Self Empowerment Training: August 2014

ADVISORY RITM-ARG will be having  it's 2 Day  Self Empowerment Trainings (SET) for PLHIV for the entire month of August 2014 Here are the schedules: August 2-3 August 9-10 August 16-17 August 23-24 The SET is FREE with  FREE Hotel Accomodations. Interested parties may call Ate Beth at: 0917-836-0312 "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!" -Pozziepinoy- Want...

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On Baseline Tests

Hi. I was diagnosed reactive in ritm malate. I was asked to take baseline test in alabang. But alabang is too far. Question: can i take baseline test somewhere nearer? Do u have options. Thanks! Cs3 ...

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TRR Support Group Meetings

ADVISORY Want to attend a Support Group Meeting? Want to be guided on  HIV Management? Want to Listen to other People with HIV? Look no further! The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Program (TRR) has meetings or Support Group Talks (SGT) on a weekly basis in Metro Manila area (soon in other regions in the Philippines). These meetings empower persons living with HIV (PLHIV) about HIV treatment, about ARV management, on...

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On High SGPT

my problem po ako, regarding po sa labtest ko, kase sobrang taas ng sgpt result ko, taz pinaggtake ako ng essentiale for 1 month, i took it religiously, then pati ARV ko 6am and 6pm sa Lami/Zido/ Nevi. minsan nale-late pero i make sure n nakakainom parin ako within the day. ngaun sumakit n naman tagiliran ko, sabi ko baka ngalay lang sa bus kc nag cocommute ako everyday. pero today i took courage to do again my labs, cbc...

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Allegic Reactions?

hi I just want to ask if pag ng allergy po sa cotrimoxazole tas nilagnat po pwede po ba mag take ng paracetamol for fever.. thank you very much.. thank you ...

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My HIV Test Experience: Be Responsible and Get Tested!

Good day Pozziepinoy, Let me share my whole HIV test experience. It's almost a year and a half  since my last unprotected sex. Hindi ako nag patest ng ganun katagal. Imagine yung anxiety attacks ko every day from that 1 year. Especially when you read thru the internet mga information about HIV lalo na mga signs and symptoms. Hindi mo mapipigilan iassociate yun sa mga nangyayari sayo. Nag ka fever ako last year almost 3 days sya tapos...

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My PLHIV Story: Late Diagnosis, I Survived! Part 2

Around 9PM when we arrived sa isang malaking public hospital sa Davao.   Almost 6 hours kaming nag stay sa ER, pahirapan talaga doon and admission process at buti nalang my mga kakilala kami. Due to my condition, sa IM - ICU sana ako ilalagay, but hindi pumayag brother ko baka mahawaan lang kami don. So they decided to have an ICU setting in a private room. Pagdating sa room, agad-agad kinonekta ang tubo ko sa mechanical ventilator,...

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On Skin Rashes

Hi. It's been 2 years since I was diagnosed to have hiv. Tingin ko nag mamanifest n sya. Kc nagkaron ako ng shigles and allergies. Tom na start ng arv theraphy I hope that mg self heal n ule ang skin ko at bumalik sa dating kinis. Do you know someome who has the same case? And what can you recommend? thank you. Rogelio...

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My PLHIV Story: Late Diagnosis, I Survived! Part 1

Maayong Adlaw! (Good day!)  I’m from the southern part of the Philippines,   23 and here’s my story… PRE-DIAGNOSIS STAGE March 2014, I decided to be admitted in nearest hospital due to my on-and-off fever, cough and difficulty in breathing lalo na during night time. Si mama and papa ang watchers ko, tila nag check-in lang kami sa isang hotel. Habang nasa hospital ako, series of diagnostic tests have been conducted....

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On Oral Sex and HIV

Hi Pozzie, Tulungan mo naman ako sa problema ako. Nalaman ko na ang isang friend ko ay nag positive sa HIV. Ito ang buong storya ko . Nuong May 31 2014 una kaming nag sex. Oral sex lang po ang ginawa namin. I blew him (BJ) , pero hindi sya nilabasan sa bibig ko.(Nilabasan lang sya thru masturbation). Sa pangalawang pagkakataon inoral ko uli sya (BJ ko uli) and again di sya nilabasan sa bibig ko. I masturbated him again....

