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I know this is an older post, but I would love to be an advocate, but I have no idea how to get started.
Who would I talk to about this?
Yes I would
It’s hard but as long as you take your meds everything will be ok. You can’t live in fear all the time. That will put a wedge between you and your partner. To be safe have them to use prep. Set… read more
What is the most ignorant thing you have heard people say about HIV?
well whoever write than,they just want opinion,of course they might be annoying,but they just want opinions...
When you first got diagnosed with HIV, was you given Isoniazid? Did you have side effects to it?
No argument from me @A myHIVteam Member. ❤️
I've been poz for 18 years now. Twice, I have had bouts of chronic pain. Shoulder pain was finally mitigated after surgery. Now dealing with si joint pain that has progressively gotten worse over the last three years. Just wondering if the disease or the meds can acerbate the pain, or joint problems?
I do. I am a 30+ year HIV survivor. About 7 years ago my chronic pain began and I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2021. I believe the two are related. HIV+ = chronic inflammation. Chronic… read more
This is good news for women who want to protect themselves! Read more here:
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/dec-2023/oral-prep...
@A myHIVteam Member. Oral Prep works well in men. The GI tract absorbs the medication easily. The vagina is more isolated, probably added layers of protection for the fetus. Suppositories were… read more
Last night, February 4, Trump promised the nation that “we will eradicate the AIDS epidemic in America by the end of the decade.” Trump also promised this: “I have also made an ironclad pledge to American families: We will always protect patients with preexisting conditions—that is a guarantee. And we will always protect your Medicare and your Social Security.”
And he bragged that last year “for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs
From POZ news.
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I say that too often perhaps
Ricky is the lookout for a South Bronx Crackhouse. He looks up and down the street, past decaying buildings, looking for customers and the police. Ricky’s 25 and looks 45. He’s an HIV+ crack addict. A black woman, who looks like a homeless, bag lady approaches Ricky. “They open,” she mutters. “Yeah. They slammin’ too!” Rick says. The skinny black woman hurries into the building. ”Bitch can suck a dick!” Rick says to me. “I hit that last week!” A big, black limousine with tinted windows pulls… read more
Interesting story, yet is true in the sense that I lived on 156th 3rd Ave in the Bronx born and raised, and back then I watched lots of crack head in the park around the corner from where I lived, I… read more
Syphilis cases soar to highest level in 70 years — CDC sounds alarm over ‘unacceptable’ crisis
Read more here:
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/lifestyle/syphili...
When I was Diagnosed with HIV, I had Syphilis.