Hi i have had this bad sore throat and headache for the past six days. The lower left side of my throat or lymph node area is tender to palpation. I have had no fever or body aches, however my scalp is tender to touch. Its also painful to swallow and my appeptite has decreased since Friday. I saw a NP on Saturday and they thought it was allergies and prescribed flonase and loratidine. It has gotten worse since then so I just saw a a PA today and she prescrib d antibiotics. The only clinical findings they both saw was and inflammed throat. Ear, heart, temperature, and lungs were all normal. I also had a bloodborne exposure 6 weeks ago from a sharp instrument. I was working on a patient (I am a dental student). The sharp instrument that ive already used on the patient punctured my glove and finger. There was minimal blood coming out. Patient reported he was HiV neg and I opted not to report the incident (but I had blood tests for HIV on Sat and still waiting on results). Im a little bit nervous now since i understand that hiv symptoms typically occur within 4 to 6 weeks. Since the allergy meds have not worked and i just had one tab of penvk, I dont know what other disease this could be. I have never experienced anything this severe and long before. I would greatly appreciate any input on this matter.