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Offline Andal

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More positive than ever before
« on: April 18, 2016, 07:03:43 pm »
Young guy writing from Spain. I am one of those who always thought this could never happen, but a month ago, following a tough disease I would later call "seroconvertion", I knew I was HIV+. Blame, shame and fear only lasted a few days and fortunately my parents and friends were very understanding and supported me since the beginning. Two weeks after my diagnosis, I started my meds and now I feel pretty much healthy.

What I wanted to share with you is that I've been reading your posts for some days and I have to say you're a source of optimism. Whenever I feel I can't deal with the idea of a chronic condition, I only need to get in here and see how most of you are living complete and fulfilling lives as any other. What I've learnt something from all this process is how important the love of family and friends is and how much every second of your life counts.

Now I feel I need to some day engage with the work of any organisation and help others understand that there's a very long life out there to be enjoyed. I know I will never get this bug out of me but, if it allows me to be a support for others, at least I'll feel that those hard first days will be some kind of worthy.

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Offline Tonny2

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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2016, 10:04:06 pm »


         ojo       HOLA MAJO, BIENVENIDO AL FORO

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR DX', BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS A GOOD SOURCE OF SUPPORT...DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US WHAT MEDS ARE YOU ON?.

I LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE AFTER A HIV DX IT HELPS A LOT, TRUST ME, IT HAS HELPED ME A LOT DURING MY 21 YEARS OF LIVING WITH MY BODY THE BUG, SO, KEEP UP THE GOOD ATTITUTE...GLAD TO HEAR YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR OTHERS BY SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE, THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO DO HERE...TE DESEO BUENA SUERTE, ABRAZOS                          OJO
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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2016, 01:16:24 pm »
Welcome to the forum.

Glad to hear you have started treatment and have supportive friends and family.
We are here for you if you need us and hope to hear more from you on the forum.

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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 01:30:00 pm »
Hello Andal welcome here.
Its truly sucks you got HIV.
ON the bright side, you get to live in fabulous Spain, so there's that!  Hope you do well on the treatment.
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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2016, 08:31:29 pm »
Hola Andel
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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2016, 08:58:15 am »
Just wanted to join the others in welcoming you.  This forum is a wonderful source of support, so if you need us, we're here.  Glad to hear your family and friends are supportive, that can make a big difference. 

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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2016, 12:16:37 pm »
Thank you all for your comments!  :)

Quote from: Tonny2 on April 18, 2016, 10:04:06 pm

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR DX', BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS A GOOD SOURCE OF SUPPORT...DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US WHAT MEDS ARE YOU ON?.

Sure! I'm on abacavir, norvir and... darunavir, if my memory serves me well. All these names are so new and so complicated... No side effects so far.

Quote from: mecch on April 19, 2016, 01:30:00 pm
ON the bright side, you get to live in fabulous Spain, so there's that!  Hope you do well on the treatment.

What can I say? Spain's great, you're right hehe  ;)

Thank you all for the welcoming messages. I'll keep on reading and posting!

Edit: spelling.
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Offline JonJon

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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2016, 12:40:10 pm »
Hola Andal,

Welcome to the forum.  I am fairly new to HIV as well..diagnosed and been on treatment since Oct 2015.

I live and work in Spain except for now I am in the USA on medical leave, but will be returning to Spain in about two months.  Where in Spain do you live?  I would like to ask you about treatment/health care in Spain sometime.

John
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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2016, 04:48:22 pm »
Quote from: Andal on April 20, 2016, 12:16:37 pm
Thank you all for your comments!  :)

Sure! I'm on abacavir, norvir and... darunavir, if my memory serves me well. All these names are so new and so complicated... No side effects so far.

What can I say? Spain's great, you're right hehe  ;)

Thank you all for the welcoming messages. I'll keep on reading and posting!

Edit: spelling.

           OJO        HOLA ANDAL...GREAT TO HEAR NO SIDE EFFECTS. .YES, THE NAME OF YOUR MEDS ARE CORRECT (ZIAGEN, RITONAVIR AND PREZISTA, BRAND NAMES)...KEEP US POSTED POR FAVOR, VALE?
                                                                                                                                          OJO
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Offline Andal

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Re: More positive than ever before
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2016, 07:05:30 pm »
Quote from: JonJon on April 20, 2016, 12:40:10 pm
Hola Andal,

Welcome to the forum.  I am fairly new to HIV as well..diagnosed and been on treatment since Oct 2015.

I live and work in Spain except for now I am in the USA on medical leave, but will be returning to Spain in about two months.  Where in Spain do you live?  I would like to ask you about treatment/health care in Spain sometime.

John

Hey, John. Thanks for your comment and sorry for the late response. Hope you're ok.
If you need anything, I guess it's quite easy to get to any of the main Spanish cities. The capital is the closest city for me though. Just tell me how to contact you if you need any more details  ;)
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