Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 29, 2024, 05:47:13 pm

Login with username, password and session length


Members
  • Total Members: 37614
  • Latest: bondann
Stats
  • Total Posts: 772961
  • Total Topics: 66312
  • Online Today: 741
  • Online Ever: 5484
  • (June 18, 2021, 11:15:29 pm)
Users Online
Users: 0
Guests: 172
Total: 172

Welcome


Welcome to the POZ Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and others concerned about HIV/AIDS.  Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning:  Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

  • The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own physician.

  • All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

  • Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators of these forums. Click here for “Do I Have HIV?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other POZ community forums.

  • We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are true and correct to their knowledge.

  • Product advertisement—including links; banners; editorial content; and clinical trial, study or survey participation—is strictly prohibited by forums members unless permission has been secured from POZ.

To change forums navigation language settings, click here (members only), Register now

Para cambiar sus preferencias de los foros en español, haz clic aquí (sólo miembros), Regístrate ahora

Finished Reading This? You can collapse this or any other box on this page by clicking the symbol in each box.

Author Topic: 1 YEAR of being POZ....  (Read 4751 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
1 YEAR of being POZ....
« on: March 06, 2007, 10:08:30 pm »
This March 9, I will be celebrating my 1 year of being HIV+....

I had my blood withdrawn last March 9 of 2006 for the ELISA Test and it came out POSITIVE...then waited for more than a month for the result of the Confirmatory Test (Western Blot Test)....

I'm still kicking and fighting, though I know I'm just new in this WORLD, I am GLAD that I was able to re-organize myself in the past year....

In a week, My COLLEGE LIFE will soon to CLOSE and I will be receiving my Nursing Diploma by April...Thanks to GOD, I was able to stand up despite of all the difficulties, the pains and the pressures around me...

I became conscious with my health now, which before, I just ignored! I gained 10 lbs and I FEEL healthier than before.... :)

After class, I will be having my 2nd WORKOUT (blood figures monitoring)...I just hope it comes out as expected...well, if not...then I'll just deal with it positively...after all, I am NOT YET on ARV medication..

With my ADVOCACY on HIV/AIDS for the YOUTH here in the Philippines and by putting a FACE on HIV/AIDS in this country, I am looking forward for a DYNAMIC YOUNG MEN who battles with HIV/AIDS in the days to come....

Thanks to all the PEOPLE out there, who became my INSPIRATIONS...who gave me the STRENGTHS and the LIGHT in that 1 year of DARKNESS...

TRULY, being an HIV+ is somehow a BLESSING....

God bless... ;)

P.S. Thanks to POZ.com, I've known some GREAT people through this site...and I know, I am NOT alone... :-*
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline dtwpuck

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,013
  • дано мне тело, что мне делать с ним?
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2007, 11:19:33 pm »
Congrats on your one year anniversary.  Even better congrats on your positive outlook.  It really does help.  Good luck on your advocacy and keep us posted.
Floating through the void in the caress of two giant pink lobsters named Esmerelda and Keith.

Offline Longislander

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,489
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2007, 11:20:41 pm »
congrats on a successful first year! Keep up the good work and the positive outlook! ;D
infected 10/05 diagnosed 12-05
2/06   379/57000                    6/07 372/30500 25%   4/09 640/U/32% 
5/06   ?? /37000                     8/07 491/55000/24%    9/09 913/U/39%
8/06   349/9500 25%              11/07 515/68000/24     2/10 845/U/38%
9/06   507/16,000 30% !          2/08  516/116k/22%    7/10 906/80/39%
12/06 398/29000 26%             Start Atripla 3/08
3/07   402/80,000 29%            4/08  485/undet!/27
4/07   507/35,000 25%            7/08 625/UD/34%
                                                 11/08 684/U/36%

Offline Strayboy74

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,054
  • tastes like chicken
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2007, 11:23:37 pm »
yay!

yer alive!  woohoo!

-joseph

Offline David_CA

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,246
  • Joined: March 2006
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2007, 11:29:09 pm »
I just 'celebrated' my first year of my POZ® diagnosis too -  the first of many for both of us, I'm sure.

David
Black Friday 03-03-2006
03-23-06 CD4 359 @27.4% VL 75,938
06-01-06 CD4 462 @24.3% VL > 100,000
08-15-06 CD4 388 @22.8% VL >  "
10-21-06 CD4 285 @21.9% VL >  "
  Atripla started 12-01-2006
01-08-07 CD4 429 @26.8% VL 1872!
05-08-07 CD4 478 @28.1% VL 740
08-03-07 CD4 509 @31.8% VL 370
11-06-07 CD4 570 @30.0% VL 140
02-21-08 CD4 648 @32.4% VL 600
05-19-08 CD4 695 @33.1% VL < 48 undetectable!
08-21-08 CD4 725 @34.5%
11-11-08 CD4 672 @39.5%
02-11-09 CD4 773 @36.8%
05-11-09 CD4 615 @36.2%
08-19-09 CD4 770 @38.5%
11-19-09 CD4 944 @33.7%
02-17-10 CD4 678 @39.9%  
06-03-10 CD4 768 @34.9%
09-21-10 CD4 685 @40.3%
01-10-11 CD4 908 @36.3%
05-23-11 CD4 846 @36.8% VL 80
02-13-12 CD4 911 @41.4% VL<20
You must be the change you want to see in the world.  Mahatma Gandhi

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2007, 11:30:38 pm »
thank you...

i just hope everything runs smoothly....hehehehe!

do you think I need to celebrate? hahaha!
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline Jeffreyj

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,403
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2007, 02:39:13 am »
I love that great attitude. I can't believe how fast your first year went! I must say I'm proud of the way you have dealt with all of these HIV/AIDS issues. You will live one hell of a long time, I'm certain of that!