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TRR Typhoon Advisory

ADVISORY PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL GOVERNMENT HIV AND AIDS TREATMENT HUBS AND  HIV TESTING CENTERS ARE CLOSED TODAY BECAUSE OF TYPHOON GLENDA. PLEASE CALL YOUR PRIVATE HUBS AND CLINICS IF YOU HAVE CONECRNS IF YOU HAVE ARV ISSUES AND HUB CONCERNS PLEASE CONTACT THE TRR HOTLINES 0919-642-9286 0977-131-2046  0917-899-0473 0917-932-3122 0926-697-2240 0916-216-2066 "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. NO...

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ADVISORY: RITM-ARG Closed on July 16, 2014

ADVISORY PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE RITM-ARG  IS CLOSED on Wednesday, JULY 16, 2014 Approved for Posting by: Dr. Rossana A. Ditangco, Head, RITM-ARG "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!" -Pozziepinoy- Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST??  Check this link: CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM If you have comments or questions, please click this link: Contact Pozziepinoy ©...

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ADVISORY: SHIP Clinic Closed Tomorrow, July 16, 2014

ADVISORY PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THE SHIP CLINIC  IS CLOSED on Wednesday JULY 16, 2014 MESSAGE SENT BY  DR. KATE LEYRITANA "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!" -Pozziepinoy- Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST??  Check this link: CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM If you have comments or questions, please click this link: Contact Pozziepinoy ©...

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My PLHIV Story: Hoping to Uplift Others

I have been a possie since september last yr...the first time i known it i dont know what  to do since im working abroad, actually started my new contract then after only a day my boss told me i need to go back to my agency... Then all of a sudden my boss terminated me...  I dont know what to do then... I was thinking of suicide, pero inisip q i have to go  home for my kids sake... After being tested again...

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New TRR Banner!

Help us with the HIV awareness in your offices, companies, shops, schools, canteens, churches, group! Print out the banner, or distribute as a flyer or just copy and past the link and post it in your facebook, twitter or any online platforms. Please do your part and let us do the rest! "WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!" -Pozziepinoy- Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST??  Check...

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About Baseline Tests?

Hi! Your blog is quite informative and I thank you for that it's a big help anyway,I was tested HIV reactive during my medical exam last two weeks ago and waiting for the confirmation from DOH. I just have some question regarding the Baseline Testing, first do I need to have an X-ray again, my last X-ray result is normal, last two weeks ago? second is it mandatory to have the PPD and sputum test?  Thank you! Ro...

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Will My CD4 Go Up?

Hi pozzie pinoy,  I was diagnosed here at singapore positive and will be going back to pHilippines soon. Upon initial test 260 n lng cd4 count ko thats why i started my treatment.. Will there be a chance na tumaas p b yun? So far wala nmn ako nararamdaman n iba sa katawan ko.. Please help me or give me some advise. Itago mo n lng ako sa name na Will. Hope to get a response from you.  By the way am taking efav, lami and teno.. Almost...

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My PLHIV Story: M.D., HIV and Me

Hello po sa lahat! Gusto ko lang pong i share sa inyo ang story ko at paano ako kumukuha ng lakas para sa unti -nti kung pagbangon pagkatapos kung malaman na kabilang na pala ako sa statistika ng mga taong mg HIV na ipinalabas ng DOH nitong Hulyo. Masakit talaga,,sobrang sakit tanggapin na ganito ang naging kapalaran ko.  Ako po ay taga Visayas, graduate po ako ng Medisina sa isa sa mga tanyag na Unibersidad dito...

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Needs to Talk to Someone!

Hi!  I found out last year that i am hiv positive. My family knows about my current situation but I need people who are dealing with the same thing. Someone who fully understands what i'm going through right now. ...

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Distance is an Issue

Hi po, ask ko lng po kung paano po makakakuha ng meds kasi taga isabela pa po ako eh nahihirapan po ako pabalik balik dito sa manila pra kumuha ng meds ko. kasi 8 to 9 hours po ang biyahe ko mula isabela to manila. sana matugonan nyo po ang tanong ko thanks po H42013582 ...

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