Showing posts with label cd4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cd4. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

GREAT LABS!

I got my routine labs last week... 10cc... It was almost painless...

 

Plus i got my refills...

 

Yesterday i got my results on my email:

 

· Hi we have your labs.

· Your CD4 is 438 (16.35%) from previous of 424 (14.96%). Your percent went up by 2 points, that's great. Your CD4 is stable.

· Your HbA1C is 5.9%, maganda sugar control mo.

· Liver & kidney tests normal

· Your next appointment is on June for checkup, routine, refill, flu vaccine.

· We will be closed this Holy Week (Thu-Fri-Sat). We resume operations on Sunday, 2pm.

Please inform clinic (see numbers and email below) if you want to change your schedule. Thank you.

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SHIP Clinic

 

MY TREATMENT HUB IS SOOOOO EFFICIENT...

AM STILL SPOTLESS...

LOVELIFE NA LANG ANG KULANG!!!

 

#hopia

 

ako si BONG

ito ang aking diary

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

AUGUST 2014 REPORT CARD

everything is stable...

but need to watch my sugar and carbs...

otherwise...

i feel good...

i feel great...

 

kayo?

kamusta kayo?

 

ako si BONG

ito ang aking diary

 

Friday, April 4, 2014

HI PRECISION ANYONE???

para sa mga may kakayahan sa buhay

para sa mga gusto ng magandang serbisyo

para sa mga ayaw pumila

 

naniniwala ako na ang pagiging positive ay hindi disability

kung maaari at tayo naman ay may kakayahan, wag na po nating iasa lahat ng ating pangangailangan sa gobyerno

hindi po tayo diabled

pwede pa rin po tayong maging successful

 

ang sa akin lang

 

ito ang aking diary

ako si BONG

 

MY NEW REPORT CARD!

April 03, i got an email from my doctor:


Lab results:

1. CBC normal

2. FBS normal, Hgb A1C is controlled (6%)

3. Lipid profile shows bad cholesterol normal, good cholesterol is now at adequate levels, but triglycerides increased compared to previous. need to cut down on carbs. we will repeat in 3 months.

4. Liver and kidney tests normal.

4. cd4 is 429 (14.28%) compared to previous of 329 (13.7%) last august 8.

 

Schedules to keep:

a. flu and pneumo shots soonest

b. next cd4 sep 23, 2014

c. next appt for refill, routine, lipid profile determination on may 26

pls coordinate with nurse carl for schedule confirmation. thanks.

 

Best, Dra. Kate

and so after 7months of ARV. my labs are almost perfect. cd4 are improving. no missed dose of meds except for some some late intake.

time to celebrate.

i am happy!

ito ang aking diary

ako si BONG

 

 

Friday, March 21, 2014

SISTER LOVE

MARCH 19, 2014, Wednesday, 11:20pm

HER: Kuya ***** told me about your condition :(( bakit naman 2 years na pala d ka nagsasabi sa amin, pano pala kung too late na? Kuya naman lagi ka wala sinasabi... Oo madami ka friends to help and support you pero kami naman family mo dapat alam namin nangyayari sayo sobrang lalayo na nga namin at hindi na tayo nagkikita. You have to give us a chance to help you in anyway we can. Sabi naman ng Kuya ***** you're doing everything and getting the best treatment. Doble ingats na dapat at alagaan mabuti sarili mo. You should tell Ate **** too. We are here for you no matter what and if you need anything I am just a msg away too.

ME: Hehe

HER: Anong hehe? Ikaw!!! I had to cry it out last night pa bago ako magising this morning para hindi masyado emo tas "hehe" sagot mo?? Baliw!

ME: http://www.parteeandplay.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-0-june-30-2011.html?m=0 - Yan ang first entry sa blog ko. Thats my story.

HER: I started reading it last night pa. kuya ***** told me about the blog too. Hayss.

ME: Am okay naman. Its not a very big deal really. Ayaw ko lang marami nagwoworry sa akin. Hahaha.

HER: Were suppose to worry and try to help you in anyway. Iuupdate mo kami kung ano nangyayari sa mga treatment mo. Kahit kay kuya **** alam mo naman ako kalahati lang utak minsan hindi ko naiintindihan. Pero alam ko serious yan kaya mag ingat ka.

