Swollen nodes weakened immune system

Allergies, blood and immune system
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Hi I’m 30 years old and married and have 4 children wAs running my own business and working crazy hours , working 20 hours a day and sleeping 4 hours , I have been working like this for 8 years . When I was 27 I noticed I had a swollen Lymp node below my chin (fixed) at the front of my neck about the size of a pea and a couple others on the left side of my neck( move able) When I was 28 one day I woke up with a pimple on my butt and a high fever , I kept working and through out the week my pimple got bigger and my fever got worse , I went to take a piss and found my balls swollen; I then went to the hospital where I under went 2 major surgery’s , I had an absess which tunneled from the pimple to my balls . Doctors kept telling me that there was something wrong with my immune system and that a normal healthy person should not have gotten this .they ran many blood tests one of which was T
lymphocyte and everything came back (good)I was told I must have a natural weak immune system . I was supposed to be off work for a year but I only took 2 months off , I had a nurse coming to my house and packing and bandaging where I had surgery , i cancelled the health care and went back to work packing and bandaging myself during the day as I worked , at this point I had no more nodes in my neck . I have a business and a family to provide for , I did what I had to do . I’m now 30 years old and about 3 months ago the nodes came back in my neck , I’m very worried, went to see my doctor and all blood work came back normal , they gave me an ultrasound of my neck and found a cyst. I did research regarding my nodes and did some research regarding the tests they have done on me and put in consideration my medical history ( the abscess) and the results I get off google scare me , I see HIV as the response to most my searches . I’m assuming the doctors suspected hiv when I was hospitalized due my abscess which is why they did so many tests on my immune system , I remember the doctor telling me my t4 count was good and that they checked my blood for protein and that was good too and that I must have a natural weak immune system or an underlying problem that they can’t see . I don’t do drugs nor have I had sex with anyone other then my partner in 10 years , However I did beat up a guy at a bar when I was 25 who claimed he had aids but I didn’t believe him because he had sexually assaulted a girl at the bar and when I confronted him he said he was gay and when I started beating him he said he had aids , that’s the only way I might have came in contact with the virus .

The doctors tell me that it’s stress and lack of sleep that’s most likely the cause of my weakened immune system .

My questions are : 1) is it possible for stress and lack of sleep to be causing my problems ?

2 ) the doctor told me they did a t lymphocyte test and checked my blood for presence of protein and antibodies ( were these tests done to check me for hiv? ) could you tell from these tests ( I’m embarrassed to ask the doctor )

I should have never googled , now I’m stressed out and I have been experiencing anxiety regarding my health , I feel like I’m going to die and my mind is never at rest, it’s affecting how I love my children and my wife , I’m scared to transmit something to them . I wish they would find cancer because that would mean my family would be healthy . I know asking for an hiv test would solve the problem but I’m to embarrassed and scared to talk to anyone regarding how I’m feeling . That’s why I’m here , to get advice and information regarding the tests I’ve had done to hopefully put my mind at rest . Thank you for taking the time to read my post .

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sir…dont worry as long u life style healthy nd normal not doing freesex everybody who sick and suspect autoimune prob will be test HIV also …just much duaa u not get HIV

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update:spoke to my doctor , he said some of the tests that were done on me they use when they suspect a specific immune disorder ( hiv ) . he said the test are pretty accurate, they even monitored my t cell counts over the period of a month when i was hospitalized for any sudden drops or fluctuation and everything was good. He said if he suspected that i was hiv positive he would be obligated to report me and recommend that i be tested for hiv . He believes my problem is i dont sleep and im stressed and i should take better care of myself, told me i shouldnt drink 10 redbull a day and that stuff has a negative affect on our bodys and thats most likely why my anxiety is bad. HE IS refering me to a neck and head specialist.

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Hi Jay,

According to your update, “I think” you are not infected by HIV and “I think” your doctor was right about it and also about the causes of your condition: insufficient sleep and working stress. As your doctor mentioned, I believe diet, food, drink, nutrient… are also critical to the weakening immune condition you had suspected. The thing is that we know there are many many immune problems no one, not even doctors, know how to deal with not mention to treat or cure. Obviously you are a good man who provides and cares for family, but it will always be a dilemma and conflict between work and taking care of health. Hope you have a wise choice in the sense of priority. Things can get better when it becomes clear as what to do to resolve the problem.

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update : they found a cyst in my thyoird , my doctor tells me its not cancerous however i have swollen lymp nodes in my neck, he tells me aslong as my lymp nodes dont get any bigger i shouldnt worry about it. i told him im in pain in my neck and im suffering from extreme anxiety , hes refering me to a surgeon . HOW can the doctor know its not cancerous by an ultrasound ? wouldnt the swollen lymp nodes rise some suspicions ? shouldnt he be doing a biopsy ?