sorry to hear your plight ..but theres lots of hope out there ,try googling rick simpsons oil ,running from the cure ,and then start looking at how many people are currently treating themselves in the uk ..it stopped my wifes cancer from spreading enough to be successfully operated on ..good luck in your search

Definitely sounds like a nightmarish year for you - I'm glad your health has at least improved.

As for not taking the medicine... I'm sure that's a touchy subject with people.

I think it's brave of you to decide that the medicine is more bother than it's worth and you're facing death with your head held high (not many people can be that mature about death). But, then again, if the medicine is going to keep you alive... maybe it's immature of you to give up on it.
Just in the sense that... I'm sure there are many people in your life that want you to stay alive as long as possible, and by not taking the medicine, you're cutting your life (and their time with you) short.

Or maybe you're not cutting your life short by giving up on the meds. I really have no idea what's involved in HIV medications, so I can't say either way.

I'm just thinking aloud.

Either way, I wish you the absolute best. Because no one should have to go through what you're going through.

Just profiling this thread, lots of good info.

I agree with a lot of people. Don't take medications and eat a good diet and keep your body pH alkaline.

Originally posted by benjamin2012

I will give you some background info on me, I am 25, white gay male, living in the UK. I am not into the gay scene and live in a medium sized town with a small, almost non existent gay community. I have not had many sexual partners in my life, less than 10 to be honest. [/quote

I am honestly very sorry that you have contracted this disease, you seem to have had a hell of a time of things and sound to be doing rather well considering. I don't know much about the disease to be honest, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least bit if it were a created disease to decrease the population. It also wouldn't surprise me to know there is probably a cure out there, but it isn't something that the powers that be want anyone to know.

However, that said, something else stuck out to me. Maybe it is because I'm not in the dating world anymore, but less than 10 partners as in you have slept with under 10 people? That seems like a lot to me, is that a normal amount of partners for a person to have?

thats a very sad story but I am glad that you have got your life back on track now and things are looking up.

One question i have though is are you or the doctors aware of how you caught this? I am not very clued up on the subject and I assumed you could only get it through sexual intercourse?

Wow, You have some guts to share your story. I hope you stay well! I have to agree with those who say HIV/AIDS is a man made virus. I think the timing and to whom the illness was given to was deliberate to insure maximum spread. However just being HIV positive should not have made you so sick, and really neither should the Hodgkins.

My ex husband had Hodgkins a few years back, and he no symptoms at all. All of a sudden his neck looked swollen, went to the Dr and that was all she wrote from there. I didn't see where you said you got re-tested, but if you haven't I would! Maybe more than one test by different places, just to be sure?

Be well buddy!

My condolences to you, hopefully they find a cure in you're life time or a cure at all and I mean a real one not the herbal tea some people will try to sell you on her.

Anyways I wish I had something more sympathetic to say, however I wouldn't even understand a fraction of you're situation. Hope you get well and beat it or at least live out a full life. My uncle also has HIV, and he does pretty well I suppose eating healthy and exercise really helps he says not that thats a big secret.

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Ben,

I am praying for you my friend. I can't imagine what you are going though, but know that you have a HUGE support family here at ATS. What I love is that you decided to get a job, and are working through this, and give the middle finger to the man made disease AIDS.

Proud of you. . . msg me if I can do anything for you. Epic thread.

Sorry to hear that buddy let us just remember who introduced it to society as part of the massive, ongoing, genocidal eugenics program. Personally mate, I would be furious at those who introduced the disease into the population. (check: health alert senior Merck scientist on youtube), you will see the guy admit he was responsible for the aids virus, they found the virus and modified it in the lab so it could pass from human to human.

Originally posted by TBR47
I am very sorry to hear you have aids,I remember once when I was certain I had been infected i was in a night club dancing away and I felt something jab in my leg,and the next day when I looked at my leg there was a red dot where something had pierced my skin.i went straight to the clinic for blood tests and those 2 weeks of waiting for the results was nerve wrecking luckily i got the all clear,but for that short time i really thought i had aids,and did nothing but drink bottles vodka for 2 weeks non stop.it scared the crap out of me

HIV is only detectable after 3 months from initial infection. Not too long ago it was 6 months. How long after the jab were you tested? Also, as far as I'm aware, the chances of becoming infected after a needle prick even with infected blood on it are very small. Particularly when it has to pass through clothing before entering your skin.