OFW Needs Help

Hi,

I hope and pray that you can help me to go through this. I am diagnosed with HIV here in Qatar and i am about to go home to Philippines within the week. I need to go for second opinion thru proper HIV test. I hope i can personally see you. Thank you.

Got your contact number. I will be calling you soon. God bless.

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Email 476: OFW Wants to Take the HIV Test

Dear pozzie,

hi, im currently working here in middle east, last november2013 ko lang sinimulang basahin ang blogs mo, 

last oct.30, 2013 meron akong unprotected sex encounter with an arabic guy, at bottom ang role ko sa encounter namin, 

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PLHIV Story: My Great Journey!

Dear Pozzie,

It has been a great journey being HIV positive!

As you may remember I wrote you an email and it was published dated 23rd June. It was the saddest day of my life when I knew that I am HIV positive and needs to be deported. Working for 3 years in Abu Dhabi was indeed a journey to remember. As I look back, the first thing that comes to my mind is to hate myself for my actions. I almost have what I want to be... a progressive career being on the top management of the hotel and won several prestigious awards in the Middle East, nice and comfortable living, world travel and my in going Canadian Immigration Application. However, everything just disappeared in just a blink of an eye. 27th June 2013 when I finally bid farewell to my workmates and leaving them with all questions why my resignation is very sudden, it was the same day when the Health Authority, take me Picture and biometrics and put me into Isolation. For me that place is exactly the opposite of my comfty living. They said, it's not a prison but a hospital isolation but however you're not free to go out and socialized as you will be locked in the ward. But in despair and in isolation, it is where I found God and submit myself to prayers. Realizing that in the past 3 years I havent got myself into prayers and thanksgiving knowing I almost have everything. I stayed in the isolation for 24 hours and the police fetch me there with their service van, though im not being handcuffed but the van seems like used in transferring a prisoner. I go though the process of being blacklisted in the immigration and then im free. For now, I back here in Cebu to start my life and appreciate the beauty of life and of having a grateful and a life fullbof thanksgiving. At the end, my Dear Sto.Nino de Cebu hadn't forsaken and leave me alone. I havent have the chance to tell my family nor my closest friend about my stats. But in sooner time, once I have the courage I'll do it.

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Email 427: OFW May Have Infected Wife

hello, pozziepinoy

I'm an avid reader of your blog since October 2012. I bumped on you're blog while searching for hiv symptoms and possible treatment in the philippines. I'm a married man and currently working as Eng'r here in Saudi Arabia. I'm sorry co'z it takes me a while to send you an email and I should have done this a long time ago. I have some few question to ask of you I hope you could help me.

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Email 420: Worried OFW in Saudi Arabia

hi pozziepinoy, nadiscover kita thru search engine...and then naisip ko na iemail kita...me problem ako na more than 1 year ko na iniisip....nahihiya man po ako but need ko ng expert na kausap...

i am working in saudi arabia and then last may 2012, annual leave ko.nagkaron po ako ng sexmate...then last june bumalik na po ako ng saudi.;then bgla nia po ako chinat na HIV positive daw po xa.lumaabas s medical examination nia supposedly papunta din po xa ng saudi...sobrang nagpalpitate po talaga ako at di ko alam ang gagawin...naawa din ako s kanya dhil lahat ng pangarap nia n makapagabroad eh bglang nawalan n ng pag asa...

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Email 410: Another OFW Concern

Hi po kamusta po. Ako si XXX. Nababasa ko po ang mga tweet at blog niyo. Napakaganda po ng advocacy nyo makatulong. Anu po ba ang unang symptoms na maaring malaman positive po. Gusto ko pong mgpatest kaso asa abroad po ako. Salamat po. Sa info.

TRANSLATION

Hi. How are you? I am XXX. I read all your tweets and blog entries. Your advocacy to help is so good. What are the symptoms to know if one is HIV positive. I want to take the test but I am here abroad. Thank you for the information

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Email 409: Concerns of an OFW Woman

Hi,

I live and work here in XXX for 3 years now. My contract will finish next year around August 2014 and now I’m worried to renew my contract because of what was happened to me recently. It is a requirement here in UAE or in any Gulf countries for HIV test to be able to get the working/resident visa.

