Hello Health Nurse, thank you for all you do here.
First, I recently received my results and I'm negative/non-reactive across the board (Yay!) as I expected. I commend the folks who work in the clinics. Very professional, non-judgemental and compassionate.
But I must comment on the waiting period for results. The one week that we have to wait for results to come back can be excruciating! Even though I had negligible risk, there was still a tiny demon in the back of my mind asking me "what if?" And that went on for a week. I was confident that I was negative going in to the tests, but when night came I had trouble sleeping, had anxiety attacks, etc.
I understand that there is an "instant" HIV test available. Do the clinics intend to carry these in the near future? It would be a godsend for folks who would otherwise have to face up to a week of terrible anxiety which can cause its own health problems.
Thanks again.
T
First, I recently received my results and I'm negative/non-reactive across the board (Yay!) as I expected. I commend the folks who work in the clinics. Very professional, non-judgemental and compassionate.
But I must comment on the waiting period for results. The one week that we have to wait for results to come back can be excruciating! Even though I had negligible risk, there was still a tiny demon in the back of my mind asking me "what if?" And that went on for a week. I was confident that I was negative going in to the tests, but when night came I had trouble sleeping, had anxiety attacks, etc.
I understand that there is an "instant" HIV test available. Do the clinics intend to carry these in the near future? It would be a godsend for folks who would otherwise have to face up to a week of terrible anxiety which can cause its own health problems.
Thanks again.
T