Should I be worried yet,?

[BonusHoleBoyToy]

Free tests are available by mail in case anyone needs some 

 

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[greo]

At 40 days with an oral test you are at around 90% detection probability, so pretty good. Try to get an Insti home test, it's a little faster.

[Iker80]

On 8/10/2025 at 8:20 PM, LKMike said:

So I usually just do 2-1-1. I did take 2 but only about 30 mins before he bred me. I just have a runny nose and a nasty cold soar in my nose now, and finally getting my appetite back. Got a home test coming this week.

If you want freedom to hookup short notice maybe daily prep is better? I know there's reasons why guys might not want to take it daily though. For example I haven't switched to daily because it makes my stomach more sensitive with food and I don't want to be dealing with that all the time. But for many guys it seems to be all ok and no problems, so it's an option for them.

[SubOhioBttm]

I had a similar situation happen, got sick as hell after meeting up with a couple. I was also told that 90 days would be the 'real' test, but the rapid test was neg. After 90 days, I was still neg, and after a year, still neg. 

[J-raw]

On 8/16/2025 at 3:44 PM, Iker80 said:

If you want freedom to hookup short notice maybe daily prep is better? I know there's reasons why guys might not want to take it daily though. For example I haven't switched to daily because it makes my stomach more sensitive with food and I don't want to be dealing with that all the time. But for many guys it seems to be all ok and no problems, so it's an option for them.

That's a very valid point, I haven't got on PrEP, because I don't want to take it on a daily basis but apparently there's a shot now and also this 2-1 regimen. When I'm at my rural farm I go weeks & months without sex, so I can't see the need of taking PrEP for my life style. 

[LKMike]

2 hours ago, J-raw said:

That's a very valid point, I haven't got on PrEP, because I don't want to take it on a daily basis but apparently there's a shot now and also this 2-1 regimen. When I'm at my rural farm I go weeks & months without sex, so I can't see the need of taking PrEP for my life style. 

I did the injections for a while, two shots a couple of weeks apart to start then one every 2 months. I just wasn't having sex often enough, so I went back to 2-1-1.

[Iker80]

16 hours ago, J-raw said:

That's a very valid point, I haven't got on PrEP, because I don't want to take it on a daily basis but apparently there's a shot now and also this 2-1 regimen. When I'm at my rural farm I go weeks & months without sex, so I can't see the need of taking PrEP for my life style. 

On demand is flexible and pretty easy when you know the rules. And when you do it right you're protected for the times you have sex without taking tablets all the time. For example when I have a meet with a guy and use prep on demand I only need to take four tablets total. And it doesn't matter if you go a long time between meets because for the weeks or months you don't need it the tablets just go in the cupboard and you don't need to think about or take any. I take them either for a specific meet, which means just four tablets total. Or I take them in advance for a weekend or holiday away when I'll probably meet one or more guys and just want to be ready to have fun whenever that happens during the trip. The rules for covering a weekend or holiday depend which days you have sex, and you'd need to learn the rules from a health professional, but following what I've been taught a 7 day holiday would be at maximum 10 tablets total for me, which isn't a lot really for being covered for a whole week long holiday or business trip. The tablets I get have pretty long dates on them so it's ok to put them away for a while.

 

13 hours ago, LKMike said:

I did the injections for a while, two shots a couple of weeks apart to start then one every 2 months. I just wasn't having sex often enough, so I went back to 2-1-1.

I think the injection is not a thing where I live, but maybe in the future. It would have the downside of having to go in for injections, but it could be good to avoid affecting my stomach as I won't be eating it. Handy for some guys. Also forgetful guys, I know some are bad at remembering pills. A friend I meet for fun has a memory problem and I always message him before and the two days after to take them if we meet or he meets another guy. Maybe there should be a prep app for guys who need reminding to take it and help to remember if they already did.

[Malesack]

Grindr offers 2 free test kits.  Took about a week to get mine.  Look under your settings for the line item.

[speedo21]

On 7/28/2025 at 4:44 PM, LKMike said:

On July 7th I bottomed for a guy in the park near my house. He was on BBRT. I didn't read his profile thoroughly. As I pulled my shorts up, I just said, oh btw, I am hiv- and std free. He just said oh, yeah and then something I didn't hear. This weekend I got totally sick. Throwing up, diarrhea, soar throat, pounding headache, runny nose and a temp of 100°.  Today is the 29th. I found his profile again and when I read it thoroughly, it says he is poz. I messaged him and said I was fine if he was poz, I just wanted to know if I need to get tested. He just ignored my email and blocked me.

This same thing happened to me years ago. I was taking loads at the highway rest stop and couple weeks later I came down with the worst flu of my life. I thought this was it, I had been infected finally, but here I am many years later still neg. 

You almost certainly should get tested, but your should not worry. It is the worry-ing that gets you and runs down your immune system.