MIstakes...

 

I've been diagnosed since early 2000 & there were mistakes made.  I should've been caught earlier, but previous testing said I wasn't +.  I hadn't been sexually active, so when I did test +, the only conclusion was there'd been an error.

Then there was the horrible process of finding medical  treatment & a means to get meds.   By that time, I no longer had HIV, I had AIDS.  There were mistakes made in my meds early on that left me hospitalized.   The steroid they put me on for lung issues, caused my weight to increase a lot.  My weight has never gone done, my metabolism is shot & it turns out I never had those lung issues.

People diagnosed early can do well with modern approaches.  Those diagnosed late will probably never do as well.  I've never felt great since the 90s.  I'm alive, but sometimes that's about it.

This is a short piece over some mistakes made with meds.  It puts most the burden on patients, but that's not entirely accurate.  Give it a read.

Cya...