Concerned..

Hello all, as some of you may remember I was found positive for Hep C, last summer. I was lucky enough to clear the virus without any treatment, and all of my bloodwork has come back with great results as far as LFT and Liver damage. My main concern is this: I am worried about when I was exposed to Hep C, if I may have been exposed to HIV as well. I got tested soon after the possible exposure time before I got tested for Hep C and the results came back negative. What worries me in that it was too close to exposure to have a proper result. After Antibodies were found I was tested for all sorts of things, Hep A + B (negative) and other things I'm not sure of. I had used intravenous drugs once and was upfront about that with the doctor and my specialist, and from the time of Hep C antibodies being found to the time I was clear I was sent for numerous blood work, and my doctor was checking all sorts of things. Im not aware of the specific tests. When it was shown that my LFT came back normal my doctor was suspicious that I may have cleared Hep C and sent me for testing to see about Viral Load. Came back that I had none. I was clear. After the good news he sent me for another plethora of tests. It has been about 9 months since exposure and what I am wondering is this: During all of this blood work and investigation into what is going on with me, before and after SVR, would they have checked for or caught any sign of HIV? Considering they knew of my drug use, you'd think that would be something that that would check during my dozen or so rounds of blood work especially since a lot of people are co infected. Do I need to now worry considering my specialist has given me the green light on my health and told me everything is fine, or is there a chance that they never looked for it? At one point I had to get 10 vials of blood taken and was told he was getting "all sorts of tests done" I guess these are the questions I should have asked when I saw him, but now my appointment next appointment (which I made) isn't until April. 15, and I can't get him on the phone. I recently started thinking about this and am now worried. You'd think a doctor with a patient of Hep C and history of drug use would check this during all the other testing …. right?
Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the reply themiz. I thought it would be best not to assume. Im calling the office today. Will the receptionist be able to tell me these things. I know I shouldn't assume, but is there a good chance the doctor would have checked? You'd think that would be the responsible thing to do.

Thank you again for your replies. You know.. when I was first diagnosed with Hep C, This website, and all of you people made it bearable. I felt so lost and so alone, it was amazing how much better being connected to great people such as yourself made a difference. Even now, I am no closer to knowing if I have something like hiv, which is terrifying but I know that if I do, I am never alone. I can not express my graditude for this. The fact is, considering the facts, there is a chance I contracted Hep C from someone who was also HIV positive. Said person never had HCV as far as we know, but we also know the likelihood of someone who uses IV drugs having Hep C. I only used IV drugs once, and it was shared with a friend who is still hiv and hcv negative and this HIV positive person had his own needle. As far as I knew, our rigs were never swapped and even still I was adamant that mine (only used by myself and HIV negative, HCV negative friend) that it was cleaned thoroughly between uses. Because I only used once and the likelihood of contracting HCV through needle use is high, i am extremely scared of HIV. Funny how I went months without thinking about it. Is it at all possible to get Hep C from a co-infected person but not the other? Anyways, these last few days have been very hard, and I find it nearly impossible to think of anything else, as I'm sure you've all been through. I am trying to live in the moment and remember that there is no point thinking about it until I know for sure. And again, if I do have it, i'll know where to come for support. Thank you.

I doubt that your doctor gave you an HIV test. Typically, when you are given an HIV test, you are given a consent to sign prior to them doing the test. Did you remember signing anything?