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Off Topic Forum / Re: Nutrition, Wumpette Style
« Last post by zach on Today at 02:51:49 pm »
Spring has come to the hills in full force

Walking today with the dogs, spotted some chanterelles trying to start

And ramps just setting to leaf
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Research News & Studies / POZ.com - Survey on HIV-Related stigma
« Last post by Jim Allen on Today at 01:22:36 pm »
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Negative attitudes or behaviors toward people living with or at risk for HIV are known as HIV-related stigma. Stigma can lead to isolation and depression. It can prevent people from getting tested or accessing care and treatment.  POZ wants to know your thoughts on HIV-related stigma.

https://www.poz.com/survey/take-survey-hivrelated-stigma
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Vivir con el VIH / Re: LA ESPERANZA MUERE AL ULTIMO
« Last post by Tonny2 on Today at 08:51:32 am »












                ojo.               Hola a lis que me leen!!






Vivir con vih me ha hecho mas sensible pero a la vez he aprendido a no quejarme por pequeñeces. Aun asi, el problema de cancer de mí hermana me duele mucho, el jueves  inicia su quimio. Hubiera preferido que yo pareciera el cáncer y no ella pero bueno, ya veremos cómo nos va y espero que no sufra tanto con la quimioterapia… ya les contaré, mientras tanto, manden su energía positiva que lo necesitamos… Abrazos
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by Tonny2 on Today at 08:42:36 am »












                 Ojo.                 Oops! I don’t know what happened. Double reply. Sorry.
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by Tonny2 on Today at 08:40:28 am »








            ojo.            Hello there!!!



As Jim mentioned, waiting a month won’t make a difference so, please relax…envío risk? No comprender, having hiv does not make you radioactive. Your cd4 is good so you are ok. As soon as you start your med and you are adherent to it, you will be ud then, you will be feeling more relax and continue with your normal life…did the doctor do a resistance test?, if he did, maybe that’s the reason he made you wait before start treatment.



You have done yourself a favor, getting tested for hiv, now you know you acquieref it, now you treat it. It’s a tough dx to get but, fortunally, it takes just one pill a day to control the virus so you.can go back and take control ntrol of your life again…if you go partying, don’t forget the balloon… please keep us posted…good luck
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by Tonny2 on Today at 08:35:19 am »








            ojo.            Hello there!!!



As Jim mentioned, waiting a month won’t make a difference so, please relax…envío risk? No comprender, having hiv does not make you radioactive. Your cd4 is good so you are ok. As soon as you start your med and you are adherent to it, you will be ud then, you will be feeling more relax and continue with your normal life…did the doctor do a resistance test?, if he did, maybe that’s the reason he made you wait before start treatment.



You have done yourself a favor, getting tested for hiv, now you know you acquieref it, now you treat it. It’s a tough dx to get but, fortunally, it takes just one pill a day to control the virus so you.can go back and take control ntrol of your life again…if you go to party, don’t forget the balloon… please keep us posted…good luck
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by Jim Allen on Today at 08:25:40 am »
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I think it was just more of a concern that the sooner my VL is undetectable the sooner I’m less of an environmental risk to anyone around me.   

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I'm left scared to touch anyone

You can touch people, if they want to be touched. Nobody is at risk of acquiring HIV from us during day-to-day contact regardless of our viral load.
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by lovefishing on Today at 08:07:33 am »
No particular reason for biktarvy in particular; I’ve talked to one other person I know who is positive, that’s what they’re on.    I think it was just more of a concern that the sooner my VL is undetectable the sooner I’m less of an environmental risk to anyone around me.   
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I Just Tested Poz / Re: New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by Jim Allen on Today at 06:50:04 am »
Hiya,

Sorry to hear about the diagnosis, but glad it got picked up on during routine screening and before any HIV could cause any significant damage.

Except for the stressing about starting treatment, how are you otherwise feeling/coping?

Look, starting treatment sooner is best practice for various reasons, and if you had been within the first few days or weeks of acquiring HIV, I could understand a reason to rush to reduce the size of the viral reservoir; equally, if you had worse lab results, I could appreciate an urgency to prevent further damage to your system. However, this doesn't seem to be the case, and I doubt a month will make any difference during this stage, and I would not lose any sleep over it.

That's just my thoughts and how I would approach this if it were my healthcare, but it's not mine, and ultimately its up-to-you, it is your healthcare, so do take control.

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start something like Biktarvy now

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sent to specialist who did a full spectrum check (Hep A/B/C, full std panel, cholesterol, etc, etc), everything there normal.

Any particular reason you mention Biktarvy? Also, did one of the Doctors mention this, and did the specialist run a resistance panel yet?
 
Anyhow, I wish you well.

P.S. Slightly off-topic, but your post reminds me of a recent conversation about how different things are now compared to 10-15 years ago, let alone 20 + or even 30 years ago. When I acquired HIV, treatment was not an option unless I had a touch of AIDS first, and most of us did not want to start treatment unless we had to. Then, 15 +- years ago, treatment really had improved dramatically and starting treatment sooner was better but often still delayed. Nowadays, the meds are far superior, more is understood, and it's finally becoming accepted that preventing damage and starting treatment ideally on the same day of diagnosis or at least as soon as possible is best.
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I Just Tested Poz / New diagnosis, drs don't seem concerned
« Last post by lovefishing on Yesterday at 10:43:33 pm »
Background, I learned of my status after a screening (Feb 2023, no symptoms).  Went to my dr, they did a confirmation test and checked levels (VL 250,000, CD4 627), sent to specialist who did a full spectrum check (Hep A/B/C, full std panel, cholesterol, etc, etc), everything there normal.  Then, nothing.   Followup got pushed to Apr, then May, and I'm left scared to touch anyone but it seems nobody in my med community is overly concerned.   See if my primary care will cancel the specialist and start something like Biktarvy now, or will another month not matter that much?
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