Email 422: On PhilHealth Membership

Good day poz,

Regarding philhealth membership.

Is it ok if you pay as an indivual payor, while employed? How can it be happened if your employed , dont you think there will be a problem regarding details of the members? If you will apply for a new membership or new account from the HR? One is employed and the other one is individual payor but same membership number? And or the philhealth will give another membership number to the HR.
  
Thank you! Quite confused.  Please help.
                                                                  

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Email 421: Baguio HIV/AIDS Hub?

sa baguio san yung hub nyo?

mark 

TRANSLATION

Where is your hub in Baguio?

Mark
                                                                  

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi Mark.

Thank you for your email.

The HIV/AIDS Treatment hub in baguio City is in Baguio General Hospital. You may contact our Care Manager in Baguio City if you need assistance: Ryan: 09063045277.

I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.

Stay healthy,

Pozziepinoy

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Email 420: Confused and Needs Help!

Hi.

im newly diagnose last nov. Sa totoo lang im so depress pero right now i feel ok na. . Marami pa din tanong sa isip ko. Until now di pa din ako ng papatest ng cd4 ko sa alabang kasi baka may bayad.  Wala ako idea. Tapos sa med. Di ko alam ko paano or magkano magagastos ko. Im so confused. Help naman po. 

Salamat. 

TRANSLATION

Hi.
 I’m newly diagnosed with HIV last November. To be honest, I am so depressed but right now, I feel ok. I think a lot. Up to now, I haven;t taken the CD4 test in Alabang because of the fee. I have no idea. Then the medicines. I don’t know what or how much would they cost me. I’m so confused. Please help me.

Thank you.  

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Email 419: Do I Need A Retest?

Hi pozzie,

I email you before that i was engaged my first sexual intercourse last July 2012 but its totally protected sex. We did Oral sex and Finger stimulation protected his finger by condom he attempted anal sex but i cant. I dont have any sexual engagement for almost one year until now. I was tested HIV @ SAGIP PGH after 6 weeks of exposure before and it turns out Non Reactive 0.3 result because i experienced flu like, and strange feeling. The counselor there told me that i will not undergo for the hiv test again. Now im so paranoid of thinking that i might be infected the virus, i got dry cough, clugged nose, swollen lympnodes  behind my ears but its not painful & feeling shortness breaths now. Do i repeat the test? Any recommendation for testing center? Just wanna ask if SAGIP has a machine to revealed the result for an hour coz before i wait 5 -7 days for the result. Pls help me. 
Thank you so much.

Marcko

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Email 417: Losing Hope!

Pozzie,

I need your help. I'm starting to loose my confidence due to some side effects of ARVs. I have wound-like / blisters in my arms and in my face. What are my options to hide these wounds aside from wearing long sleeves and make-up?

Thank you!
                                                                     

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Email 416: What Should I Do?

Hi Pozziepinoy,

My name is Yumi and I need your help and your advise, I went to the clinic last December 12 to have my HIV testing and I went back yesterday (December 18) to get the result, they told me that they need to re confirm the result so they need to get another blood from me. I know in my heart that I am infected, because a few years back, I got herpes and the doctor told me that it will remain in my system, I got tested that time and the result is negative. I had a boyfriend that time and just this year we broke up, we lasted for 3 years and for 3 years I have been loyal with him, after my relationship, I was engaged with different sexual activities with other men, I would go on 3sum and have other partner every other day. there are times that I am not protected. I receive a message from a sexual partner asking me if I am sick and he told me that I should get tested and so I did last December 12. I am still optimistic that the result will be negative but yesterday is a different story, when they told me that they need blood again to re confirm I knew that I am screwed.

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Thank You!

Thanks to all who joined the 1st Red Ribbon Luau Christmas Party 2013 last December 13, 2013 in Quezon City. Thanks to all the support groups, advocates and the three celebrities, Enzo Pineda, Lovely Embuscado and Lousie delos Reyes who graced our party! Thanks to our food sponsors. Thanks to Ms. Regine Tolentino for proving the gowns of our fabulous contestants! Another memorable party for all of us!! Getting bigger, better and more fabulous every time!

To all, you made the PLHIV community feel that we are not alone. We used to isolate ourselves, have our own parties, have our own gatherings, like we are different from the rest. But now all of you made us worthy to live our lives and to fight our fights with all of you holding our hands and cheering for us! Never will the PLHIV community, under The Red Ribbon Care Management Program, will hide behind the HIV mask!

-We are all in this together-
Pozziepinoy

                                                                     

"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"

-Pozziepinoy-

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Email 415: Where to Get Treatment

Hi, my friend just got diagnosed with H.I.V. I would like to know where to go for a therapy. Thank you.

Anne
                                                                     
POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi Anne.

Thank you for your email.

You can get treatment in any of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Hubs nearest you. Just make sure to bring your HIV confirmatory test result when you get there.

HIV/AIDS Treatment Hubs

If you want to be assisted, you can call at Gerald: 0917-899-0473 for the Care Assistance Program of The Red Ribbon. We personally assist the newly diagnosed PLHIV's so they can get through with the process of treatment easily.

I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.

Stay healthy,

Pozziepinoy

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