Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Showing posts with label HIV and Cough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIV and Cough. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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HIV/AIDS and the Common Cold


I know a lot of PLHIV's are having colds and cough nowadays because of the weather here in the Philippines. A lot of them have been texting me as they have bouts of fever, cough, flu and colds. Some are really scared as sometimes their illnesses will last for more than 2 weeks.
I for one, got scared when I had a cold and was coughing for 2 weeks. Even though my CD4 is way above 550 and my viral load undetectable, even the common cold gave me a scare. I got scared because my pneumonia started with a persistent dry cough. I called Dr. Ditangco and she told me that it was just the common cold and I can take some over the counter colds medications. I took her advice, but after 3 days with persistent dry cough, Tag and I decided to seek consult with my pulmonologist who managed my pneumonia 2 years ago.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

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Email 595: Cold and Flu and Early ARV Treatment

May tanung lang ako.

  im on my 22nd day nang pag- tetake ng Arvs and nung ika 20th nilagnat ako at umabot ng 39c and after 2 hours ng rest sa company clinic namin bumaba din and i decided na mag leave muna para maka-fully recovered. And on the next day wala na kong lagnat but i have a dry cough ( i dont know kung dry cough siya kasi walang plema pero it was a hard cough until saturday ). I drink lang a lot of water kasi yun yung advice ng Doctor sa RITM-ARG last na nagpa cd4 ako. And until now yun pa rin ang ginagawa ko. 

 My question pozzie right now inuubo ako tapos medyo sinisinat at masakit ang kasikasuan okay lang ba na uminom ako ng gamot over the counter para sa ubo? Di ko din kasi maconsider na side effect pa rin to ng nevi since may ubo na kasama. And andami kasing nagkasakit sa office ng trangkaso. And  Whenever ma- confine ba ko sa different na hospital kailangan ko i- stop ang pag inom ng arvs? Please help pozzie kaw lang kasi may contact sa mga doctors dun worried n kasi ako!  Thanks! 

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