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

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Email 71: Waiting for the Confirmatory Result


Hi Pozzie,
                    
Need some advice. My fiance was found to be positive to HIV test over 2 weeks ago. Her doctor told her just to wait now until the DOH contact her?????
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HIV and Toxoplasmosis

These past weeks I have been assisting PLHIV's with toxoplasmosis. I remembered having tested a year ago on it and the result showed that I am not immune to it, meaning I am not exposed to it. When I was still a patient of PGH-SAGIP, the doctor resident said that almost all Filipinos are exposed to it because she said that we are used to playing in dirt or soil or we eat raw food or we love playing with cats. Well even though I don't have it, I am pretty careful so I won't acquire it even with my rebounded immune system.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

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Email 70: Being TOP and HIV Test


Hi Pozziepinoy,

Isa po akong young professional na bisexual but my family and friends doesn't know about it.....wala pong nakakaalam na ganito ako pero my mga nkakasex na po ako na men...gusto ko po sana magpatest pero natatakot po ako na pagpunta ko sa RITM Satellite eh my makakita sa akin na kakilala ako...pano po ba ung proseso dun? my privacy nman po ba?? 
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Email 69: Nevirapine and Hepa B


Hi Pozzie Pinoy,

Good day! How are you? I'm XXX and I came across your blog a couple of days before getting myself diagnosed on the last week of September to date. Actually, this blog served as the only guide I had to get HIV test at RITM, Malate. I say that this blog is very helpful and I would like to thank you for that.
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Email 68: To Take Lamivudine with Tenofovir and Efavirenz?


Hello Pozzie! 

It's me again.  Thank you so much for your advise and had been reading your blog since I last e-mailed you. My Kudos to you! Don't know how you do it... I must say that you are truly an enlightened person.  Just to let you know that I got an answer from the nurse in SAGIP-PGH that the doctor can prescribe few more months meds than the meds that was already released to me but will still have to meet with the doctor in Manila when I arrive there from XXX.  So really crossing my fingers it wont be a problem.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

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Email 67: Nevirapine Rash

Hi, Sir!

First of all, I would like to thank you. Marami ako natututunan sa blog mo at higit sa lahat eh na-iinspire ako sa stories mo (I learn a lot from your blog and most of all I get inspired by your stories).

Kagaya mo eh isa din akong HIV positive. Nasa stage pa din ako ng acceptance pero kina-kaya ko naman ang laban. Kelangan ko lumaban para sa family ko, although hindi pa alam ng family ko ang situation ko.  (Like you I am also HIV Positive. Im still in the stage of acceptance but I am handling the fight. I need to fight for my family, although they still dont know about my situation).

Friday, October 12, 2012

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Email 66: Sick with Cold and Cough


Hi Pozziepinoy,

Gusto ko lng po itanong kung normal lang ba sa atin na mga positive na sipunin at ubuhin? Actualy 5 days na yata akong may mild na  sipon, tapos my ubo na may plema, nag wowory lng po ako if baka bumababa nanaman ang immune system ko? Two months na po akong nag tatake ng ARV's at bactrim once a day at azythromicyn once 1 week. now lang ulit ako nagka sipon at ubo pero wala pong fever? anu po need kong gawin?
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Email 65: Consultation is FREE


Dear Pozzie,

I am thankful that all my question to your blog are all answered.

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