Oh, you don’t need that
“Oh, you don’t need that.” This was the reply from my family GP when I asked for a HIV test for the first time. He was our family doctor.
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August 2016
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August 2016
Heading back to work?
I was battling the black dog of depression and anxiety and trying to make sense of my diagnosis.
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August 2016
Choices and changes
My testing experience was not planned nor was my result expected. In 1988 I was unwell for a long period of time, I lost about three stone in weight, had night sweats and cold fevers.
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August 2016
I had always put off testing for HIV
After putting off testing for HIV, 'Nathan' shares his story when he found out he was HIV positive.
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August 2016
Testing positive
It was a bit of a surprise when she leaned across the table, held my hand and said “I’m sorry to tell you that you’ve tested HIV positive.”
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August 2016
Sex and Hep C – What’s the risk?
Hepatitis C is a more robust and infectious virus than HIV and it isn’t fully understood just how easy it is to acquire sexually.
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May 2016
Facing an inconvenient truth
There are many myths about what it means to live with HIV today and we need to dismantle them.
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March 2016
Something to celebrate
In 2008 Swiss clinicians published a brave conclusion, now known as the ‘Swiss statement’.
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March 2016
Being my own detective (with side effects)
In 1995, at the age of 37 I became HIV+. At the time I felt my whole life was falling apart.
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February 2016
Dispensing of HIV medications in NSW community pharmacies
Positive Life surveyed people living with HIV to gather feedback on their experiences of the post-implementation of dispensing HIV medications in NSW community pharmacies.