ME: Thanks. Wag na muna ke ate **** Kayo na lang muna. At pls wag ng sabihin sa iba oks?

HER: Ikaw bahala. I wont say a thing. Let me know if you need anything at isasanla ko kaluluwa ko dyan sa tabitabi. Nasan kaba nasa province parin?

ME: Manila ako now, me tinatapos na trabaho. Punta ako sa province sa sabado.

HER: Yung pakiramdam mo ba ano? May sumasakit ba sayo? O normal lang?

ME: Wala normal lang naman. Alam na ni ***** (husband)? Anung sabi?

HER: Alam nya kase kaharap sya. This morning sabi nya sakin if you need help we'll be here to support and help. Actually ayaw pa sabihin ni Kuya **** we have to sit daw to talk about something another day.

ME: Tapos?

HER: E hindi ako makali i think i ask if its about you tas sabi ko is he sick? Hindi na sya sumagot

ME: Eh pano mo naman naisip na its abt me and that am sick? Do i look sick?

HER: Tas kase sabi ko for some reason everytime nakikita ko post mo sa fb about how you support those with it active ka Dun sa group to prevent it. Paramg naffeel ko lang baka meron ka rin nga matagal ko na naiisip actually. Pero syempre hula hula i dunno gawa lang nung pinopost mo sa fb

ME: Oks.

HER: Kaya yung naconfirm ko sa kanya yung feeling ko yung kinakatakutan ko na na feel ko palang totoo pala.

ME: Ganun na nga. Oks lang yan. Its not like before naman na walang gamot. Now the meds are really good and kelangan lang maging healthy lifestyle and iwas stress.

HER: Yun nga daw importante basta magingat sa lahat. Binabasa ko nga blog mo kagabi super positive kaparin which is great and youre helping others din. Yakang yaka ikaw pa.

ME: Korek

HER: Aylabyu very very much! Ikaw ay ipagdadasal ko galingan mo. Nalulungkot ako na hindi ako makauwi para makita kayo. Hays. Balitaan mo kami palagi kung ano nangyayari sayo.

ME: Okay po. Thanks labyu too.

--- My yougest sister is the best. I miss her :(

BACKSTORY:

So ayun na nga, before leaving, my brother asked my permission to tell our youngest sister and her husband, my being positive. Somehow ayaw nyang nagiisa lang sya na nakakaalam sa family ko at kung anu man daw ang mangyari they are both in a position to help me out. I said yes. They are 2 of my siblings which i am most comfortable with. I love them dearly. Nakakaluwag lang ng damdamin na malaman na kahit anung mangyari they will be there to help me, without judgement.

Am fine as of the moment. In a weeks time is my routine labs, 7mo after starting meds. Crucial kasi i wld know if my stats are getting better so il know if the meds are working for me. Crucial din kasi from the results i would know kung magfufullblast na ba ako sa work at par pursue ng other opportunities sa ibang field of work. I feel great naman. Aside from some minor fungal and bacterial infections na naagapan namang gamutin, I dont feel anything different.

Wish me luck on my lab results.

 

ito ang aking diary

ako si BONG

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

SINGLE + SHINGLES = VALENTINES DAY!

yun na nga, singleblessedness ang peg ng kuya nyo!

eto ang bonus, shingles for valentines day!

kaloka ang timing at rhyming ng status ko ngayon.

buti na lang at first sign of the blister eh takbo na agad ako sa derma ko

so maaagapan ang gamutan - sana di na lumala pa ito

day 1 - three small blisters just above the knee

day 2 - additional bunch of itchy blisters on the inner thigh

at eto ang reseta, 2tabs x 3x daily x 7days = almost php 8000

potah mas lalo bababa cd4 ko sa gamot na ito

kaloka!

di bale i love myself naman!

(hugs self) - ouch sakit ng blisters!

ansayah sayah!

 

kayo? kamusta naman ang valentine nyo?

 

ito ang aking diary

ako si BONG

 

 

 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

ITS TIME!

kasalukuyang nasa canteen ng RITM alabang, naghihintay ng 1 oras bago lamnan ang pangalawang sputum vial.

dahil sa resulta ng huling CD4 count ko kanina, nag request ang aking duktor ng karagdagang chest xray at sputum test.

mukhang kailangan na talagang magsimula at hindi na pwedeng ipagpaliban, dalawang taon din akong naghintay.

meron pa akong mga 2 linggo para gawin ang mga nararapat na lab tests at mga konsultasyon.

maliban duon eh wala naman ibang dapat ikabahala, wala naman akong nararammdaman.

pero bagong adustment na naman.

but i feel great.

i am ready.

