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(Slight) Reflections after Diagnosis

I got diagnosed two weeks ago. Yung akala kong simple at mabilis na test lang para magkaroon ng prep refill, paguwi ko may dala na kong teldy at tb meds.

Okay naman ako. Mostly ang naging negative effect (pa lang) sakin ng pagiging positive ay wala ako drive maggym unlike before. Ewan ko, baka in denial pa ko at this point o baka natanggap ko na talaga. Di ko sure.

Ang sure ako, parang nagkadirection yung buhay ko. Na itry na maging healthier pa yung lifestyle physically and mentally. Na ienjoy yung little moments with friends lalo na sa family. Na gawin na yung mga bagay na lagi kong sineset aside. Mas nagkaroon ako nang sagot sa mga ‘bakit’ lalo na pagdating sa trabaho. Kasi kung noon, nagtatrabaho lang ako para may pang gasta kung saan saan. Pero ngayon meron na kong mas malalalim na bakit.

I recently uninstalled fb and ig sa phone ko. Not because of the diagnosis. Been wanting to do that for a while na para mabawasan screentime, ngayon lang talaga natuloy. Aminado naman ako na isa rin yun sa sources ng stress ko dahil sa news and yung parang constant reminder na im not doing much in my life dahil sa mga nakikita ko especially sa stories (travels, hobbies, daily updates) when in fact im doing fine naman. And at this point, mas kelangan ko talaga alagaan mental health ko.

Ayun lang. so far, im okay (pa naman and sana magtuloy tuloy). I recently bought a recorder flute hahaha and now also trying teas mostly fruit tea lang tsaka yung basic na hibiscus at mint . Hugs from me to yall, bloodsibs.

Any positive stories or reflections to share?

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u/juicewhowhat — 1 day ago

LG tv na biglang namamatay

For context: meron kaming LG 55UR75 tv na nabili namin last july 2023 and since last year bigla bigla na sya namamatay kapag ginagamit. Namamatay yung screen nya pero may sounds pa rin.

Ano kaya reason nito? And magkano typically yung repair?Kasi di pa naman ganon katagal samin to magti 3 years pa lang. and nakakainis lang kasi madalas nabibitin kami sa panonood dahil bigla bigla na nga lang namamatay. Thanks sa makakahelp!

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u/juicewhowhat — 12 days ago

TB meds Isoniazid/Rifapentine

Hi there. Good day. I recently got diagnosed last week and Isa sa naprescribe sakin meds ay yung isoniazid/rifapentine. I was supposed to start taking it kahapon, sunday. My mind was clouded nung ineexplain sakin that time after diagnosis. Prescription saysthat take i take 3 tabs every sunday for 12 weeks. Now, do i take it 3tabs in one go or 1 every after meal? May fear lang sa overdose since 3 tabs to kaya i wanna clarify although initial understanding ko last week ay 3 tabs in one go. I tried emailing kahapon at today kaso walang reply. Kayo ba, what was prescribed sa inyo noon? Thank you in advance!

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u/juicewhowhat — 14 days ago