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Possible hiv?

Hi so I'll give a timeline of my case

2/12/2016: my ex had unprotected sex with a guy of unknown HIV status
21/1/2017: i had unprotected sex with her, it was my first time, and only spent 10 seconds inside of her
28/1/2017: she came back negative HIV (7weeks after her first risky exposure)
5/3/2017: i start feeling symptoms 7 weeks after i has sex with her like fever(mild, up to 37.4 armpit) and sore throat and also swollen glands in the neck(painful when i swallow)
7/3/2017 I took a rapid antibody test and came out negative (7 weeks post risky exposure)
10/3/2017: the fever has gone down but i feel some sharp pain in my muscles and joints, they hurt when i touch them
Up to now, she is yet to feel any symptoms

My questions are:
1. How high is the risk of being infected by HIV in my case (10 secs of unprotected sex, and the fact that it was my first)?
2. Does the progression of my symptoms lead to HIV? Especially the muscle and joint aches + swollen neck lymph nodes?
3. Is rapid antibody testing at 7 weeks a good indicator of my status?
4. Is testing for antibody just days after feeling symptoms the right thing to do?

Thank you very much!!!
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi, even though you had high risk you fall into a low risk group and from a one time affair im sure your just fine. You can test at 28 days with the DUO test other than that 3 months post exposure with anitbody would be conclusive.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
when we speak of HIV we dont discuss symptoms as could be anything
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Hi Life360_Dave thanks for answering
But why are my symptoms so specific?
E.g Joint and muscle aches, neckh lymph node actually swollen, and mild fever
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Oh wait forgot to add:
10/3/2017: I also start having coughs
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