329 = arv

;)

ito ang aking diary,

ako si BONG

 

(PS: sira ang aking mobile number, you can reach me sa email)

 

 

 

Thursday, May 30, 2013

THE ELUSIVE 500!

Stats update, i'm back at 498 from a low of 382 two months ago. so am back to "not wanting to get meds" ulit.

it was actually a steady improvement for 1 1/2 years until i got some bacterial infection last february that led to some neuropathic problems (unrelated to my serostatus). i was under medications which is expected to bring my immune system down. fortunately i recovered fast in just a matter of 3 weeks and my doctor said that it's a sign that despite my HIV status my immune system seems strong.

true enough my cd4 went down 382 last february and the doctor recommended that i start ARVs na. i hesitated and decided to wait another 3 months and see if my cd4 count would improve. nevertheless they started me on 6mo of daily doze isoniazid which is a phropylactic medications for TB.

and now the great news --- as of May my cd4 is up at 498 and i should say back on track.

improving without ARV medications.

something that i am very thankful of.

hindi nagpapatalo ang immune system ko, palaban pa rin.

i dont know how long they can hold this fight and i sincerely hope that they would not need medicinal reinforcements soon.

but then again there are a lot of study pointing to early medications as very beneficial to PLHIVs and that it will promise better protection for my sexual partner (bf). kaya mahirap pa rin magdecide i am torn between keeping a status quo and try to live a healthy life free of medications. or starting a new life on medications which can potentially impact my lifestyle.

for now am choosing the easier route of the status quo. i think my immune system deserves a chance to prove itself and fight this virus without reinforcements.

the elusive 500 cd4 count, i hope in another 3 months time i get to that mark or higher. it will surely make my resolve stronger that despite my serostatus, my body is winning the battle, for now.

ito ang aking diary

ako si BONG

 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Life Expectancy for PLHIV

Many patients taking HIV drugs can now expect to live into their 70s

Michael Carter

Published: 25 July 2008

A large international study has provided evidence that people taking HIV treatment can now expect to live into their 60s and beyond. The study is published in the July 26th edition of The Lancet, and showed that an individual starting successful HIV treatment aged 20 would be expected to live to be 63, and that a patient initiating an anti-HIV drugs regimen aged 35 could live to the age of 67. It also provided evidence of the dramatic and continued decline in the risk of death amongst people with HIV since effective HIV treatment became available.

What is more, the researchers found that starting treatment with a CD4 cell count above 200 cells/mm3 would mean that a person aged 20 could expect to live to be 70, and that a 35 year-old could survive into their 72nd year.

Nevertheless, they still found that even in their most optimistic estimates, the life-expectancy of HIV-positive individuals was approximately ten years shorter than that of an HIV-negative individual. Furthermore injecting drug users and patients who started HIV treatment with lower CD4 cell counts had lower life-expectancies.

The author of an accompanying editorial calls these findings “exciting” and believes that they underline the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment of HIV. He also suggests that the risk of death would be diminished and overall prognosis further improved by starting anti-HIV drugs with a CD4 cell count of 500 cells/mm3.

Almost immediately after multi-drug antiretroviral therapy became available in 1996, doctors observed dramatic reductions in rates of illness and death in HIV-positive patients treated with such drugs. A number of studies have shown that antiretroviral therapy has the potential to dramatically improve the prognosis of HIV-positive patients, but they have only considered patients in single cohorts or countries.

Therefore researchers from the Antiretroviral Cohort Collaboration which involves 14 large HIV cohort studies in Canada, Europe and the USA, looked at rates of mortality and the life-expectancy of over 43,000 patients who started HIV treatment for the first time between 1996 – 99, 2000 – 02 and 2002 – 05. They also looked at whether there were any patient characteristics which affected the risk of death or prognosis.

A total of 2056 (5%) patients died. The mortality rate fell from 16 deaths per 1000 person years between 1996- 99 to 10 per 1000 person years between 2002 – 05.

