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False Positive?

I had unprotected oral giving and receiving, then I put on a condom.  The problem is I pinched the tip and tried to put it on but it was the wrong way.  So I turned it over pinched the tip and rolled it on.  My concern is I used the wet finger from where I had tried arousing her.

I have tested negative at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 months with an ELISA.  I tested negative at 6 months, 1 year and 2 year with Orasure HIV 1/2 oral swab.

Had a sore throat that I haven't been able to shake, went to the GP who prescribe an anti-biotic which didn't help.  I think I see thrush behind my tonsil when using a flashlight into the mirror, and saw this before the anti-biotic.  Not a doctor so I'm not sure it is thrush.

My nerves got the best of me today so I went a took a rapid Uni-gold recombigen HIV test and it came back positive.  My exposure was over 3 years--now I'm freaking out.  Went to test to calm my nerves.  What the odds this was a false positive?  Could it have tested for a strain of HIV that the others don't?

Going to my GP tomorrow to get another ELISA with a WB to either confirm or hopefully to undo a false positive.

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Got my results back.  Negative on the ELISA--false positive with the rapid test.  I have learned a lesson from this one.
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