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Tests, getting paranoid

Hi, first of all thanks for the labour of everybody here, i want to start by describing my exposure, i had sex with a female sex worker, we used condom but the problem is that as i was a litle drunk it cost me to get an erection and i remember that in one moment at the withdrawaly the condom sliped at about a litle bit more than the half of my penis (the head was still covered) so i placed back again and we continued, the problem is that a few days later i discovered a litle wound on the shaft of my penis placed about the half of the shaft, i don't know if i get that litle wound during, before or after the act but that was what triggered my worries.
Two or three weeks later i started feeling some symptoms like mild muscular and joint aches, some red red pimples in my upper arms, lack of apetite...
I get tested with a 4th generation Abbott Architect 25 days before exposure and it was negative and from then i get tested every 7 or 8 days, yes it sounds crazy but i'm a very anxious person and since the tests are relatively cheap i don't have a problem with it and every time i get the negative results i feell a litle relieve.
My last test was on the 11 week post exposure and it was negative but the problem is that the last two tests came higher than the others, 0.27 and 0.29 and the first tests where up and down between 0.09 to 0.16, and that scares me a litle but i´m just less than a week to reach the 12 weeks mark.
Now, do you think that testing that much could affect the result of the tests?
the nurse told me the quantity o blood they take is to little but considering i get tested very often i'm thinking that may affected the results, what do you think? maybe i'm just paranoid, my head is a mess lately...
Do you think my results are conclusive?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my broken english!
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Hi,

No need of testing. You were never at a risk. Sheer waste of efforts,energy and money. Index value fluctuates always.

Regards,
Nikhil
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YOU HAD NO RISK.
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Thanks Nikchin, and what do you think about testing that often, may that affect the tests results? i'll go for the last test 12 weeks post exposure and if my anxiety keep busting my balls i will seriouslly consider to receive mental treatment...
Thanks again for your kind words!
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What if* sorry for the typo.
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What is I become a super star tomorow? What if the world is square? What if my teeth have gold enamel? What if game is very bad. In your case what if questions are invalid as you have already tested negative for HIV. There was never a nightmare. Its just that you didnt sleep peacefully my child :)
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Thanks Nikchin, so mine was no risk at all? but what if the condom could not cover that litle wound (if present) when the condom slipped?
I don't know if it was present but i think that could be a scratch from the girl when she put me the condom, thanks i hope i can awake from this nightmare!
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