They also noted significant improvements in the prognosis for HIV-positive patients in the ten years of the study. Overall, a 20 year-old starting HIV treatment between 1996 and 2005 would be expected to live another 43 years. Between 1996 and 1999, they calculated that such a patient would live to be 56 years old, but in the period 2002 to 2005 this had improved to a little under 70 years.

There were also impressive improvements in the prognosis of 35 year-olds starting treatment, with an expectation of a further 32 years in life after HIV therapy was initiated. But, once more, prognosis improved over time from an expectation of a further 25 years of life in 1996 – 99, to 32 years by 2002- 05.

Patients who started HIV treatment with a low CD4 cell count (below 100 cells/mm3) had much higher mortality rates than patients initiating antiretroviral therapy with a CD4 cell count above 200 cells/mm3 (aged 20 – 44, 20 per 1000 person years vs. five per 1000 person years).

Furthermore a 20 year-old starting treatment with a CD4 cell count below 100 cells/mm3 would have a life-expectancy of 54 years compared to a life-expectancy of 70 years for a 20 year-old starting treatment with a CD4 cell count above 200 cells/mm3. The importance of CD4 cell count at the time of therapy initiation to prognosis was also seen in 35 year-olds, with patients with a CD4 cell count below 100 cells/mm3 expected to live until they were 62 compared to a prognosis of 72 years for patients with a CD4 cell count above 200 cells/mm3.

The investigators also found that women had a better prognosis than men, but that injecting drug users had a life-expectancy that was up to 20 years shorter than non-injecting drug users.

“There has been an improvement of outcomes with combination antiretroviral therapy between 1996 and 2005, characterised by a marked decrease in mortality rates” write the investigators. They attribute such reductions in mortality and improvements in life-expectancy to “improvements in therapy during the first decade of combination therapy.”

But they note that their study suggests that the prognosis of people taking antiretroviral therapy is still not normal. Picking up on this point, the author of the accompanying editorial highlights the findings of the SMART study which showed that patients with lower CD4 cell counts had a higher risk of serious non-HIV-related illnesses. The SMART study’s conclusions were one of the factors leading to HIV treatment guidelines recommending that antiretroviral therapy should be started at a CD4 cell count of 350 cells/mm3. The author notes the “clinical mischief of untreated HIV infection” and looks forward to the results of a clinical trial which could show if there is any benefit in starting HIV treatment at a CD4 cell count of 500 cells/mm3.

Reference

The Antiretroviral Cohort Collaboration. Life expectancy of individuals on combination therapy in high-income countries: a collaborative analysis of 14 cohort studies. The Lancet 372: 293 – 299, 2008.

Cooper DA. Life and death in the cART era. The Lancet 372: 266 – 267, 2008.

 

Saturday, March 16, 2013

ANNIV NI DAN!

 

hi everyone

aun, kaya nga pla ako nagsulat ng story kc aniv ko na sa pagiging HIV + gusto maging memorable ang experience and ma share ito

kc until now marami pa akong d alam at gusto matutunan about HIV

nakakaloka dba pero wla na kong magagwa eto na ko....

ako nga pla si Dan 25 yrs old pero pag nakita nyo ko am look like 17, gaya ng sabi sakin dun sa HIV seminar namin baby face kasi ako eh, small built white complexion tska appealing ( uy am not making my self proud ah hahahahhaha description lang) going back i want to share my story kc gusto maging makabuluhan ang pagintindi ko sa sakit natin at matuto ng sobra.. takot eh... TAKOT AKONG MAMATAY

i was diagnose last 2012 April un the second un ang pinaka malungkot na pangyayari sa buhay ko, gusto ko lang mag patest nun sa HEPA B kc para un sa ojt ko sa hotel requirement eh, so i went to my auntie aun di ko alam she tested me for HIV aun sapul ako, i went to several test lahat positive, nakakalungot dba, ako nga di ko talga alam ang aggawin, i can't even tell it to anyone.

limipas ang mga buwan, days, and weeks, nag start ako mag pa baseline test awa ng diyos lahat negative until now ni hindi ako nag kaka sipon or ubo, even any sympthoms wla. healthy tlga siguro dhl wla pang manifestations, early detection eh

pasensya na pero magiging emotional na ako, gusto ko lang malabas lahat na alam kong un din ang nararamdaman ng marami sa atin...

