use condoms... religiously...

Like i said I rarely have sex lol like once every two years maybe. Prep doesn't make sense.