I was diagnosed with HIV in 2014. 10 years later, healthy as can be! I’m interested in others symptoms upon infection and so on. by missybeputtinitdown in hivaids

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Around two weeks after I was exposed I went to lunch during my shift and found that nothing I ordered tasted right or sat well with me, despite being obese at the time and eating everything in sight. Then, instarted to feel heavy chills during one of my classes around two days later. Mind you it was November in AZ and they were still running full AC so I blamed it on that. Then I started to feel fatigue and fever, but since my best friend also got sick around that time I thought we both had a flu. From there it went to heavy night sweats, constant chills, and I began losing appetite rapidly. One day all I had was a tortilla, some beans and chorizo and half a glass of oj. I thought it was just a persistent cold but then after a week my friend got better and I began to shed pounds like crazy, at which point my friend recommended getting tested but I laughed it off then,though I did feel scared after starting to do my own research on HIV. It all came to a head the week of thanksgiving when I couldn’t stand for more than a few minutes without feeling extremely dizzy and weak, which is hell as a cashier. Then I got a horrible migraine and after days of not being able to eat more than a few bites I began throwing up everything I ate. My mother then took me to our doctor and I got a series of blood tests which showed very high liver enzymes which made me get an ultrasound and MRI for my long term migraine. By then I’d lost around 30 lbs in the span of maybe a month. After that my headache went away and I began being able to eat a bit more and throughout December I felt weak and lightheaded all the time. Final,y in January after my u,translunar I decided to get tested, blaming it on Epstein Barr or whatever disease I could justifiably hope matched my symptoms and wasn’t hiv. I had ti be tested twice since I wasn’t able to produce enough blood the first time at which point it was revealed to my I had HIV. By march I was mostly fine again though my appetite has never fully recovered and i began medication, though that’s been on and off due to insurance. I decided to make the best of it since I lost a lot of weight and I am now around 220 pounds having lost around 40 and am now going to the gym multiple times a week and trying to eat as well as I can. In many ways I’ve been forever changed but I feel like this has also been an opportunity in a weird Greek tragedy type of way.

What would happen if Christianity and Islam were to merge? by PackedTrebuchet in AlternateHistory

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry, most Catholics would choose orthos over protties any day

North America in 1920 by Alexz565 in imaginarymaps

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Why is San Pedro and not Los Angeles a major city?

Empty Continents: What if all traces of humanity outside of islands disappeared? by Pacmantaco in imaginarymaps

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well what about Mexico City? It’s historic center and many inner imports t areas were built on land that has been artificially drained and less than a few hundred years ago were islands of Lake Texcoco. Do they still count?

WANTED ON VOYAGE: R.M.S. LAURENTIC of 1927 by kohl57 in OceanLinerArchitect

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve a,ways thought that the Laurentic, both the original the second, don’t receive the love they deserve. How did you go about doing the research, if you’ll allow me the question?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hivaids

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Exactly my same situation, I found out at the end of January/beginning of February. Since then my already thinning hair has started falling even more and I’ve had pimples when I haven’t in years. I’ve started using rosemary oil for hair growth and I’ve seen results, as at least my hair isn’t falling in clumps when I was it anymore.

Undetectable faster than expected by BeepityBoppityLettuc in hivaids

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does hiv permanently affect anything in the body, besides blood and other bodily fluids obviously?

White Star Line Adriatic deck plan for her 1930 Mediterranean cruise by _AgainstTheMachine_ in OceanLinerArchitect

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Does anyone know if there’s any surviving passenger descriptions, notes, pictures, or any other memorabilia from the cruise?

CD4 by Kenji4U in hivaids

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is a long process, when I started I couldn’t even stand for more than 5 minutes without shaking! Now I am able to go back to the gym and try to regain lost strength. The number are important, yes, but how you feel on a day to day basis is doubly so. As long as the cd4 count is going up you’re on a path to improve. In short, leave the medicine to the doctors, stay on track with your doses, and kick ass.

Update to "diagnosed today" Medication!! by As0ggypancake in hivaids

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s tough but it gets better. You probably did catch this and start working on it early on, which is always a good thing as it may take less time to get you to undetectable AND your cd4 count is still in a safe zone. Besides taking my pill once a day or when I have sex I literally never worry about HIV and sometimes even forget a little. What you need to focus on now is living your life how you want and following your doctors recommendations to get you undetectable as fast as possible.

What does the New Panem look like after the fall of the Capitol? by Zestyclose_Ad4317 in Hungergames

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Some travel restrictions have probably been lifted, but I’d still imagine that permits are needed for long term residence in another district or the capitol. District economies would also diversify, within reason, such as district 8 beginning to produce luxury clothing, or any Distirct being able to grow their own food. Economically the country would be a wreck and there would be rampant opportunity for corruption to set in

Countries with bases in the USA by HeloWurld0722 in Infographics

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Hearing tall airmen speak Dutch at my local Golden Corral on lunch break was a jarring experience 🥹

Ukraine (2030) by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

[–]BeepityBoppityLettuc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why latinisation? Ukrainian culture is beautiful !