Hello, I’ll tell you my story… First of all, I must say that I am by no means a promiscuous person and that I have never in my life used drugs either. I am a 40-year-old good looking (166cm, 65kg) and (I hope so) healthy female. The thing is that I caught a cold about a week ago and I had one lymph node under my ear swollen (just one). I also have mild night sweats around my neck and in the chest area and no fever. The doctor prescribed me some antibiotics, I feel better and the swollen lymph node has almost completely disappeared; however, what worries me is sweating by night since I’ve read that it might be one possible symptom of being HIV positive. I must say that the last time I had unprotected sex was in 2002 with a guy I was dating for four months, and before that in 2001 (also unprotected, but it was a two-and-a-half-year relationship). It was normal, heterosexual, vaginal sex, sometimes oral (both giving and receiving). Although both of my ex sex partners still look healthy to me, in fact I don’t know their HIV status. Never again did I have unprotected sex, and since 2004 I’ve lived in celibacy. During these years, that is, since 1998, I remember that I had flu once in 2004, and bronchitis in 2009 (it wasn’t serious though), and now this, feverless sore throat. All my blood rates are normal; I have no cough, no yeast infections, no rash, no fever, no decreased appetite, no diarrhea, and no weight loss. The question is: what is my risk of being HIV positive 9 years afterwards? I know that the best thing would be to do a test, but at the moment I don’t have the nerve to do it. Thanks in advance, I would appreciate any answer! Anxiety