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Finger cut.

So today I was at work (I work with alcohol). A can p beer fell into a drainage bin in the back beer storage room, I reached in to grab it and a broken beer bottle glass cut my thumb and it bled pretty well for a bit then stopped. I'm wondering if I should be concerned about this and get tested or move on. I washed it off with soap an hand sanitizer. I then put peroxide on it. But back to my question. Should I be concerned or move on?
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But I had a split lip at the time of kissing.

Would that make a difference?
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Were my tests done at a good time for reliable results?
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Irrelevant since you never had an exposure.
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I've been told that numerous times. But if it had been would my tests be reliable based on testing guidelines?
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You never had an exposure and never needed testing.
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So I got a orasure mouth swab 83 days post exposure (deep kissing with lots of saliva exchange) so it was 1 day shy of 12 weeks. This exposure led me to have some oral symptoms after, such a's swollen white tatebud dots on the tip of my tongue and a couple white dots/sores on he side of my tongue. All of those things are gone now. I'm wondering if my test is conclusive and if I can now have we with my new girlfriend?

To add, I had a HIV antibody 1/2 test done at 8 weeks and it was negative also.
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