lumipas ang araw at buwan naramdaman ko na ang sympthoms ng sakit ko i had lymph node sa leeg, sa armpit at sa shoulders siguro mga 10 sila lahat wla nmn akong nararamdaman kya deadma lang... i took anti boitics kc sabi nila mamwawala daw ang lymph pag ng anti bacterial mali pla ako

pang 7month ko na andyan parin sila nakatatak na sa leeg, balikat at dibdib ko, nakakatakot, nakakaalarma

pumunta ako sa treament hub ko sa alabang

pinagpala ako wla nmn findings kc sa totoo lang ni hindi ako nagkasakit or what even khit wla akong vaccine ( thank you lord )

pero di nagtagl nakakaranas na ko ng back pain upper part it almost last for now cguro mga 8 months na di nawawala di nmn ganun kasikt tolerable but mararamdaman mo

natatakot ako, ayoko nmn mag pa xray bka may lumabas at di ko nmn matanggap, kc honestly nung nalaman ko na meron ako gusto ko gumanti at i kalat ito, para patas patas tyo, kso naisip ko ako nga di ko matanggap hahayaan ko pa bang maranasan to ng iba?

di pa ako nag gagamot kc last CD4 ko 567 pa sya naun di ko na alam kung anu scheduled para para sa susunod na CD4

nagyoyosi at nagiimon pa ako

at malala kc di ko na maiwasan mag yosi at maginom

pasensya na pero simula ng malan ko to nalungkot parang ninakaw nya sakin lahat

ung kababtaan ko, ung kagustuhan kong i enjoy ang buhay ko, ang paginom at pakikibarkada

lahat un nawala na

pero alam nyo ba ginawa ko parin sya madalas pa din akong maginom at mag yosi

un na siguro ako

pero natatakot ako madami sa kaibigan ko ang namatay dhl din sa HIV

maswerte ako dhl wla pa akong OI anu ba gagawin ko? para matigil ang mga bisyo kong ito PLEASE HELP ME

naun gagraduate ako sa HRM ang saya ko nga eh, pero malungkot pa din kc wla pa din tyong gamot

nga pla marami akong kilala sa mga kaibigan ko parang positibo pero nahihya ako iapproach to take test anu ba gagagwin ko dun?

gusto ko sana matulungan nyo ko about sa situation ko kc nahihirap ung back shoulders ko may something tlga

atska natatakot tlga ako mamatay alam ko na alam nyo rin di lang ako bka kyo rin may mga kaibigan at mahal sa buhay na namatay dhil dito

natatakot din ako para sa sarili ko, na parang wla na akong karapatan maging bata at ma enjoy ang lahat, ung tipong iinom makikisalamuha ta makikipag yosi sa iba

wla na INAGAW NA NYA

ayoko mamatay, gusto ko mabuhay pero may bisyo ako anu ggwin ko?

naiiyak akokc parang wla na tyong silbi. uu meron tyo HIV pero anu it will eventually become AIDS, mamamatay, tapos paguusapan at pastsitsismisan

nasaksihan ko kc yan sa mga pumanaw kong mga kaibigan na kgayan ntn

alam nyo kapag naginuma kmi at HIV ang topic natatamemme ako, pero pag nagsalita na ko nakiknig sila,sana na aabsorb nila

ang irap noh, ung tipong paniwalain ang sarili mo na wla ka kahit meron ka!

lasing na ko, nagkalakas lang ng ako ng loob na ikwento to dhla natatakot ako sobra... SOBRA d ko na tlga alam ang ggwin

sana di katulad ang istirya ko ng istorya nyo

bsta KAPITBISIG TYO

sana may gamot na

sana paggalingin nila tyo

sana wla na lang ganito

Dan

Hello dan,

salamat sa iyong pagsulat, masaya ako dahil pinagkaabalahan mo ang pagsulat sa akin. hindi madali ang mag share ng ating mga nararamdaman.

lalong masaya ako at mukhang medyo mas upbeat ka na ngayon compared nung makilala kita sa training natin dati. newly diagnosed ka pa lang yata nun di ba at kamamatay lang din ng bestfriend mo? at sa buong batch ikaw nga ang pinaka bata at pinaka maganda! pero ikaw rin ang pinaka mukhang pinagsakluban ng mundo noong panahong yun. kaya sa tono ng sulat mo eh mukhang kinakaya mo naman, kaya masaya na rin ako.

