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Has HIV improved your way of life?
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babybodybuilder2.5
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Thank You...life is what people make of it. I decided I love life...and I am winning the battle.Dr. JK said:
bodypump2
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for me..i had non hodgkins lymphoma and aids at the same time..comming that close to dying makes you re-evaluate your life..like...are you going to have one? i am now 6 yrs out of the cancer and totally cured of it and my aids is undercontrol..undectable vl and 895 cd4 count. while in recovery i became a founding member at gildas club..if anyone has one close by go there...its an amazing place. and i realized that hiv/aids is not a death sentence as it once was...of course i am a realist and know it is a cronic deadly disease..kinda like the bigoted, mean comments i have read in here...wich , to me, are far more dangerous than any virus. so yes hiv/aids has changed my life...for the better?? perhaps, its certainally not worse and i am more healthy than i have ever been and am lifting like a mad man..also opened a yoga studio and private gym and my clients are an inspiration as most are going thru chemo..or revovering from surgery. i have one client who is in a wheel chair and has lymphoma and als...and i can only celebrate how truly incredible she is ..and look at my situation and laugh at myself when i get all bogged down in the bs of life..you know the stuff...is my chest big enough? are my arms big ect...it gives you pause when you see someone at a tricep pull down in a wheel chair who has just come from chemo....gay? straight? bi? really who the fuck cares?? the point should be..we all care about each other.....thats all i got.
babybodybuilder2.5 said:I know this sounds strange, but how has you life changed since you were diagnosed with HIV?
For me, it has improved. I take much better care of myself. After some years it brought me into bodybuilding. So my physical appearance has improved. I'm not the skinny guy anymore. Which is great, because I can now find clothes that fit...hahaha
If it weren't for the HIV I would not have found the love of my life. It has brought me great happiness and hope for a fantastic life with someone that loves me for me.
I have a greater understanding for life in general. In the begining I faced death head on, and fought back. 14 years later here I sit typing this question to all of you. Wow....what a journey this has been.
BBB
dont come into this board often but congratulations on conquering and finding the thing u love. keep it goin bro.
babybodybuilder2.5
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I also do not come here that often . At least like I use to in the past.....Thank you for your kind words.markshark said:
lauderdalemuscle
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Most of the time I think of my having HIV as the point in my life when I had to decide whether I wanted to live healthier or not. Then for the next few years I was kinda like a health nazi or something, and more or less afraid of everything and everyone. Now I've more or less chilled out...not afraid to live a little, even on the edge sometimes. But I always go back to that decision to really live a healthier life. It took me awhile to realize that people are accepted and rejected by others all the time, and if people didn't reject me for having HIV they might reject me for some other reason and it's about them and their issues, not me; hell, I don't even want most people to accept me, would rather most of them just pass me by. Life got better for me because I got better. Maybe it got shorter too, but it definately got better, and that's what matters to me anyway.
And I got better looking hahaha
lauderdalemuscle
And I got better looking hahaha
lauderdalemuscle
hottanguy333
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Hey there BBB and Beachbouy2005. You guys are truly an inspiration. I am also an out and proud gay man and have been HIV+ for 2 years. It has indeed taught me take care of myslef better and have a more positive outlook on life. It taught me to accept people for who they really are. I am in Asia and being HIV+ in an asian country is no fun at all. Most of the time i have to keep it a big secret as if the government finds out about my health situation, i will be deported. I will loose my career and everything have have built for so many years. I even have to secretly fly to another country to get medical help. But most importantly, the prejudice against HIV+ people here is making the situation worse. Its been tough but i am definitely inspired to keep fighting on. What doesn;t kill me will definitely make me stronger and i am growing everyday to become a better person - a person who respects myself and others. And eventually, i will move to a more supportive community. interested in exchanging emails? BBB and beachbouy2005?
hottanguy333
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hi, can anyone tell me how to take out the word Pro Bodybuilder under my Nickname here? I am not a pro bodybuilder. just a guy trying to train and build up. Any info would be great. thanks guys.
