Your Story

Either positive or negative, please share your story, your worries or questions in the comment box, you can do this anonymously.

1 How was the experience when you got tested?
2 Tell us more about your treatment hub and your ARV's
3 How are you dealing with all of this?

16 comments:

  1. Hi, I have been positive for 5 years now, I just wanna let you know that it is just a normal reaction to be depressed, rest assured that everything will pass. I want you to know that everything will be ok.

    I commend you for doing good with this blog, I hope that there are more people like you. Penetrating dating sites to spread information is just genius.

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    1. Thank you. That is true, no matter how hard I try to cheer up, minsan kapag naaalala ko na na positive ako bigla na lang ako naiiyak, siguro nga phase lang ito

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    2. pwedi kunin number mo ..

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  2. kahit po ako althought im not sure talaga kong possie ako .. pero hope so talaga im not infected papasalamat talaga ko kay lord ng marami :)

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  3. hi can i get your number .. i need lang ng makakausap :) mahirap kasi kong sinasarili lang or yuo just txt me 09097126804

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  4. 09305205959 you can call or text me here

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  5. I would like to share my story. Actually, this is the first time that im going to talk about this. My family, officemates and friends doesnt know that im positive. Well, it started on a "trip lang" or "experience lang".. I am fully aware about this virus and was not expecting na tatamaan ako. Sabe nga nila, founder daw ako ng mamamary.com sa pagka-conservative at maingat. Pero huli na ang lahat. The famiy had a trip in Iloilo, out of curiosity, nakipagmeet ako dun during night-out and nangyari na. I dont want to go on details anymore. Anung symptoms saken (based sa nabasa ko after a year), unexplained fever and upset stomach. I thought sa kinain ko lang nung gabi pero based sa studies, pumasok na daw ung virus. Gumaing naman ako agad from that fever. After 3mos, nagkaroon ako ng madaming pimples. I consulted a lot of derma, papalit palit - walang gamot na gumana. Then 3mos more, pumayat ako ng hindi naman ako nagdidiet. Then nagumpisa na ang pabalik balik na lagnat for almost 2mos. Then it was September last year, nahospital nako kasi bagsak na talaga ako. Walang makitang cause ang doctor ko until she did the last test - the HIV test. It was positive. My cd4 count then was 23. Then Pneumonia naman ang tumama saken. I was in the hospital for 20days and continued medications sa house nalang. Since i have a very weak immune system that time, Steven Johnson came.. A severe allergy.. Nasunog ang buo kong katawan dahil sa mga gamot na ininom ko for the pneumonia. So another 10days in the hospital to treat the allergy. With prayers and positive attitude, lahat un nalampasan ko. Then November last year, I started taking the meds na prescribed by the doctors in RITM plus other antibiotics and vaccine shots to prevent further infections. 6mos after, my cd4 count shoot up to 273. All the my doctors, private and those inthe RITM are so happy that they said that i should continue the healthy living and partly im out of danger na.
    Its almost 1year now and im in good shape.no more fever, best skin and best feeling. Well, except from some rashes, maybe due to lack of some vitamins and minerals which positive people like me is experiencing, i can say that im okay. Living the best life, living a normal life. Minus of course puyat, too much stress and iwas talaga sa alam nateng maari tayong makakuha ng sakit. Im taking it one day at a time, swerte pa nga tayo, sorry to say this, pero swerte pa rin tayo kesa sa mga may cancer, may taning na ang buhay nila. We can choose how we want to live our lives, how to be better and what to do today and tomorrow. Minsan, malungkot.. Iisipin mong magisa ka nalang talaga.. Mahiirap ng magkaroon ng lovelife kasi baka mahawa sya.. Even maglabas ng libog hindi na rin magawa.. I have to be responsible not to infect others. I dont see this na nakakadiring sakit. Its as normal as having a diabetes, no cure at all and lifetime. But i want to fight this virus and still hopeful that someday a cure will be available. Just continue to pray and be positive always. Go on with your life, be happy, be responsible. God has a better plan for us than our dreams. So just put everything to God and live a healthy and good life.

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    1. Reading this, I've felt a lot better... probably enough for me to get by through this day.

      I've been confirmed + 4 weeks ago after being hospitalized for a week due to inflammatory bowel disease. Fast track to today, I've had consultations with my infectious disease doctor but not sure about when i'll be able to get started on my ARVs. I just finished taking all the tests she recommended so I know it's underway but I'm not sure if I could still take the paranoia. Everyday, I feel like something new comes up like rashes, cough, fever, frothy urine, and the list goes on and on.

      Again, thank you for posting this, whoever you are. Thank you for making me believe that I will be fine. Now, and for the future.

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  6. hi. gusto ko lang sana itanung kung may alam kang parang mga counsel meetings? or kahit counselors lang? para lang may makausap. makwentuhan. ayon. thanks. ;)

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  7. meron po tayong ganun, please add me up in facebook G Boy Positibo so that i can connect you to the right people... or google search mo ang SET (self empowerment training) and PAFPI

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  8. hi GBP :) After reading your story, I feel like I want to give a tight hug to my bf. He’s positive and I am not. He told me about that a week after we had our first deed (that’s why he never let me to pull off the rubber...haha) and I was really shocked. But at that time, I was starting to like him. I felt that he has good intentions for telling me the truth and I admire him for that. He told me that he would understand if I’ll eventually loosen up with him but I said no. in fact, it really made me fall in love with him. And after two weeks, he finally answered back those three magical words. I am really seeing myself with him till we get old. :) We’ll be goin to RITM Alabang tomorrow morning. See you guys there! :)

    -audi

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  9. natatakot ako sa kalagayan ko ngayon... dahil last month my na ka sex akong 3 na babae..

