So to outline my problem on the 31st of may i went to have a test for HIV in Pakistan. The test was carried out at a Lab which from what i have read is one of the biggest pathlogy lab groups in the country if not, the the biggest. the test was at their main testing center. The test came back negative using the HIV 1 & 2 BY ELISA method. Soon after this i was diagnosed with acute bronchitis. Its been 2 months now and i have pain around my right armpit most of the time. In addition to this I have started to notice a lot of pimples type things around my upper body(mainly back,shoulders) which itch quite a lot in the beginning and within a day or 2 subside by themselves.at times once they subside they leave a mark or if i scratch them they leave one.

My problem:

When i was having the test i did not if the syringe used to draw the blood was packed,however i do remember that after the physician had drawn my blood he used some sort of cutting machine to cut some part of syringe of the tube was that was left of it which contained my blood and was sent to the lab. In the last few days I have become increasingly conscious of any change my body undergoes. 

Question:

Is it possible i could have been infected with said syringe?

Have you ever heard of anyone becoming infected with a syringe during a blood test withdrawal?

I highly appreciate any feedback from you Doctor as at this moment in time the only thing going through my head is that i am infected and the changes my body is facing is because of this.

I am familiar with where Pakistan is in terms of the global epidemic of HIV and I am also familiar with laboratory practices in much of Pakistan. First and importantly HIV is more uncommon in Pakistan than in many western or African countries.   Second, commercial laboratories in Pakistan follow the same guidelines, rules, and safety precautions as are used here in North America. Syringes and needles are not reused and there is no meaningful risk of acquiring HIV  from having blood drawn.   Particularly in a large commercial laboratory I would have no concern about acquiring HIV when my blood was drawn.  

 In addition, the symptoms you describe, bronchitis, discomfort in your armpit, and  A pimple like rash on your back and arms are in no way suggestive of recently acquired HIV.  I am confident that these problems are coincidental and unrelated to having had your test for HIV performed recently.

I hope that my responses are reassuring to you. Please don't worry.   EWH