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lepasharon:
Ur full of crap

Thanks dear, my experiences in life has fortified me against all/any kinda insults and stigmatization

Nigeriadondie:
First of all, I want to commend u for ur courage and I wish u all d best. I hope d cure comes soon if possible in our lifetime. But have u had blood transfusion before? Do u share razor or shaving tools? For example do u use d public clipper in barbing saloon which is often not sterilized? While I ask is that if as u said it is not thru sex and I know that blood stain loaded with d virus on a clipper though latent cud become active when it enters a living cell which becomes its host. Do u know d status of the last person u had sex with perharps it was just at its window period? Have u tried to recall possible circumstances that cud ve exposed u to d virus?
Have u experienced stigmatisation if so from which particular set of people and how do u respond to incidences of stigmatisation?

Thanks.
Nope never had blood transfusion. Yes I sometimes get an haircut or a shave with other clippers . As for stigmatization, I'm experiencing it already , some friends and neighbours are now wary of me (as if HIV dey fly for air or you go get am by merely looking at the person) but I am not bothered.

Quinn22:
HIV positive patients should all commit suicide.

The last time I checked, there were other infections far worse than HIV. For example, there is a chronic terminal disease called SLAY QUINTOLYTIS

Rendition:
. Ok first of all i'll like to commend d courage of d OP for putting dis out here buh I wanna ask y u wer checking out ur status like malaria test?,u shud test only and after 3months of unprotected situation so y d constant test?

Reason why I went for the tests so frequently is that there's an ECEWS center opposite where I reside and we usually go there to play games like snooker, Scrabble, monopoly, Play Station, etc for free

iwadobo:
HIV is a scam ,my brother . Stop taking the poison called ART or HART , it only destroy u for nothing. I know what Im saying oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Let me stop there.

Go and get tested, thank me later

NwaAmaikpe:

OP having HIV is not the end of the world, please have a very positive outlook to life.

Then please drink two bottles of Hypo...I hear it kills the virus.

That's why my barber uses it to sterilize clippers.

Yes and I'll mix it with methylated spirit and Izal. I always look forward to your comments in NL threads. Nigeria needs more peops like you, otherwise life would be too boring and the lagoon divers and Sniper addicts would have a field day. Keep up your sense of humour.

shege45:
my brother i really admire u..i wish i cld gather up courage and do mine cus am rili depressed.after an incident i had abt 6 yrs ago(although i used cd bt fell ill a week later)and coupled with d fact dat am currently battling persistent typhoid, i rili nid to do the test buh am rili scared..am scared dat i might be segregated by my family. atimes suicide cums to my mind. if i treat my self of typhoid now,it comes back in weeks...am so tired.how i wish i could meet u face to face so that i.can be motivated to do it.

Suicide is for fools and cowards and I know you are neither of the two. The best thing you can do for yourself now is to go and get tested ASAP. I'll help and support you in any way I can. Please get tested as soon as day breaks tomorrow, Monday.
I pray that God gives you the strength to go through. Get tested, you never can tell... you might not even have HIV.

Acknowledging that smoking is bad for your health is the first step, then look for replacements to whatever it is you smoke (nuts, snacks, fruits) and get professional help. I must warn you, it's not easy but it's doable. I tried everything but I couldn't quit, I just dropped the habit when I was diagnosed of HIV.
I wish you good luck in your quest

dingbang:
ha.. Odiegwu

Hahahahaaa..... what matters to me is to educate people on how to avoid getting infected and/if already infected, how to live a healthy life despite your status

dingbang:
So you saying that you just dey ur own jeje.. HIV come enter your bodi?,

Nope, I'm not claiming to be a saint but the truth is that I don't know how I got it and it's not relevant to me.

This is my first time of posting on this forum and I pray this get to as many people as possible.
Most folks dread the thought of testing positive to HIV but it shouldn't be so. That is why it is very necessary to get tested at least once in a month.
I developed the habit of getting tested monthly (though I can beat my chest and say with pride that I am not a promiscuous fellow). But recently I skipped a couple of months in my routine for no apparent reason. The last time I got a test was mid-march so I went for a test last week and the test result came out positive. To be certain it wasn't a mistake, I went to two other places and the results were adamantly positive.
Now some people may ask who who got me infected, but that is a none-issue as far as I'm concerned . I have even stopped asking myself how I got infected because it's been more than two years since the last time I had sexual intercourse . So it can't possibly have been sexually transmitted to me, most especially as the experts say the viral load is low which means I must have been recently infected, at most not more than five or six months.
I intend to utilize my status as an HIV+ person to reach out and help as many as I can. I am already posting on Facebook what I learn from counseling programs I attend on living with the virus.
The Doctors said they have to monitor my viral load and CD4 count for some time in order to determine the best treatment program for me. I know that if I stick to the treatment program and follow the Doctors advice diligently that I'll still live a healthy life.
I use this medium to beg of everyone reading this to go for an HIV test. Knowing your status is key to helping yourself. If you are negative, please maintain all necessary prevention techniques.... avoid unprotected sex/multiple partners , don't share needles/blades (if you can afford it, get your own hair clipper) but above all, get tested regularly.
If you find out that you are positive (like me) , please don't despair. There are several HIV/AIDS centres in most hospitals across the nation where you can access help in the form of counseling and medications and these are mostly free of charge.
HIV is not a death sentence, you can still live a meaningful and healthy life despite your status.
Spread the message and not the virus.

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