Keep up the great work!!
Positive since 1985

Offline poet

  • Member
  • Posts: 934
  • Poet living and working in Central Maine
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2007, 07:20:42 am »
Hey, we need both your attitude and your nursing skills on Cape Cod.  We are hiring... and just in time for our famous Spring/Summer/Fall weather.  We'll even bring other aidsmeds.com forum members to meet you. :)  Best, Win
Winthrop Smith has published three collections of poetry: Ghetto: From The First Five; The Weigh-In: Collected Poems; Skin Check: New York Poems.  The last was published in December 2006.  He has a work-in-progress underway titled Starting Positions.

Offline Andy Velez

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 34,126
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2007, 08:31:59 am »
Hey Nurse Young,

Congrats on making it through you first year of being HIV+ AND nursing school too. You've got a great attitude. Lucky will be the patients who come under your care.

March 9 is also a personally memorable day for me and I'm happy that we can share it. 

I'm very glad you have found comfort and support here.

Cheers,
Andy Velez

Offline Ihavehope

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,366
  • Yes, I'm a cry baby, AND WHAT?
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2007, 09:48:50 am »
so so proud of you. Keep up that magnificent vibe.
Infected: April 2005
12/6/06 - Diagnosed HIV positive
12/19/06 - CD4 = 240  22% VL = 26,300
1/4/07 - CD4 = 200 16% VL = ?
2/9/07 = Started Kaletra/Truvada
3/13/07 = CD4 = 386 22% VL ?

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2007, 10:24:54 pm »
whew! I've been OFF for few days...I was in the Community for our last week in Community Immersion Program as part of the Nursing Curriculum and a requirement for nursing students here in the Philippines...

Finally, I am done with the required units of our Related Learning Experiences....

and I can now smell our Graduation Day...hehehehehe!

our FINAL EXAMNINATION would be this coming week...

THANKS for the people here...for really being our INSPIRATION....

we maybe YOUNG...but with the WORLD...I know, we could DONE better, more than an ADULT could do.... ;D

After graduation, I will have my Review Class in preparation for the Nursing Licensure Examination here in the Philippines...I hope I could make it so that I can practice as a Registered Nurse in my country and can join my support group as a volunteer nurse...hehehehe! PLEASE PRAY for ME.... :-*

God is really good...

He is good to people who knows how to battle life...

I believe that what we have doesn't matter...it's on how we deal with our lives....

God bless to all.... :-*
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline ndrew

  • Member
  • Posts: 695
  • ....-.-.-.-.-.....
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2007, 10:36:11 pm »
Hey there,

You sound like you are really doing it, good for you!  Keep up the good work and attitude.

Kindest,
Drew

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2007, 11:02:49 pm »
;) thank you...

muah!
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2007, 10:46:35 am »
I gor a THROAT INFECTION now...

BAD for me...

I took Azithromycin 1000mg this morning...

I hope it would be soon over...

 :(
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline Florida69

  • Member
  • Posts: 428
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2007, 11:08:48 am »
Congratulations on your nursing degree, and that wonderful outlook.  We have chatted on several of the other boards, I am glad that you found the support that you needed to make it through that first year.  You rock.......  Good luck on your exam, and good luck on your life, you are truly an inspiration....... D

[attachment deleted by admin]
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

Offline mjmel

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,069
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2007, 11:14:19 am »
Good Luck on your final exams, young one.

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2007, 08:31:44 am »
whew....it has been a long time that I haven't been here...

FINALLY, I will be receiving my Nursing Diploma next week...

and guys, I didn't just have it as a common graduate but I did it with flying colors...hehe!

I will be graduating with HONORS...as one of the CUM LAUDEs...

praise to God for all the blessings.... ;)

PARY for me too for my Nursing Licensure Exam this June 10 and 11...THANKS!
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

Offline frenchpat

  • Member
  • Posts: 519
  • Love your friends, don't eat them.
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2007, 08:53:14 am »
Ayos Pare!!

Congratulations for your diploma! Impressed ako!

Pat
People have the power - Patti Smith

Offline dyingYOUNG19

  • Member
  • Posts: 36
Re: 1 YEAR of being POZ....
« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2007, 08:59:14 am »
thanks po....

I hope I make it as R.N. this year....

please PRAY for me po...THANKS!

and for all the Graduating Class 2007...
there were two GREATEST DAYS in your LIFE:
The day you were born; and
the day you knew why...
___________________________

I will live this DAY as if my LAST. This DAY is ALL I HAVE and these HOURS are my ETERNITY...

 


Terms of Membership for these forums
 

© 2024 Smart + Strong. All Rights Reserved.   terms of use and your privacy
Smart + Strong® is a registered trademark of CDM Publishing, LLC.