Need some help

[juliani325]

This evening i had an HIV rapid test done, I had a lancet used on me, and seen it was a surgilance one time use lancet, my fear doesnt come from that. My fear comes from the straw that was used to suck the blood off my bleeding wound from the lancet. Say this straw had been used previously on a HIV infected person. Is there any way i could have been infected through the blood drop on my finger and small wound from the ***** itself? I know this sounds unrational, but its a very real fear to me.

[RubyWitch]

You NEVER had a risk from the HIV test.

There are three ways to contract HIV............

Having insertive, unprotected anal/vaginal sex with an HIV+ partner
Sharing drug works (needles) with an HIV+ person
HIV+ mother to unborn child

You are NOT in any of those groups and therefore are NOT at risk.

Get yourself educated about HIV/AIDS or, if you are unwilling to do that, get professioanl help for your HIV anxiety.

[hehapu]

Hey
Your fear is not rational but I understand you coz I had that same fear myself. You can NOT get HIV from the rapid test, medical staff would never put you in any risk.
First I had a fear of contracting hiv through kissing, when I kind of realized it´s not possible I started to think what if I got it from the blood test. Now that I understood that I couldn´t get hiv from the blood test I´m thinking again that I got it from kissing :(
It´s your mind that is creating your anxiety, there´s no reason for you to be concerned.