HIV Treatment Personal Accounts

Undetectable? Whaaaat? A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (March 29, 2013)
From TheBody.com
Cocktail Anyone? When to Start HIV Meds ... or Not: A Blog Entry by Frankie Ninja (January 19, 2013)
"I needed to be in a psychological place where I understood and accepted that from that day forward until my dying day, I would have to take a 'cocktail' of pills ... every day and without fail."
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Timothy Brown: First Man Cured of HIV Talks to POZ I AM Radio -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (July 6, 2012)
"This past month some controversy has been stirring among scientists, activists and the media due to developments in the case of the Berlin Patient. Timothy hopes to share his story and clear up some rumors."
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My Horrific Seven Months: A Blog Entry by ScotCharles (June 13, 2012)
"I have been careening from one health issue to another and haven't had the strength to write. I have learned quite a lot from these illnesses. I am still struggling to reckon the past seven months."
From TheBody.com
Meds Today: A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (June 9, 2012)
"With dinner, because Complera requires a meal of at least 400 calories, I will take my first pill."
From TheBody.com
An HIV Nonprogressor Starts Meds; or HIV Sucks: A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (June 6, 2012)
"I ain't dying. ... I ain't sick. So far from it. I get to start a new state-of-the-art med ... I AM SO FUCKING BLESSED. And today, I broke the fuck down."
From TheBody.com
The Road to Success (March/April 2012)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
I Get Tested Too! A Blog Entry by Rev. Andrena Ingram (January 23, 2012)
"What my blood is tested for: How are the medications affecting my liver? What is my hemoglobin? My viral load? My CD4 Count? How is my cholesterol? What's going on with my red and white blood cells? ... Having HIV is not just popping pills. There are regular doctor visits, lab reports and I am truly amazed that any of us (my brothers and sisters) have any blood left."
From TheBody.com
Hospital Drama! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (December 27, 2011)
"I resented having to give this information in the lobby of the hospital ER to the security guard no less. I resented the security guard and the freaking nurse who thought my bloody ass arm was no big deal. But mostly, I resented HIV. How dare it embarrass me, right now at this time and place."
From TheBody.com
Being Honest Even When You're Scared and Complera Update: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 21, 2011)
"When you are public about what you have you tend to not be public about when you are scared or when it doesn't seem like it is going to get any better. I've not been telling everyone that my VL shot up and my T cells went down again. I was scared and all I can say is that I'm only human."
From TheBody.com
First-Person Stories of People Starting Treatment
In this special collection of videos, seven HIVers talk candidly about what went into each of their decisions to start HIV meds, from health complications to doctor advice to participating in a clinical trial.
From The Positive Project
When I Started HIV Meds: Step by Step on a Difficult Road (August 17, 2011)
"I thought I was going to die, and I looked at my life from a different point of view," remembers Lillibeth Gonzalez. "I didn't keep a good health regimen. That was the most ignorant decision I ever made. Due to that choice, my T cells went down to 0."
From TheBody.com
My Story With Medication: A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (August 17, 2011)
"You shouldn't wait till your immune system is destroyed like mine was. Take your meds and live a healthy and positive lifestyle. Please find a doctor you can communicate with and listens to you. Be proactive with your illness; and most important; do your research!"
From TheBody.com
Be the Chair of Your Own Board: Advice Before Starting Treatment -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (August 17, 2011)
"As a librarian I was heavy into research and worked to find out as much as I could about the current treatments available. ... I trusted myself, my God and my instincts to make the decisions I felt were best for me."
From TheBody.com
Advice on Starting HIV Treatment From People Who've Been There
We reached out to a group of those most in the know about the intricacies of starting treatment -- HIV-positive people who've made the decision to start themselves -- and asked: If you could go back in time to the moment before you started HIV treatment, what advice would you give yourself?
From TheBody.com
The First Few Months: A Transgender Woman Faces an HIV Diagnosis in the Rural U.S. (Posted: April 2011)
From TheBody.com
Damaries Cruz: Deciding to Start Treatment After Nearly 20 Years of Living With HIV (March 30, 2011)
From TheBody.com
The Global HIV Story Board Project: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (March 13, 2011)
From TheBody.com
Here We Go Again: Lab Results and My Fears -- A Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (February 7, 2011)
"I know what I should do and how I should act but I guess my personality or my FEARS get the best of me. All I know is that I don't have to worry about this S**T for another 4 months."
From The Well Project
Resilience Sealed With God ... A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (November 11, 2010)
"These last three months have felt like old school AIDS. ... That's the thing that makes this disease complicated. Nothing is as simple as it seems. It is also the thing that challenges the very core of who you are."
From TheBody.com
When You Know Better, You Do Better, Part 2 (October 20, 2010)
The second in a series exploring issues raised in the recent episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show."
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute

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