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Get HIV from Reused syringe/needle while blood test
I had my blood test done for full body check up. The nurse was not able to able to draw blood in 3-4 attempts and used 1 syringe then another doctor taken blood from another syringe with difficulty finding vein. After 3 days of that incident I feeling slight pain in left side of jaw below ear. I am not sure if they used the brand new syringe everytime but I am sure that there was strains of blood in the syringe. I am feeling that there would have been other patients before me whose blood she wasn't able to drew but needle is pricked without blood strain in it. Am I risk of HIV? when can I get myself tested. I am from New Delhi, India
Suggestion. Seek help with anxiety. It's causing you to fear things you shouldn't. People do not get HIV from the HIV test. You are imagining things because you need some help with your anxiety. In previous posts, you were told the realistic scenario in which someone would get HIV. Focus on that. If you didn't have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV drug needles, you didn't have a risk . . . including simply getting an HIV test as your fear of exposure.
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