Email 391: Treatment in the Province or Manila?
Posted by Pozziepinoy on 6:41 PM
hi
pozzie,
na
confirm n positive partner q(boy).1 mo.n xa na confine sa hosp dhil s pneumonia
at nagkaroon n rn ng water heart nya.
nsa
prov xa s visayas ngayon. mas oke bang lumuwas xa dto sa manila pra mag pa
treat?
dto
rn nmn xa manila.. umuwi lang nong nagkasakit nong february. bka npkbba n ng
CD4 lvl nya kya nag aalala tlg aq..
naubos
n pera nla kc d nmn dw free don.
maraming
salamat..dpat magpatest n rn aq db?
TRANSLATION
Hi
Pozzie.
My
partner (boy) was confirmed HIV positive. It has been a month since he was
confined in the hospital because of pneumonia and water in his heart. He is in
a province in Visayas now. Is it ok to come to Manila for treatment? He is also
from Manila but went home when he got sick last February. Perhaps his CD4 is so
low now that is why I am so worried about him. They run out of money because it
is not free there. Thank you very much. Should I also take the test?
POZZIEPINOY’S
RESPONSE
Hi.
Thank
you for your email.
With
regards to the medical treatment in the province, it is up to which hospital he
is confined to. Usually the doctor in charge will tell the family of your
partner if the facilities and medical treatment are not enough there and he or
she will give the best advice to either continue treatment there, or move him
to another hospital in the province or to bring him to Manila. The best way is
for the family to get the best option and if it is recommend to bring him here
to Manila, then just follow what the doctor says. Although, of course it is
more costly as you said in your email that the family already run out of money
for his bills there.
Another
option that the family can do to ease down the financial burden of treatment is
to go to the social worker of the hospital and seek for assistance. Usually,
for those who can’t afford treatment, the social worker can work on helping the
patient through PCSO medical assistance. The family can look into the PCSO
website to check the requirements for assistance.
With
regards to your last question, yes, you need to take the HIV test as soon as
possible. You need also to know your status, as this is not only for you but
for all the people who loves you.
I hope I was able to answer your
concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other concerns.
Stay healthy,
Pozziepinoy
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