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My Risk exposure

Hi everyone, I might be over reacting but had so much anxiety issues lately especially after reading all the side efefcts of HIV medications etc etc and i have somehow convinced myself that i have HIV.
I am from New Zealand. I had a girl firend few months ago. We broke up and i was going through depression and suddenly thought that what if she was HIV+. We had unprotected sex like 4 to 6 times. We broke up 8 months ago.I never had any HIV symptoms.To get over my anxiety i went had a quick test done after 5and half months ( arrox 22 weeks) and it came negative. They used a INSTI test - teh one made in canada. I am also a blood doner and havent has any problems yet (didnt get called or anything).
My question is, and i want to move on in life, do i need any other test. Do i have any risk or is it ok to move on and forget about this. I feel i should but just need your opinion.

Thanks.
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Welcome to our Forum.  I'm sorry to hear that your breakup has left you in this state.  I hope that my assurance that there is absolutely no risk from your prior relationship that you have HIV will be helpful.  You have now been tested twice with good tests (the test you had and when you donated blood) and no HIV was found (the blood bank would have told you if you were positive too).  

Please leave your concerns about HIV behind.  You do not have it.  EWH
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300980 tn?1194929400
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You are being paranoid.  Believe your test resutls.  EWH
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Just before we end this conversation and i am kind of paranoid - The tests couldnt have been wrong right?? i mean the tester wouldnt make a mistake.

Whats the probability that it can give false positive or a mistake was made?
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Glad I could help.  EWH
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Thanks Doc. Just needed some sort of confirmation or else i might have ended up with few more tests etc etc.
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