hep c concern via tattooing

Good morning ,

On 27th of this month I got tattoo at Thailand. My concern is HIV and Hepatitis C.I m vaccinated for hepatitis A and B as well. The tattoo was done with sterile needles opened in front of me, gloves where used at all the time by tattoo artist and color was taken from big bottles in new small color wells and dropped in trash along with needles after tattooing. My concern is because I have not seen the guy using autoclave machine for tattoo machine (gun) itself and tattoo tube (grip).He was using alcohol after he shaved my leg before tattooing and I think that he put some alcohol on machine and tube before he started. He was using brand new bandages to put on my leg latter. I was talking to him before we started and he said that he wash his equipment in water and soap before using every time but he never mentioned autoclave machine. Two days after tattooing I experienced low grade fever for couple hours and can be easy from something else not from tattooing because I was swimming a lot in the sea before tattooing and could be just cold. What are the odds to get infected in this manner and what is the earliest time for me to find out am I infected or not with one of the blood borne diseases. The tattoo studio was closed at 10 hours before I came because he is working from 17:00 to 05:00 and I got the tattoo at 19:00.I read that Hep C stays alive outside exposed to environment approximately 16 hours. If I new all this before I would never do that with out autoclave and proper sterilization.

Thank you so much

[Garyw723]

According to hepcnet :
"How long after exposure to HCV does it take to test positive with PCR?"
"It is possible to find HCV within 1 to 2 weeks after being infected with the virus."

According to my doctor, I may have been infected by tattoos I recieved 30 years ago, or possibly from the airguns that the army used to give innoculations, also 30 years ago.
But it sounds like your tattoo artist in Thailand was being very careful.

[icecube236]

I know ,I may be overeacting.The fact the he did not use auto clave machine drives me crazy