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Anal fingered at massage parlor and symptoms- HIV?

Hello,
I went to a massage parlor and was fingered anally for a good 10 minutes. I don't know if she had cuts in her fingers ( very possible she did). Also, I noticed bleeding on toilet paper the next day after the event occurred.

Two days later I had a fever and chills, then I was fine for the next six days. I became sick for a week after that with high fever, chills, night sweats loss of appetite. Then I found out I had ascending cholangitis in the hospital. They gave me IV antibiotics to clear infection. However I'm still having symptoms that can be HIV.

I had an HIV antibody test 30 days after the possible anal fingering exposure. I still have night sweats, neck/shoulder pain.

Did I catch HIV even though my 4 week test came back negative? Was I at risk if she was bleeding on her finger from inside my anus? I know blood to blood contact is a risk. Please let me know as I am very anxious.

Thanks
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She could've fingered me with a little blood coming from her finger though. This would be a risk then, no?
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480448 tn?1426948538
No risk.  If you want to believe that it is, then there's nothing more we can say.
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there is very low risk situation. why she do it? relax
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Everything coming from your thinking. And learning from google. You need not any test. Relax.
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Hi nursegirl6572 - Can you please respond to the below, since you are an RN.

Thank you, but even if the massage lady's finger was bleeding while inside me and I had a cut in my anus? I know there are mucous membranes in the anus too.

Also, I don't like the symptoms I'm having (mentioned above in original post)band I have thrush on my tongue now.

Can you please explain further when you have a moment? Other sites say this is a risk and I'm very anxious about it.

Thank you
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You never had an exposure.
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Hi nursegirl6572 -
Responding to your answer:
Thank you, but even if the massage lady's finger was bleeding while inside me and I had a cut in my anus? I know there are mucous membranes in the anus too.

Also, I don't like the symptoms I'm having (mentioned above in original post). Can you please explain further when you have a moment? Other sites say this is a risk and I'm very anxious about it.

Sorry and thank you again.
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Now that irrational dreaming. No one is going to stick a bleeding finger in your anus.
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Thank you, but even if her finger was bleeding while inside me and I had a cut in my anus? I know there are mucous membranes in the anus too. Also, I don't like the symptoms I'm having (mentioned above). Can you please explain further? Other sites say this is a risk and I'm very anxious about it. Sorry and thank you again.
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480448 tn?1426948538
You never had a risk.  Anal fingering isn't a risk and the amount of blood that would be necessary to cause a risk would be something that would necessitate medical intervention.  Your partner wouldn't have been fingering you with a cut like that.  You don't need testing at all.
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