    1. yung bestfriend ng ex ko, gumagamit siya ng drugs as far as i know, palagi nya kasi akong ini encourage to use shabs eh kasi good daw sa feeling pero ayaw ko naman... pagkatapos namin mag sex mga 3 rounds parang nilagnat ako...

    2. yung ex gf ng barkada ko protitute xa 1 round lang my nangyari sa amin

    3. ang last is yung ex na my anak na, my mens pa sya non habang nag se sex kami.. then after a couple of days, nag ka UTI ako nag pa check up agad ako sa doctor at ni resitahan ako ng gamot, after 1 week gumaling na ako pero after couple of days, nilagnat ako pero 1 night lang..

    by the way eto yung symptoms ko ngaun parang HIV na talaga to eh

    1. shortness of breath
    2. sometimes diarrhea
    3. weight loss kunti
    4. feeling weak (anxiety cguro)
    5. Diarrhea. = hindi ako sure dito kasi palagi akong naka hubad sa bahay... palaging naka on ang cieling fan tuwing natutulog ako..

    lymp nodes = wala
    vomiting = wala
    Headache = hindi ako sure pero parang wala
    Muscle aches and joint pain. = hindi rin ako sure dito
    Skin rash. = im sure bon-e tong nasa kamay at paa ko
    Sore throat. = dati pa balik2x ang sore throat ko palagi kasi ako umiinom ng soft drinks morning, evening and midnight snack
    pero nong nag water teraphy na ako dahil sa UTI ko, wala na akong sore throat... na na experienced



    natatakot na ako bata pa kasi ako at pinag sisihan ko talaga ang lahat. naiinis ako sa sarili ko ngayon.. dahil feeling ko pabigat ako sa pamilya ko... huhuhuhu.... natatakot ako mag pa test...

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  11. Hi, nakakataba ng puso basahin ang mga kanya kanyang istorya ng buhay nyo. I'm 28 yrs old married and with 2 yrs old breast feeding daughter. It was indeed really hard and it takes a lot courage to do such test (hiv) specially if you're aware that you might affect your love ones. Ni Hindi mo alam pamo mo gagawin ang test, kanino ka kukuha ng lakas ng loob at kung Sino pwede mo kausapin. But you what, over six months nung last ako ngkaron ng unsafe sex nung naassigned ako sa cebu, I' ve decided to get tested just this May 23, 2016. Ang hirap, ilang buwan ako nagdasal, nagsisi at humihiling sa diyos na wag naman sanang maging positive ang result dahil madadamay Ko ang mag ina Ko na walang kamalay Malay. Walang araw na Hindi aq ng dasal. Una Kong nilapitan ang pamilya Ko, at sila na din ang nagbigay na lakas ng loob Ko na mag patest then a day before the result inamin Ko sa asawa Ko, at ang kilala ko na asawa ay nag iba, imbes na murahin ako o kung ano man eh hindi nya ginawa nasa probinsya sila mag ina nung time na un ang nasabi lng nya ay wala yan, magdasal ka tulungan m ang sarili mo hndi ka pananayaan ng dyos sabi nia. Then nung lumabas na ang result it was "non-reactive". Nadinig ng Diyos lahat ng dasal. Sana po napulot kayo ng Aral. After the result nagsorry ako aa magulang Ko at sa magulang niya inamin Ko lahat. At nangakong Hindi na uulitin.

    Sana po maging maingat na tayo, maging tapat po tayo sa ating partner, asawa man o Hindi pa. Lahat po tayo pwede mahawaan at makahawa. Mag pa test po habang Hindi pa huli ang lahat.

    At sa lahat man po ng positive wag po kayong mawalan ng pag asa. Accept Jesus into your life, Surrender all your pains and sorrows. ask for wisdom and strength. May our good Lord embrace you with his holy blood.Amen.

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  12. Hi past 2 years ago ive encountered different sexual partners, dahil dn cguro sa pagkabata ng isip at edad, nagkaroon ako ng tulo, nagamot ko ito by self medication ( taking combined ampicilin+ doxycycline) then ( doxycycline+ cotrimoxasol) and so on and so forth d ko na matandaan ang iba dahil pabalik balik ang irritation sa genital ko pero gumaling nman sya after 4 months takot kc akong kagdisclosed at may makaalam. Then after a year tinubuan ako ng shingles sa one side of arm ko papunta sa likod , gumaling nman because ive taken meds, self medication din, combination of herbal food supplements, but deep inside i know that i was positive, after ko gumaling sa 2nd shingle ko naghanap agad ako ng malapit na treatment hub, and tama nga i was positive. Sobrang takot tlga akong magdisclosed lalo na sa family ko kya nagpatulong na ako sa mga hub counselors, my cd4 count at that time was 237 and after 6 months naging 300, kunti lng tinaas when i take combined efavirenz+ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate but still, nadepress ako, pero habang tumatagal pinipilit kong mag move on, wala nman kcng makakatulong satin kundi ang sarili lng, inisip ko nlang na bka ito ang will ni God sa buhay ko, nadi na ako masyado nakikipagusap sa tao or makipagsalamuha , pero i continue my meds , ayoko ko kcng makahawa pa, im hoping na sana after a year of this treatment tumaas pa ang cd4 count ko, npakabata ko pa para mawalan ng pag asang mabuhay , more power sa gumaww ng blog na to, pray po taung lhat by the way im 23 and bisexual pero , gusto ko nang bumalik sana sa dating ako..... Ung may peace of mind at healthly, until now ako lng nakakaalam nito maliban sa hub. But i declare in the name and power of God Jesus i am healed na!

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