As I said above, "Your negative results at 8 weeks prove you weren't infected, regardless of your partner's HIV status." If you decide to have another test for even greater reassurance, an EIA at 3 months is the right time.
Thank you for your answer. I think you are saying that I do not to test anymore and that I should consider my results conclusive. If that is not the case, at what point in time should I take the EIA test to be sure I am OK? At 3 months?
Welcome to the forum. Dr. Hook and I take questions based on our own availability and schedules, without regard to requests for one of us or the other. Our opinions and advice are always more or less identical, even if our styles are somewhat different.
The important information in your question is your test results. When HIV testing is done suffcieintly long after the last possible exposure, the test results overrule all other considerations, such as exposure history or symptoms. And 8 weeks is plenty for all the HIV antibody tests. Your negative results at 8 weeks prove you weren't infected, regardless of your partner's HIV status.
Scientific data change as new studies are done. The current understanding is that Oraquick and other rapid tests are just as reliable as lab-based EIA tests. Therefore, you really don't need any additonal tests. But of course you are free to do that if you remain nervous about it.
Finally, there are no drugs or illnesses that have been demonstrated to delay seroconversion or to otherwise intefere with HIV test reliability. There are theoretical concerns about potent immunosuppressive drugs, potent cancer chemotherapy, and certain life-threatening illnesses -- but even these are theoretical only, with no cases (to my knowledge) of actual interference. In any case, minor illnesses like sinusitis or the low doses of steroid drugs like you took have no effect.
So all things considered, there is no basis for you to be "very scared". It is clear you don't have HIV. But as I said, if you would like further reassurance, visit your local health department clinic or your primary care provider and have a lab-based (EIA) HIV antibody test. For the reasons discussed, you can expect continued negative results.
I hope this helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD