Symptoms on top of symptoms. Please help!!!

[RainraingoawayPlease]

Hi. I have been reading a lot of posts in this forum and I'm hoping that those who have knowledge about HIV can help me. I had unprotected sex. My partner was of unknown status. I got tested for HIV at 5w3d and 6w2d. Both were Ag/Ab tests and blood was taken from my arm using a syringe for lab tests. Since the results were going to take days to get, I also decided to get rapid Ab only tests on the same days to at least get an indication of my status. These were finger prick tests. At 6w6d, I took another Ab only test. All results were nonreactive. I'd like to point out that at this time, I already had a dry cough and I already had days when I was feeling that I had fever.

Here's the problem now. At 7w2d, I was diagnosed with a viral infection. I had a bad stuffy and runny nose, and cough with white phlegm. Again, there were also days when I felt that I had fever.

At 8w2d, I got the flu. I had a really bad headache. A really heavy feeling in my head and my neck. The following day, I had fever, muscle ache, and chills. These symptoms lasted for 3-4 days. But I still had the symptoms of the viral infection that I had the week before.

It's now 9w since the unprotected sex encounter, and I still have slight stuffy nose and dry cough. In addition, I have a heavy feeling behind

I know I have symptoms and symptoms on top of each other and I'd like to ask the help of those in this forum who are knowledgable about HIV, ARS, and testing the following questions:

1. They say that my Ag/Ab test at 6w is conclusive. But can the viral infection or the flu that  I got symptoms that I'm late sereconverting?? I'm worried that the test is non reactive because of late seroconversion.
2. Can the viral infection be ARS? How about the flu?
3. Is it possible to have HIV be transmitted from needles used in rapid tests??? I had the viral infection and the flu a few weeks after rapid tests. Around 1-3 weeks. Perfect time for ARS? And I still have a cough and headache right now.
4. Will an Ag/Ab test be a good indication at 3w? I plan to test another Ag/Ab next week. That's 10w after the unprotected sex and 3w after my last rapid test. Will that already detect any infection from the last rapid test??

Please help as I'm so worried right now.

[AnxiousNoMore]

1. Since it is conclusive and you don't have any medical training, you need to stop trying to work up an HIV theory and move on from HIV. it is unscientific to guess you have a disease then imagine that you have proven something just because you get a fever.

[RainraingoawayPlease]

It's not just a fever. I think I had the flu - headaches, muscle ache and chills. They happened in succession in a span of 4 days. And also, is there a risk of HIV transmission from a rapid test needle??

[AnxiousNoMore]

Reread about conclusive instead of adding examples to your unscientific idea.
Clinics don't infect people with HIV so you need to talk to your doctor and seek therapy because your problem is not disease, it is fear of disease and lack of understanding how to deal with this fear.