ilang ulit mong sinasabi sa sulat mo na "ayaw mo pang mamatay" - ay maganda yan, ako rin ayaw ko pang mamatay, sinong bang me gusto nun. at sino bang nagsabi sa yo na mamamatay ka na, o mamatay na tayo? hindi ibig sabihin na positive tayo eh mamamatay na tayo. sa panahon ngayon sa tinagal tagal ng panahon na may HIV sa mundo, wala na dapat namamatay sa AIDS related complications. dahil epektibo naman ang mga gamot na available ngayon. kaya lang marami pa rin ang namamatay eh dahil too late na ng madiagnose sila. totally wala silang alam na positive sila, o mas pinili pa nila na wag malaman dahil naduwag sila, or alam nila pero ayaw magpagamot ng maaga, o mas pinili pang madepress, o natatakot sila sa sasabihin ng ibang tao at ituring silang outcast --- pagkaduwag, wala o maling kaalaman, stigma at diskriminasyon sa ating komunidad --- ito ang mga tunay na dahilan kung bakit marami pa rin namamatay sa AIDS. leche kasi ang mga moralista at self-righteous nating kababayan, nakakalungkot nga eh. kung me mga namatay ka ng friends, mas marami sa akin, i lost count na, mga 12 na yata sila. nakita mo ba akong naglulupasay at nawawalan ng pag asa? hinde! dahil the more i feel bad about my being pusit, the more am risking losing points on my cd4 ;) kaya dapat happy lang girl.

maswerte ka, maswerte tayo at maaga pa lang eh alam na natin ang ating status, ngayon pwede na nating alagaan ang ating sarili... sayang naman ang ganda mo kung magmumukmok ka lang dyan.

potah ka! ;) antaas taas nga ng cd4 count mo no. 567 ka pa... pinakamataas ko eh 499 lang. ngayon am down to 382 (feb 2013)... nirerecommend na nga ni doc na mag ARV na ako. sabi ko pagiisipan ko muna. sa next test ko sa august will be my big decision. sana tumaas ulit.

every 6months dapat ang baseline tests teh, baka due ka na for lab tests, go back to alabang na - bakla dont lose your FOCUS, ngayon kelangan mas maging masinsin tayo sa mga health issues natin. pay attention sa lahat ng sinasabi ng duktor.

maganda at ur always paying attention sa mga sakit sa katawan mo, everytime na may nararamdaman, visit your HIV doctor agad, ganyan din ako. madalas nga eh sinasabi ng duktor sa akin na dont worry dahil halos lahat ng ibang nararamdaman ko eh di naman related sa HIV status ko. normal na yatang maging paranoid tayo sa maliliit na bagay. pero dapat iwas stress, wag masyado magworry, basta check up lang lagi ang katapat and trust your doctors.

www.thebody.com --- yan ang bibliya ko sa lahat ng concerns ko, plus meron akong mga kaibigan duktor at nurses na lagi kong napapagtanungan pag kinakailangan. marami ring kaibigan ang nag aalaga sa akin at alam nila ang staus ko kaya kampante ako na di nila ako pababayaan.

sa ngayon am just concentrating on staying happy and living a productive life. living my life as if everyday is my last. masaya lang.

marami akong kilala na mga pusit na matataas ang posisyon sa kumpanya, maganda ang trabaho, malakas, maganda tulad mo. kaya girl wag ka magiinarte na wala ka ng kinabukasan at inagaw na ng HIV (kukurutin kita eh). you have your whole life ahead of you, maaaring mas mahirap ng konti ang landas na tatahakin natin subalit hindi ibig sabihin na sadyang mas kont ang oportunidad na ilalaan sa atin ng mundo. it's all about your attitude sabi nga nila, ikaw lang ang gumagawa ng iyong kinabukasan kaya tigilan na ang kaartehan at rumampa ka na at mabuhay sa matuwid na daan.

matuwid na daan means healthy life, which is what it should be naman, positive or not. minimize if not abolish your bisyo, kung di kaya ng bigla, unti unti. anything na makakapagpababa ng resistensya ng katawan natin, dapat iwasan. ituring mo na lang na mas babasagin ka kesa sa mga tropa mo. mas alagaan mo ang iyong sarili. pwede namang mag enjoy na hindi pinapabayaan ang ating health. sorry na lang tayo dahil pusit tayo, nagkamali tayo, nabawasan ang ating freedom kumbaga, alang alang sa ikahahaba ng ating buhay.

pwede pa rin i enjoy ang sex ng safe, hay naku teh, ang sarap din kaya. ;)

hihi.

madam, baka matagalan pa ang himala! wala pang gamot! how i wish meron na, pero ang kawalan nito ay hindi magiging hadlang para mabuhay ako ng masaya. papaano kung hindi ito dumating sa lifetime natin?

anung gagawin natin?

