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Is this a risk or am I being paranoid?

Hi Guys, Quick question:

Tested two times (Feb 13 with oraquick advance oral swab, and again on Feb 20 with uni-gold recombigen via fingerprick),  10 months after a non-exposure (condom protected sex) and results came back negative.  Was happy of course then the mind started thinking.  On December 24 while on vacation with my parents my dad tested my blood sugar and used his lancet pen.  He had tested his about 15-20 minutes before me, and he replaced the lancet in the pen before testing me (single shot pen where the lancet has to be changed after each use). I know there is no risk from the actual lancet because it was replaced and I saw it, but what about the end cap---I have heard of hep infections this way but have found no evidence of HIV infection this way (even checked CDC's site).  My dad is 65, his wife is a nurse who he's been married to for over 12 years and he hasn't "done-the-do" in over 10 years as a result of heart meds and diabetes.  We live in an are where HIV prevalence is low (0.146% or 1-in-684) and there are no cases in people over 50.  My negative tests results that I recieved on Feb. 13 and 20 was at 7 weeks 2 days and 8 weeks 2 days after lancet incident.  What is my risk for this?  I don't believe my dad to have HIV, but you just never know, right?  Should I be tested again next week (which will be out of the 3-month window) or should I just MOVE ON?  Is this just another "worried well" question?

Thanks guys!!! look forward to your responses!!

-Oh by the way, I worked the numbers and calculated my actual risk for the condom-protected incident which was the reason I was being tested in the first place---accounting for all factors (condom effectiveness at a conservative 95%, area prevalence, etc) my actual risk of being infected was:
       0.00000140625%  or about a 1-in-100,000,000 of being infected. (hey I'm a worried-well...)

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Thanks guys!!! I really appreciate you guys help.  As you can see I have been having trouble moving on, but I think its time I do just that (maybe I should head to the anxiety for to help with that process)
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417144 tn?1225959248
Hi there,

For protected sex...you got no risk.  And your 10 months result after exposure tells you very clearly.

And for the lancet incident, no risk at all too.....

Hence, you do not need to test at all.
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421600 tn?1203667570
I would think that you are alright.  Your dad probably doesn't have hiv.  I myself, am confused with all of the numbers and days i.e. "is this amount of time ok, will anything change in this amount of time", however........I'm certainly not an expert as I myslef have unanswered questions, but I hate it when no one answers my questions, so I hope I am telling you something that is worth while.  I would suspect that your just fine.  But, you might as well test again in one week so that this doesn't fester away at your mind.  But, you are fine, testing again would jsut be peace of mind for you, you could always ask your dad if he has hiv.
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anybody?................please?..................
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