A stricter CD4 Count Schedule at RITM

Hi guys! How are you! Yeah I know I promised to update this blog every once in a while when I am not busy but what can I do? I am busy. Yet it is still my duty to update this site in every important things that I think could help my fellow pozzies in their battle.. and ofcourse for those who are in any ways intersted how a life of HIV positive is being lived.

 

Anyways...

 



Earlier this year, I visited RITM for my semi annual CD4 count. So I have to wake up in the morning... and I mean early morning because I have to be there at 7AM... I am now contemplating about the CD4 sched in RITM because I forgot the time schedule that they allow patients to have their count. I believe its around 7-8 AM every weekdays except Wednesday.

Now for the real story, I was originally scheduled last December, but various activities prohibited my from doing so so I have to make it this year. Apparently, they did not allowed me because they said I have to stick with my schedule and for whatever reason that is, I need to adhere to 2x count a year. If
I have to take my count This year, that means that the next count that Ill be having is December. So I will miss my Annual Medical Examination in June where it consists of almost entire set of laboratory tests. I also have the option to pay or personally shoulder the expense amounting to 6K plus.
It is quite an amount so I decided to take my test in June instead, well the last count that I had last June is pretty impressive so I think I will not be in any risk if I have to skip this session. It is also one of the advise that I got from the nurse.

I cannot object about it. It is my fault. The government is paying for my expense. I only wish that they had informed me earlier on so I could have made  a wiser decision. Anyways whats done is done. Also, I think I am not yet emotionally prepared if ever I learned that I do not have a favorable result in the count.

Well I am hoping that my count in June is still above the minimum normal count. Considering that my meds is already in the second line, I need to take a good grip into it. POSITIVE THINKING POT.


Guys I appreciate if there are any followers of this blog to leave a comment once in a while. Sometimes I think that I am the only one reading my own blog. That could motivate me to write perhaps :)

Yours,

Potchini2

Numbers

On the way home, I really thought of updating this blog and I already have a title in my mind... NUMBERS. Lets start?

642 - this is my new CD4 Count. I should be sad but I think Im not. Why? nagsimula ako ng 292 agad ang CD4 ko, so I need to take meds. After that, nagpacd4 ako uli it went to 872 so it was a very big leap! Everyone is actually surprised! I was hoping to maintain that number but unfortunately it went down to 642. Nothing to be sad of actually because this is a really good number. Considering that a normal person's CD4 should be ranging from 500-1000. (I am not sure about that 1500). So makaabot ka lang talaga ng 500 normal na. I was kinda expecting na mejo mababa na din kasi depende din daw un sa kundisyon ng katawan mo. E the night before sobra ako nagpuyat dahil akpapanood ng isang documentary... 12:30 na ata ako nakatulog tapos gising ng 6! haha! tapos ang lakas pa ng ulan kanina. Pasaway ko di ba? but I know that in my normal condition it should be higher.

10 - This is the cut off time (10:00AM) that RITM is accepting pozzies for CD4 count. Sa layo ko 3 hours aabutin byahe ko and while on my way I was losing hope na kasi 7:30 ako nakaalis sa sobrang lakas ng ulan. So ayun uli, sabi ko Lord, ikaw na po bahala ah. Nung andun na ako sa ayala may shuttle dun, usually maghihintay ka talaga ng 15-20 minutes bago umalis yun minsan nga more than 30 minutes sa dalang ng sumasakay. e 9:40 na nung makarating ako dun sa sakayan. e tatakbo pa ang sasakyan, maglalakad pa ako. so wala na. pero nung pagdating ko sa sakayan sakto aalis na yung shuttle humabol lang ako. so pagkasakay ko, alis kaagad. Alam nyo, napangiti na lang ako tapos napabulong ako... IKAW talaga (referring to God). So ayun I came 3-4 minutes ahead of time. Photo finish nga daw ako sabi ni ate Ellen (nurse).

Ang dami pinagawa sa akin, actually nalungkot ako kanina nung kinuhaan ako ng dugo, iba na kasi yung way. hindi na sya parang dati na papasukan ka ng karayom tapos hihilahin yung plastic para lumabas ang dugo...kanina napansin ko, ipinasok yung karayom tapos parang butas sa dulo, lalagyanan ng tube, tapos... ipapasok yung tube... sisirit yung dugo papasok sa tube... habang sumisirit sya nalulungkot ako... nagseself pitty... bakit ko pinagdadaanan ito...

ANYWAYS... tuloy natin ang numbers...

12 - eto yung number kanina na kasabay ko nagpuntan dun sa oras ko. Madami na ito. Imagine pagdating ko dun 12 agad kami sa isang room tapos may mga bago pa. narinig ko na naman yung linyang "Welcome to the School!" School kasi ang RITM para mejo easy sya pakinggan.

6 - haha! matatawa kayo dito. malapit na talaga ako maniwala na may hitsura nga ako. Habang naglalakad sa kalsada, 5 ang napalingon ko! (head turner?) haha. oo tatlo na yung tumitingin sa akin na nakita ko (well hindi ko alam kung meron man na hindi ko napansin). yung isa nga e natakot ako kasi sobra makatitig dahil magkasalubungan naman kami. yung isa naman pacute, yung isa matanda, yung isa sa escalator, yung isa naman lumapit sa akin at kinausap pa ako... since wala ako magawa e kinausap ko na rin. mukha sya straight actually. nagpunta lang daw sya dun sa pwesto ko kasi nakita nya ako dun. inutusan ang daw sya ng asawa nya na bumili gatas ng anak nya. ayun nagshare sya masaya daw sya nakakakita tao katulad ko kasi daw parang nagpapaksaya lang ako samantalang sya nakakulong kasi di nya mahal girl tapos yun nga mukhang nagkakagusto na sya sa lalaki. alam kong di sya nagpapakaastig lang. sa loob loob ko, di mo talaga mapapaliwanag utak ng tao... ako naman isa na lang gusto ko sana.. ang magkaanak, samantalang itong isa, gusto nya sa shoes ko... tapos yun minamanyak ako! haha! well hindi na ako magkukuwento dun...

Sabihin nyo weird kasi nilagay ko 6 pero 5 yung sinabi ko na lumingon? kasi on my way binilang ko na sabi ko 5 tapos habang binibilang ko may ngumiti sa akin. papasok sana sya sa isang malaking supermarket kaso nagiba agad ng way nung madaan sa akin... huminto sa isang lugar... pumwesto sa may malapit sa akin tapos nagsmile. hayayyay! yun na lang kukuwento ko!

Sasabihin ng iba nagbubuhat ako bangko, pero totoo lahat yan. ewan ko ba di naman ako pogi, may hitsura lang hehe. O ayan mga pozzie ha, hindi porke pozzie tayo mukha na tayo sakitin. Dami kaya pozzie na mukha pa rin fresh kaya tuloy lang buhay natin ha!


TUKSO LAYUAN MO AKO!!!


Yours,

Potchini2