NGANGANGA*¥^<{}#<~~]{^???

happy anniversary dan, lets hang out soon...

 

ako si BONG

ito ang aking diary

My CD4 Count

 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Use of Poppers

Jan 13, 2013

I have an undetectable viral load and high CD4 count. I now want to try to try to put myself back into the dating scene. I know that if it gets sexual I need to wear condoms. I just need to know is it safe to take poppers to loosen up before sex. I am currently on Isentress and Complera. Would it be a deadly cocktail and what can I do, because I can't normally maintain an erection being penetrated nor do I ejaculate. I heard men with HIV should not to use poppers. Please advise.

 

Response from Dr. David Fawcett

Thanks for writing. Poppers should be used with caution. They don't mix with protease inhibitors (although neither Isentress nor Complera contain PIs) because of interference with liver enzymes, creating the potential for increased blood levels of certain medications. You mention erectile dysfunction. Poppers are a dangerous mix with ED drugs such as Viagra. The combination can cause a drop in blood pressure, increased heart rate, and even more serious problems like heart attack or stroke.

In my practice I see a high number of men who rarely or never have sex without poppers and/or mood altering drugs. Sex without the benefit of something to "loosen up" can be intimidating and intense for some, but a drug-free experience will ultimately be more much more satisfying (and safer).

Enjoy!

David

www.thebody.com

 

Sunday, November 4, 2012

NEW RITM ALABANG (ARG) CD-4 TESTs SCHEDULE!

PUBLIC SERVICE!!!

MONDAY - TUESDAY - THURSDAY - FRIDAYS ONLY

except WEDNESDAYS

RESULTS ARE RELEASED AT 11 - 12NN DAILY

facilitates earlier release of results

for those who are due for consultation (same day)

ibig sabihin mas maaga na sila nagbubukas (7am)

this is GREAT NEWS!!!

 

its best that you get your schedule

beforehand kasi minsan kasi puno

na ang slots daw.

 

ako si BONG

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Friday, August 24, 2012

ANG AKING CD4 CHART!

Click Chart for LARGER VIEW

kakabalik ko lang from RITM ALABANG, while i was totally scared that my CD4 have dropped, i was totally amazed that in fact it has increased to  499.  no meds. no nothing,

after hearing about it, a PLHIV friend texted:

L: Wow congrats, ano secreto mo?
Bong:  Lot's of safe sex! hahaha!
L: hahaha. adik!
Bong: seriously, i live my life like i don't have it.
L: haha, nice.

___

let me explain that further... syempre hindi naman totally like normal life... of course as much as possible i eat healthy na rin and watch what i eat. kung di man makatulog on time, i make sure i sleep 8 hours a day.  minsan stressful pa rin ang trabaho ko, madalas pala... but what i can proudly say that i've been very 'positive' sa pananaw ko sa buhay that sometimes pati ako nagugulat (eversince naman ganun na ako, mas lalo pa ngayon), like nung HABAGAT, bumabaha na lahat, i still felt okay, habang nagkakagulo at nadedepress at nagpapanick na ang lahat. i was so calm and relaxed, naglulutangan na ang mga gamit ko sa tubig, i was sooo cool about it, nasa isip ko lang nun i have to stay "positive and cheerful" and so i did.  minsan nagugulat talaga ako sa sarili ko, immune na yata ako sa negative energy.

