Hello, I got my hiv reports negative at 5 months three weeks but I'm still suffering from swollen lymph nodes, severe headaches past three days, muscle and joint pains past several days may be around 2 weeks. Why are the symptoms prevailing till now? I got my test at ictc center which was in a government hospital I think they use the needles again n again over patients without changing it, that ictc was not even that well maintained. It is in Punjab. Can they possibly have used a infected needle to draw my blood for the test? I'm really tensed that they have reused a needle on me. Swollen lymph nodes are present in neck in groin as well. Please guide me through my test was done after 5 months of possible exposure but then why am I still suffering from these symptoms?