This topic hits home for me as I am coming up on 6 months since I took the first hiv test...I should go for a follow up test this week.....absolutely terrifying experience. It's so unfair to have to do this.
But I wanted to add - for the future or for others - that planned parenthood does these tests on a walk in basis for little/no cost as opposed to quest
Additionally I got something called a "rapid hiv test" from an LGBTQ clinic/support center in my neighborhood that literally took one minute to get results. It was free.