minsan lang talaga nagwoworry din ako (konti lang) lalo na kapag nagkakasakit ako --- like 1 month ago nagkatrangkaso ako, high fever at sakit ng katawan, 1 week ako house arrest, gumaling ako sa co-amoxiclab --- tapos this week konting ubo at sipon, under antibiotics ulit ako.... eh hindi naman ako sanay sa ganito na nagkakasakit kasi for 30 more years hindi naman ako nagkakalagnat nor sipon talaga, kaya syempre nagwoworry din ako ng konti - baka bumababa na cd4 count ko.  nung nagpatest nga ako nung isang araw eh ready na ako sa sarili ko na magsimula ng gamot (ARV) kung talagang bababa ang count ko -

pero ayun nga tumataas pa --- swerte lang siguro ako --- sabi ni doc baka member ako ng mga taong hindi talaga masyado naaapektuhan ng HIV (magdilang anghel ka sana doc) kasi considering na walang meds, eh tumataas pa rin ang CD4 ko at perfect pa rin lahat ng mga baseline laboratory results ko.  sabi rin ni doc, ang mga trangkaso at sipon ay normal lang na occurance kahit sa mga healthy na tao lalo na sa panahon ngayon na tag ulan -so i dont have to worry about it. ang importante daw at kumonsulta agad sa duktor everytime may karamdaman para magamot kaagad.

kaya ngayon happy ako, im on the right track, sana eh tuloy tuloy na.

btw. everytime i visit RITM Alabang, maraming revelations, syempre di maiiwasan makasalamuha ang mga pasyente dun, lagi ako may nakikitang malapit na kaibigan, so ayun nakakaron na ng disclosure na di inaasahan.  para sa akin okay lang masaya nga...

"ay ikaw din!!!"

tapos ayun chikahan na

ansaya


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ako si BONG


..... and yes, i do have lots of safe SEX (hahaha), i dont want to go into details pero masaya ako, super saya, medyo salat sa salapi pero dinadagsa ng pagmamahal!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Anniversary!



i only remembered now, July 1 was the exact date i was diagnosed.

how could i?

- i was busy (lotsa work to be done)
- i never felt better, my labs are spotless
- cd4 count is steadily improving (next visit this july)
- lovelife is busy (i found someone *wink wink)
- sexlife is amazing
- career is likewise improving

how could anyone remember the bad memories if everything in their life seemed perfect?

i'v always been a happy boy, not even HIV can change that :)

ito ang aking diary

BONG



 

Friday, January 20, 2012

YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON: 2012

happy new year!

happy ba talaga ang pasok ng taon natin???

sa aking palagay araw araw dapat maging happy tayo.  sabi ko nga sa mga previous blogs ko, nobody can say exactly how long i will be healthy, because of that i will not waste my time worrying about it and instead start enjoying and living it.

2 days ago, i went to RITM for my 6th month check up. i had my routinary CBC and cd4 Count.

CBC was spotless, cd4 Count has improved from 379 last July 2011 to 401 this January 2012.  kaya nga todo ngiti ako for the past few days.  honestly i was expecting my cd4 to drop.  the last 6 months was really toxic.  madalas puyat ako sa dami ng trabaho and events na kailangan puntahan.


all my laborartory tests were perfect and i couldnt ask for anything more.  because of that i am opting NOT to start my ARV treatment yet.  Dra. Cunanan of RITM said that starting ARVs is still an option, but there seems to be NO urgent need to start it yet, given that my stats are getting better.  pero nagrerequest sya ng Viral Load Count most especially pag dumating yung time na magsisimula na ako ng ARVs, that would cost about P 7500 so i have to put that on my checklist.

i am thankful that everything is turning out well for me, so far.  i wish the same for everyone.

but it's not all good news for 2012.

2 boys from the our adapted MSW group has recently died due to opportunistic infection.  based on my queries, our efforts has not been able to reach them in time and they have not attended any of our testing nor counseling session.  too bad  :(  but this makes our resolve to intensify our efforts more solid.

last week of december one of our HIV testing clients abruptly died about 18 days after getting tested positive. about the same time his confirmatory results was being released, he has to be confined to San Lazaro but he died the next day.  unfortunately, the opportunistic infection has worsen that the doctors can no longer help him.  he was 19y.o.  this incident was the first direct casualty related to our work as advocates and it was so difficult for us to process.  while at the same time, it has reminded us that we are doing the right thing.  so long as people are dying of HIV/AIDS unnecessarily, our work will never stop.  

sana ay maiwasan na ang mga ganitong eksena.  we need everyone's help. we cannot do it alone.

kung gusto nyong maging aktibo sa laban na ito.  magregister lamang dito:
http://theloveyourselfproject.blogspot.com/p/set-registration.html

we need volunteers!


salamat

ito ang aking diary

BONG