hi my first post, hope it goes to the right place

[Rockit]

hi im aB.from texas.      today is my first day on this site and ive been in here for about ten minutes and think its COOL that i can communicate with (others) in the same boat as i am . lets sail away to some island and live like adam and eve. again *but i need some one to pic me up. ok any ways.
about the side effects. i just found out my status 2 months ago. and barely been on med about one month ago. im not taking the ones u are but i do knw theyR not joking about the side effectts. i had my issues. but now that god gave me a second chance. i look back and thank the doctors and nurses that kept telling me to keep taking the med regardless, they knew if i just took them i would have a chance. and i had stoped taking them out of stubbuness. i had somekinda relaps in my healt and got scared out of my pants so i got on my knees and strted taking them again. they do work , and save us time. which is all we got. so as for the taste budds, just ask ur doctor and if he says its ok then keep eating the chocolote stuff.   theyR more worried about the fevers and headaches watch out for those. LUv from texas and i hope i did this forum thing right i will be posting some soon. as i get a hang of it.

YUM yum for NOW

[Rockit]

              hi im aB.from texas.      today is my first day on this site and ive been in here for about ten minutes and think its COOL that i can communicate with (others) in the same boat as i am . lets sail away to some island and live like adam and eve. again *but i need some one to pic me up. ok any ways.
about the side effects. i just found out my status 2 months ago. and barely been on med about one month ago. im not taking the ones u are but i do knw theyR not joking about the side effectts. i had my issues. but now that god gave me a second chance. i look back and thank the doctors and nurses that kept telling me to keep taking the med regardless, they knew if i just took them i would have a chance. and i had stoped taking them out of stubbuness. i had somekinda relaps in my healt and got scared out of my pants so i got on my knees and strted taking them again. they do work , and save us time. which is all we got. so as for the taste budds, just ask ur doctor and if he says its ok then keep eating the chocolote stuff.   theyR more worried about the fevers and headaches watch out for those. LUv from texas and i hope i did this forum thing right i will be posting some soon. as i get a hang of it.

YUM yum for NOW

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[Boo Radley]

Welcome to the forums, Rockit!

Please post whenever and whatever you feel like posting.  There's usually more than one person glad to respond.

Boo

[ACinKC]

Hello and welcome.  make sure you check out the Living With and Off Topic for the FULL range of this site!!!

[bear60]

Hi there. This is a great group of people and they have a library of knowledge. You ask it and someone will have an answer. Keep taking your meds and keep coming back.

[RapidRod]

Rockit, sorry to hear of you diagnosis, but glad to see you found this forum. There's a great bunch of people here from all around the world that are going through what you are going through or have been in your shoes. If you have a question feel free to ask. Welcome to the forums.

Rodney

[Queen Tokelove]

RockIt~~

Welcome to the Forums! I agree with what everyone else has said. We would love to know more about you and hear more from you. This is a great place.

[budndallastx]

Rockit - -

From another Texan, welcome to the forum.  There is a wealth of information on here and people willing to answer any questions you may have.  It's been a vital piece of my adjusting to the meds and living with HIV. 

All I can say is to stay involved !!

[aztecan]

Hey Rockit,

Welcome! We're neighbors. I live in New Mexico.

I'm glad you found us and look forward to hearing more from you.

HUGS,

Mark

[Rockit]

      hi guys, thank again for the words. i am doing good. my next doc. visit is dec.20/ i went from weekely to now every three weeks in 2months.  well that does seem like they r chekin Up on me very well.but im alive.

did i tell u guys how it happened?   here we go. *live and learn*  this sep. i woke up in the middle of the night to go to bathroom. all mornign i had wht they call diareahh.  i had never had it before but i knew the symtoms.    three weeks later i still had this it. so of course i paniced and in denial i kept going to mexico to get meds.  (i live by the border, south texas) they kept giving me antibiodics. but after the 6th box of med's. i decided tht i would get tested. so on the day of my birthday i treated my self to a test at the local aids council.  after work i went by,nervouse and sacred. but deff. about finding out wht was wrong with my tummy. i had heard that was one of the symptoms. and some of my co-workers were noticing i was looking thinner. they were jealouse but i was puzzled. i didnt see the change in my body or at least didnt want to accept it.

