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10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Begin HIV Treatment 2/11 
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Comment by: Ken
(Indiana)
Thu., May. 23, 2013 at 5:43 pm EDT #11. Can you afford it? Even with insurance-the cost can be staggering. In the 22 years I have been positive I have had to file bankruptcy twice and also lost my home.
Comment by: Froggy
(Rocky Mountains)
Sun., May. 12, 2013 at 7:17 am EDT Now just one question. What is the longest anybody has lived with no treatment ? A CD 4 count ranging from an absolute 4 and up to 12 ? I was told that with my counts something would kill me soon. I needed treatments. I refused and have not taken them. That was in 97. Today my count is 12 and I am alive and well. Replies to this comment:
Comment by: Ben
(Albania)
Tue., May. 14, 2013 at 9:09 am EDT Good for you! Medications should be left for last. If u feel good and you CD4 count is fine, why should you start! I do prefer the medications, once i dropped to 250 and my dr. told me to start but i refused and started to take better care of myself and the next test was 475. O_o This medications stuff is all business.
Comment by: Jean Bosco Bosoko Botokeyande
(South Africa)
Wed., May. 22, 2013 at 5:40 pm EDT Hi Froggy, as a medical doctor treating people with Hiv infection, i always illustrate the following picture for them to realize the urgency of treatment.I tell them to imagine an attractive house without windows and doors but full of important furnitures, ampliances, food stuffs,etc.How long will it survive without thieves, criminals or street dwellers invading it? That's what HIV does to you; it exposes your body to all sorts of invaders: viral, bacterial, and fungal infections which will speed up death. ARV treatment restores your house's doors and windows. Take good care.
Comment by: Anonymous
Fri., May. 10, 2013 at 11:39 pm EDT I don't think I'll ever be in the right mind set with taking HIV meds. I was diagnosed on 7-3-12 and I started meds because I was told and I had side effects up until last month. I've switched Drs who have switched my meds but I haven't started them. I probably won't go back on meds until my CD4 drops. Since I've been off my meds I feel a lot better. I'm not good taking meds, I wasn't a fan of always popping pills.
Comment by: Chicie
(FlkVOFoKkgYj)
Wed., Mar. 6, 2013 at 10:22 pm EST Odd that a gay-oriented blog like AdvanceIndiana has had absolutely nhitong to say about the controversies swirling around ENDA.Of course, it should be noted that all four Hoosier Republican Congressmen are adamantly opposed to any form of ENDA whatsoever - no L, no G, no B and especially above all: no T!
Comment by: Greg
(Melbourne Australia)
Tue., Aug. 23, 2011 at 11:34 pm EDT This was a seriously awesome article, :)
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