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Handjob and anal finger HIV risk

I’m extremely anxious. I’ve gone to Asian spas for 4 years and gotten handjobs and sometimes the lady put her finger in my butt.

I’ve also rubbed my body on hers from behind (I don’t think I touched her privates), and once 3 years ago I received a protected blowjob.

I just wanted to know the risk for HIV from these activities.

Reason I’m asking is I’ve gotten numerous rash , and bumps on my butt and other parts of my body.

I also had chronic sinusitis for 6 months which when I researched said HIV could be responsible due to a compromised immune system.

These were my only exposures sexually over that time.

I’m very worried and need to know if I should be super worried now.

Thank you for your guidance
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Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air  (clothing, blood, mouth, lips, fluids, skin etc. which is not a risk for hiv.) No worries, because you can't get hiv from personal contact except unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal, neither of which you did and you didn't share hollow needles to inject with which is the only other way to acquire hiv. Analysis of large numbers of infected people over the 40 years of hiv history has proven that people don't get hiv in the way you are worried is a risk.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the worst that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
There is no reason for a person to test when they are safe. The advice took into consideration that the other person might be positive, so move on and enjoy life instead of thinking about this non-event. THe best thing you can do for yourself is stop Googling and go back to your hapopy life.
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Thank you so much for the clarification.  I guess my symptoms could be something else.

One thing I would say is when we were rubbing from behind the spa worker was naked not clothed. I tried as much as possible not to have direct contact with her privates.

Would that change anything in your assessment ?
Whenever you wonder if you had a risk ask yourself if you did any of the 3. Then after you say nope, you know it's time to move on.
Thank you. Appreciate the help !
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