Welcome to the Forum and yes, you are correct, you did post on the wrong Forum. I will go on and address your question and feel that with my response there should be no need for follow-up.
Had you asked me about your street exposure to blood when it happened, I would have told you that you were not at risk from HIV even if the blood was from an infected person. This is both because the virus does not live long outside of the body and therefore such exposures are not infectious, as well as the fact that surface contamination, even with a cut, does not lead to infection. HIV must be injected deep into tissue to cause infection.
Your DUO test at 5 weeks proves me right. Results from the DUO tests at 4 weeks are definitive.
Finally comments from prior posts about lymph nodes and the internet.
First the lymph nodes. Detection of swollen glands is a medical "art form". Clinicians train hard to detect subtle abnormalities and to try to detect them in yourself is fraught with error, both because you might miss them and, if they are present, interpretation of why they are present is difficult. This is because "glands" are lymph nodes which can swell due to any of a large number of infections both viral and bacterial, as well as due to allergic reactions, due to autoimmune disorders and other problems. For this reason we encourage clients who are concerned about swollen glands to check with their own health care providers rather than try to diagnose themselves. My advice to you is to have your own doctor confirm the presence or absence of swollen nodes and whether of not he/she feels they are clinically significant (not all swollen glands are of importance to your health).
Finally, the internet. Your situation, like that of many of our clients represents a great example of the power of the internet not only to inform but also to mislead. While there is much useful information available on the internet, much of it is also taken out of context or a bit unbalanced and some of it is just plain wrong.
I hope my comments are helpful to you. You can move forward from here with confidence that your blood exposure did not give you HIV. EWH
thanks I have seen my doctor who has suggested I have CBT. Thank you