Monday 23rd March marked 18 months since my diagnosis and it has made me think and consider about where I am at now in comparison with where I was.
Its been 18 months of peaks and troughs. From difficulties with medication, and other health conditions meaning I am now on my 8th different combination, to finding a boyfriend and spending Christmas in New York which was sheer magical.
Life really has not been easy. I started one of the newest drugs available in the UK to manage my HIV. Its called Triumeq. 2 months in and so far so good. Unfortunately, my eczema has flared up of late so have had 5 days admitted to hospital for that.
My diagnosis has been such bitter sweet. If I hadn’t been diagnosed I wouldn’t have found my boyfriend, I wouldn’t be volunteering for THT and I wouldn’t have met some of the most wonderful and amazing people I have.
The depression and anxieties that I have developed are probably some of the hardest aspects I have dealt with which has been compounded with issues with medication etc. The loss of confidence and of who I am has also hit me hard. I have withdrawn from friends. I am working on this, this will change and will continue to improve.
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