(this story is getting real long.   ok let me skip arround.)        so any ways, i had to go for my results 2weeks later. mean while im loosing wheight and dehidrating. how did i knw , well my mom worried took me to ER,and they had to put i.v. fluids and recommended drinking liquids and rest. i told them about the Diareahh-and the doctor gave me a weird look like *uve been bad, and go get cheked*  so any ways oct.5 i get my results and of course i was reactive. i wasnt as shocked more of a realif . because i knw that thats wht was causing my tummy issues. and i could finde a "cure".
even though it was arround the same time as the ecoli-scare of the contaminated spinach. i dont even eat spinach, nor veggies. but i was hopeing that some lettuc had gotten cross contaminated in a SubWay sandwich i had arround that time. i hink i would have preffered that than HIV.   
        jesus wont give us somethig we can't handle .  i read that somewhere and preach it so now i have to take it.     

any ways.so i told my mommy. " i told u so" so i went to the doctor. told him i was reactive and we ammpped the meds. of course i almost accompanied my dad in heaven. due to having taken so long to get the help for wht was going on in me.  i was in hospital for one week at first. then went home for a week. then relapsed cuz i lost more whight, so went for another 10days. all in one month. early nov. i was out home. with weekely chekups. and prayer I came through.  i had lost tottal of 30lbs but now im only down like 7 yuppy!

ok this was too long right...? but people take care of urself , and love uRself. (i didnt at one poin)

luv javi            

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[budndallastx]

The good news is that you're doctor is watching you closely.  I agree that knowing is better and the state of care has shifted so much for better.   Keep us posted and let us know how you progress.   

[pozgroup]

Hi there. This is a great group of people and they have a library of knowledge. You ask it and someone will have an answer. Keep taking your meds and keep coming back.

Really? If so, what the percentage of singles in all the people living with HIV/AIDS? That's the first.

Now the second, when to tell your partner you are hiv poz?

[Tucsonwoody]

Hey Pozgroup -

Am afraid I don't know the answer to your first question....yet but bet someone does or can be found on the web.  For the second question - check out this discussion here on Aidsmed.com - maybe you'll find an answer there.  It is a current topic too.

http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=6389.0

Good luck and keep asking those questions

Kevin

[Eldon]

Hello Rockit!

I wish to extend to you a WARM WELCOME here at the AM forums. Here you will find the encouragement, communication, understanding, support, some cries, some laughter, and many of your questions relating to HIV/AIDS answered.

We have a great group of Real People who will listen as well as answer you. We are here to encourage one another and to learn from each other.

With the consideration of implementing a Positive Mental Attitude, it will also assist you on your journey in this life as well as having a Positive Impact on your immune system.

In fact, through your Positive Mental Attitude, it will help you push forward through all of the obstacles on your path that you are now walking on.

Talking to other people helps us see that we are not the only ones with problems. Feel free to come and vent with whatever is on your mind from time-to-time.

Often the act of writing and the ability to “see” your feelings leads to therapeutic insights and solutions. .

In the interim, you may want to start taking a multi-vitamin, Omega 3 and you may want to keep an eye on your diet.

Exercise at least three times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes.

"Don't Give Up, Don't Give In... cause it is all within you to WIN!"

[pozgroup]

Hey Pozgroup -

Am afraid I don't know the answer to your first question....yet but bet someone does or can be found on the web.  For the second question - check out this discussion here on Aidsmed.com - maybe you'll find an answer there.  It is a current topic too.

http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=6389.0

Good luck and keep asking those questions

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, I am checking it now.

[Miss Philicia]

no... too old for IHH

[milker]

you're right, Mrs Marple!

Milker.

[Rockit]

so i guess. if u guys are still here with me ..im back for more questions. and words from u guys.
                      (who what when where why how)
1- can i get info. about groups, organizations, docs, in my state/area for more assistance with my HIV status.

2- i was taken out of medicaid. b/c i am 25 yrs old.and i need to be "disabbles"2 years in order for me to qualify.(?) is thier anything, any where, i can ask if thats true? and why if i had them for a few months.?

3- oh i went to a CLASS, but i think i came out more confused  so,
     A. is thier really many diff. straines of the hiv virus? or just 2?
     B. if a dog bites a poz, person and then bites a neg.person right after their is a risk?


4- what do u guys think about smoking weed.?





   i love u guys too much

[thunter34]

Hey, hon!

Tried to write back to you, but the mail wouldn't go through for some reason.  There's even a thread about it on here somewhere...in OT, I think. 

Few things:
----  Nothing you smoke is technically "good" for you.  That said, I know of a good many people who have benfitted from using marijuana ocassionally for medicinal purposes. 

----  The dog bites man thing migh be a risk for rabies, but not HIV.

----  I'll look into seeing what might be available for you in your area.  Hopefully, others from the S. Texas area can chime in also.

[milker]

I can answer question 3-A

HIV strains that are very close to each others have been grouped together in what we call HIV GROUPS and HIV GROUP SUBTYPES.

The M group (Major), regroups the most common forms of the virus. The subtypes of the M groups are A1, A2, B, C, D, F1, F2, G, H, J and K. I have HIV1-B, so I am in the Major group. Think of them as being children of the same parents, they are not the same but they have a very similar genome sequence.

