If you cant see my hand up, maybe thats because its not...
Despite the fact that over five years ago, along with an HIV positive diagnosis I was given directions to take more then one different medication every day until a cure is found I still can not say that I enjoy taking the pills or that I want to.
To think of it, I do not know anyone who "likes" to take medication. Maybe taking meds wouldn't be so bad if there were no side-effects to them. However when taking meds to help treat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, you will most likely experience some type of side-effect at one time or another.
I am currently prescribed three different medications a day to help treat my HIV. My pills are not that bad, they are the normal size for a pill. Well all of them except for one which is three times the size of a normal pill. Just to think of this gelcap puts a nasty taste in my mouth. I believe that this pill alone is the reason I sometimes find myself skipping a dose or two of my meds. When I skip my meds and then take them again is when I feel the side-effects. The last time I tried this, I felt like I'd rather be dead.
When I was pregnant with my son, taking my meds was the worst for me. Every time I tried to take them I would throw them back up. Sometimes just opening the bottles would make me sick in my stomach & I would vomit before I could even swallow the pills. I knew the importance of taking my meds every day to help protect my unborn child from becoming infected however it seemed like the more I tried to take the pills, the more they came back up.
As I look at my son who is now 3months old, Im amazed that he is really sitting up watching TV like he understands whats going on. I thank GOD that he was blessed to be born HIV negative! He is really the BEST christmas present I could ever get.
As I look at my three ugly pills, I know that skipping a dose or two is no longer an option.
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