If you're scared, just know that everything is going to be okay! Youll be surprised how quickly your CD4 counts will come up once you start ARVs. Keep calm and carry on.
35 years of (mostly) joy here. Diagnosed poz 1989. The virus never progressed, no OIs, but the physically disfiguring side effects of the '90s "drug cocktail" ( a macabre condition called lipodystrophy) almost took me out due to acute despair.; it led to many people committing suicide among the first generation of long time survivors who could not cope with it or didn't have insurance that would pay for the plastic surgery procedures. No one ever talks about this but it actually happened in the late '90s and early 2000s. Check out the novel My Strange Little Oasis if you are a gay man. The protagonist is a poz long time survivor dealing with this condition in 2000.). (They have since discovered the culprit and improved the meds so that is not happening as much or at all now.) I was told my life would end by 1999 but here I am, healthy, active, and enjoying life. If I honestly answered why I think it never progressed for me I would upset people who are cynical about any mystery beyond the material world so I don't talk about it.
I couldn’t agree more with you Raif, I want to thank you for your Advocacy and I Love ❤ your videos of self-care and inspiration. They bring me Joy 😊. I wish I could start a channel and do more advocacy myself.
@@KrissTheUnicorn you’re so welcome my friend! ❤️❤️ happy to hear that you appreciate the vids ☺️🙏🏽 If the time is right and you feel ready you can always do the same. But there’s no pressure or obligation for you to
I'm HIV-, but have dated people who are HIV+. They are undetectable and I use PreP. It is a non-issue for me. Only reason I am not HIV+ is through luck