Subtypes A are mostly found in Africa, B in Europe, Americas and Japan, C in India.

The N (New) and O (Outlier) groups that you may hear about contain very rare form of mutations, and have been found in West Africa.

HIV-2 is a very distant cousin of HIV-1, its sequence is very different, but it's called HIV because of its organization. SIV and FIV (Simian and Feline) are also cousins of HIV.

Within subtypes, there will still be other mutations. For example, my main virus is HIV1-B, but I have 20 minor mutations found in my blood. Those mutants are of no real concern they are badly replicated viruses and will either not function or will be too weak to cause harm.

I've attached a HIV map that should help you understand a bit better.

Milker.

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[Rockit]

i love the map. thanks for the reply about the dog. bite i guess the instructore was wrong.  please help me or send me a link to a site where i can find organizations in my area, (south texas). that can help me more with my hiv.

as for the question about the mapp. its seem self explanitory but if any one wants to advice me more.

i was asking about the many diff. strands or types of hiv.because= my doctor said if i keep having unprotected sex. i can contract a worst type of hiv and my meds might not work for that type of hiv and i can get more sick?

is that true?

[milker]

Well first of all you shouldn't have unprotected sex unless you serosort.

If you are serosorting (unprotected sex with sure hiv positive people only), then the issue of "super infection" comes up, and most people on this forum have talked about it and the result is that there is no evidence of "super infection". I will let the serosorters answer.

So let's say you have HIV-B, the most common virus, with 20 mutants floating around and you get fucked unprotected by a person that has HIV1-B and 20 other mutants. That doesn't change anything, you just got a good fuck. If you travel to china and you get fucked and get HIV-1-C, it's still HIV-1. They are so close that I do not believe it's a major problem. However, this would have to be taken into account for the best meds. Experts may chime in on that one.

If you get fucked in West Africa and get HIV-2, which is extremely unlikely because HIV-2 is even more fragile than HIV-1, and hasn't been really seen in other places than Cameroon, then you would have to test for HIV-2.

If you get fucked by someone that has been extremely resistant to all meds, maybe that's a problem. Again, experts may give their opinions.

Milker (who hopes he will be an expert soon)

[Miss Philicia]

If you get fucked by someone that has been extremely resistant to all meds, maybe that's a problem.

Oh I see now why I can't ever get a date.

[gerry]

TheBody has a good fairly recent article about co-infection and re-infection (a term that is preferable to superinfection): Dual HIV Infection

There is one well documented case of reinfection with a drug-resistant, same-clade virus referenced in the article above.  Here is a complete text of this case report:
HIV drug resistance acquired through superinfection

[Rockit]

thanks so basicaly yes

[michael80909]

YO MAN READ YOUR POSTS AND CAN RELATE A GREAT DEAL WITH YOU. I HAVE BEEN POZ FOR A MONTH NOT EVEN ON THE MEDS YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE THAT I COULD ASK FOR HELP AS FAR AS WHAT TO EXPECT AS FAR AS SIDE EFFECTS IF SO PLEASE LETS CHAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR EACH OTHER MY EMAIL IS XTCRAINDROP69@YAHOO.COM PLEASE EMAIL ME AND LETS GO FROM THERE THANKS BY THE WAY MY NAME IS MICHAEL

[Rockit]

wow guys.i have not been on here in such a long time. i guess i dont get notified if someone leavs a mssg. on here. lol. but it feels good to come back and read all of these replys. that u all have taken ur time to answer. makes me feel really cool. thanks again. i want to thank u guys.  so how r u guys doing? and as for me= im doing good actually. spiritually very well. my friends are still not at the level i wish they were but wht else lol.

i wanted to tell u guys about: some music,songs that have and are helping me feel better.feel yummy. help me think and view things in life differently. i just wanted to say guys are jerks. and we should love ourselfs. we shouln't have to need a guy, or drug, or material things. we should be happy withourselfs cuz at the end. we dotn take anything with us. we should take this time. now to love ourselves and our neighbor. any how my recomendations are.

Bon Jovi - You Want TO Make A Memory
Brandi Carliel- The Story
Chris Daughtry- Home
and something a friend recomended which is verygood also anything from LifeHouse! .xoxo

[clubbin1980]

i have been reading ur posts and jus makign sure u were doing well.... and from your posts looks as if u are doing just fine now.... im glad....

i was just diagnosed in feb. anf was nervous and confused of why i didnt feel well for months prior so im glad i found out the cause... but not that it was hiv.....

but be strong... and for adivce this is the place.... and for a person to talk to... im here too...

much love and support
clubbin1980