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Email 398: Worried OFW

Dear Pozzie,

Nabasa ko po ang blogs nyo at very enlightening and informative po.

Im not sure po kung positive ako pero there are times na ang partner ko is ayaw mag condom.at sabi nila mataas daw ang HIV cases sa Saudi. by the way im working here In Saudi Arabia at gustong gusto ko magpa test po.kaso baka malaman ng goverment nila in case positive at  pauwiin ako at ako lang ang bread winner. im planning pag vacation ko sa February 2014 at dederetso ako sa RITM satellite office sa malate para magpa test.bago uuwi ng probinsya.

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Email 389: Worried and Confused OFW

Dear Pozzie,

Hindi ko alam kung saan ko sisimulan ang sulat kong ito ngunit gulong gulo ang isip ko ngayon at hindi ako makatulog kung anong mangyayari sa akin. Wala akong matakbuhan para sabihin ang problema ko. Gusto kung umiyak pero hindi ko magawa kasi gusto kong maging matatag. Ang hirap ng sitwasyong andito ka sa abroad.

28 years old na po ako and have been working here in UAE for 3 years now at ako po ang inaasahan ng mga tumatanda kong mga magulang at akong inaasahan ng aking pamilya na magtataguyod sa kanilang lahat. June 13, 2013 ng nagmedical ako for my visa renewal then after 3 days, tinawagan ako ng medical center kasi daw irerepeat for confirmatory yung blood sample ko at sabi ng Nurse confirmatory for HIV.

Nung sinabi nya sa akin na "HIV" hindi ko po alam anong gagawin ko. Minsan nakatulala ako at iniisip anong mangyayari sa buhay ko, pamilya ko at sa mga pangarap ko kung confirmed positive HIV patient ako. Isa po akong Nurse at naghihintay na sana ng interview ko para sa Canada. Iniisip ko kung saan ko sisimulan or sisimulan ko pa ba ang buhay ko.

Kung nagkataon na positive ako, tiyak na papauwiin ako sa Pilipinas at hindi ko alam kung anong mangyayari sa akin sa Pilipinas.

Sa Thursday, June 20, 2013 ko malalaman ang resulta ng confirmatory test ko. Ano po kaya ang chances na magpositive ako sa confirmatory test? Taga Cebu po ako, at ano ang gagawin ko?

Salamat po.

XXX

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Email 324: OFW and HIV Test

Hello Pozziepinoy.

I'm XXX. XX yrs old working here in XXX (somewhere in the middle east),,,,gusto ko sanang mag pa hiv test pag nag vacation ako next month,,,kasi XX yrs nako dito ,,,,meron naman kaming medical test dito every 2 years,,,,which is good,,,kaso im now finishing my last contract sa XXX,,,gusto ko sana mag pa test bago ako mag renew ng contract ,,,kasi mahirap kung dito pa nila ma detect kung meron ka,,,kasi youll be sent to prison,,,,tapos deretso deport with out giving you the chance to pack your belongings,,kung ano yung suot mo yun lang ang dala mo,,,ganon sila dito ka strict,,,ive passed the medical test 3 times already,,,but this time,,,,im not so sure kung ,,,,,,,,based sa mga na search ko regarding hiv,,,wala naman akong nakikitang mga simtomas or na feel,,,its just those feelings na hinde mo ma explain,,,kasi i admit im not an angel here in XXX napakaraming tukso dito ,,,SOBRANG dami nila,,,,heheheeee,,,protection,,,??? medyo mnsan nakakalimutan,,,kasi sa spur of the moment ,,,hinde mo na sya maalala,,,,or talagang nagiging stupid lang talaga ang tao pag nandyan na yung hot moment,,,,but seriously im very willing to take the test dyan sa pinas,,,is it free,,??? what will happen kung positive ang tao,,,,how long will it take to know the result,,,is it days or hours lang,,,,can i wait for the result the same day,,??/hinde ba nakakahiya at my age  to be tested,,baka naman pag nalaman nilang positive ang tao mag layuan na sila ,,,>???

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Email 229: OFW from Abu Dhabi

Hi Mr. Pozziepinoy,

Greetings!

My name is XXX from Abu Dhabi.  I've been here for six years na po.  Bisexual po ako.  Share ko lng po yung experience ko lately kasi natatakot po ako na baka magkaroon ako ng HIV. 

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