HIV from blood drawn

[Fab2015]

Dear all,
This is the 2nd time I participate in this forum. I have a question about a situation I have been through yesterday. Yesterday I did a transfer of frozen embryos since my husband and I suffer from infertility. Before the procedure I had to do blood test to check progesterone. I was called by the nurse and when I entered the room there was already a vacuntainer with the needle on covered with a green cap somewhere in the table. The nurse just took out the green cap and drawned my blood. She then disposed everything in the yellow wazard container and did prepare a new needle and left again but this time in another part of the table.
Now I am super stressed that she may have reused the needle because normally they would prepare everything when I am there already, as happened in previous times.
This time everything's was there in the table already without any specific order. Would you assess this as a normal behavior? It never happened to me in that fertility clinic and now I am concern about HIV when I should be hoping to be pregnant. Please help me ... Iam desperate. I am even imagining that she did use it in another patient, by mistake or distraction did put the cap on and then used it on me :(.

[Fab2015]

Hello again guys. Guess what ... the fertility treatment was successful. Iam pregnant ☺️! It's the only good new I have ... I keep stressing about the blood drawn incident

[AnxiousNoMore]

Consider therapy to deal with your HIV phobia, rather than waste years of your life worrying about a non-event.

[Fab2015]

I don't think she would do it on purpose, my concern would be more on a mistake/distraction. She arrived at the room with me and just used the one that was there just waiting on the table.

[NikLobat]

Was the syringe package open and left just like that? I bet no. If it was though, it probably was opened seconds ago. Please do not worry anxiety is evil and it makes you think the darkest things you can imagine even darker and worse than in horror movies. You are OK. You have understanding husband. You will be mother of beautiful children! You are truly amazing person and i tell you this sincerely.
Be happy
Life is beautiful.

[AnxiousNoMore]

I didn't say she did it on purpose wither. I don't see why you think she made a mistake doing the job she does every day, which you never do.

You don't question the bus driver's ability to keep from crashing into a brick wall every time you board one and should try not to worry that you somehow got a nurse who injected you (which is what it would take to get someone else's blood into you to infect you) instead of drawing blood.
You run a greater risk that someone with TB will infect you on a bus than the imagined risk you are worrying about.

[Fab2015]

Thank you nik. I really appreciate your nice comment. Maybe this is the effect of all these hormones I am taking because of the treatment. Its difficult to control my mind that thinks about it over and over again. I wish I was more relax and let it go person like my husband is.

[AnxiousNoMore]

Clinics don't inject you with HIV so it is abnormal to think that happened.

[NikLobat]

Hello there.
Now want I want to do is:
Imagine your post is written by someone else and read it carefully. I'm pretty much sure you'll think the same I'm thinking now. The worried person's anxiety imagination is taking over. Medical professionals will never ever do that kind of stuff. You think they would reuse a needle which costs pennies nowadays? Nope! Also you mentioned that they weren't prepared, please don't worry about that. Medics aren't always obsessing about ordering medical instruments. I want you now to take a deeeep breath, smile in front of mirror and hug your loved person you will feel a huge relief.
Wish you healthy life
Best regards
- nik