My Medical Care Journey: Transitioning from Negative to Positive Care...Receiving an HIV diagnosis can easily knock you off your feet and stun you. This happened to me. Once the initial impact wore off, I realized that I had settled...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why I Shouldn't Be Afraid to Call My Doctor Back...The first time I heard the term AFRAIDS was several years before I tested positive for HIV. A friend said it was a new disease killing people. It made people...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Challenges, Advocacy, and Support for Long-term Survivors...Living with HIV can be a journey of ups and downs, but for those who are long-term survivors, our challenges can be different. Many of us have been living with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Hiv...Sir does started pep very late delay serconversion or not...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Delay serconversion...Sir does started pep very late on 25th day after exposure and completed full course of pep on 53rd day after exposure does this delay serconversion and extend window peroid...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Do I have HIV?...An HIV- positive lady gave me a hand job, then she told me she had a fisting session with a man before me. Am at risk if that man is...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTestingTransmissionDiagnosis
Skill Development...As of lately, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about my leadership skills and how I want to continue to further grow and develop them. Upon thinking...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Brooke Davidoff...Brooke grew up in San Diego, CA where she majored in Journalism and Theatre at Palomar College in the 90’s. She moved to Seattle in 2008, got married and pregnant...
Fatigue Is More Than Justing Being Tired...With close to 4 decades of living with HIV, I have seen a lot of ups and downs where my health is concerned. Thankfully, the major events have been kept...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Breaking Barriers to PrEP Uptake in Black Women...In recent years, there has been a growing movement from organizations to empower and uplift Black women in all aspects of life. This is particularly true when it comes to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What is painsomnia? Are you experiencing it? ...Chronic pain related to living with HIV can cause a type of insomnia called "painsomnia." Are you experiencing this? More from Heather Renee on her own battle with insomnia and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Sleep, Insomnia, and Chronic Conditions...Sighing with frustration, I roll over on my back and stretch. I have been laying in bed, trying to fall asleep, for a long time at this point. Looking around...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
HIV RISK, WORRIED CANT SLEEP...Hello Good morning, i am very worried I feel like I have been exposed to HiV while I was asleep, I am a 21 year old male who never had...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTransmission
Stay Proud After Pride...Have you all noticed the lack of rainbows lately? I always realize when pride season is over because I see less and less things in rainbow colors or with rainbow...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Dissecting the HIV Rate in the Black Community...There are 12 months in the year, but we have 16 HIV awareness days throughout the year. That is a lot of months where HIV can be brought to life...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
HIV testing...Hi all, Last year in april i was receiving oral sex (i am male) from sex worker (woman) with unknown status. After 24 hours i presented to hospital and was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDepressionTestingTransmission
False negative ...I am a 58 year old gay man and have had sex with men since I was 17, usually unprotected reciever. Last year I took my first hiv test, which...Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
The Years of the Rabbit...I'm a casual fan of astrology; the coffee shop, newspaper dabbling variety. Please forgive any ignorance on my part. What I'm confident in is that my sign is a disease...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
An Unconventional Solution for HIV Relief...Living with HIV brings its own set of challenges, including a rollercoaster of symptoms that impact every aspect of life. As someone who is journeying through this experience, I have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Scared. Time sensitive for PEP...I cut my Pennis by a scissor while manscapping. Blood came out and after 36 hours I ended up getting a paid blowjob with condom on. After blowjob I saw...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies