6:00 am: TB meds, 3 tabs.
8:00 am: ARV: zido/lami, bottle down
So you tested positive... now what... okay, iyak ka sandali... magpakadepresdepresan ka muna... okay, understandable... but after that, if you want to live on... really guys, you have no better choice but to fight back... the first thing you need is to get yourself to and registered in a treatment hub... and know where you really at... kung gaano na kalaki ang kalaban, at kung anong damaged na ba ang nagawa nito... and so with a health worker, you would know a course of action na...
Here in the Metropolitan Manila, there are 3 huge treatment hubs... First being San Lazaro Hospital (SLH)... dito yung head ng lahat ng treatment hub sa Pilipinas... all HIV test that turns out positive is sent to SLH for confirmatory test... sila lang gumagawa niyan... Then you have Philippines General Hospital (PGH) which is one of the biggest and best general hospital in the country... and lastly, Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City...
All the three treatment hub provide excellent service. Although, unlike PGH and SLH, where you are designated with one doctor, sa RITM kasi papalit palit yung doctor... mga nagreresidency lang yata... but because medyo malayo at tago ang RITM, kounti lang kayo... nung pangalawang beses akong naconfine dun, the height ng dengue, walang single room na available... so pinaglagyan sa akin yung room na may 8 beds on it, tipong ward... pero, walang ibang pasyente but me dun sa room na yun... and nung nagkaavailable ng single room, nilipat agad ako... may time pa daw sa RITM na walang pasyenteng nakaconfine o ikaw lang ang pasyente nila... and that kwento sa akin nung isang nurse, sa PGH daw at sa SLH, minsan daw di lang room ang sharing, pati bed... 3 pasyente sa isang kama...
Well, first siguro to consider in choosing a hub would be which would be more convenient na puntahan for you... tipong mas malapit... kasi anytime na may maramdaman ka, dapat check up agad... and so dapat malapit lang o madali mong puntahan... actually yan lang yun eh... may mga iba na may issue with privacy, baka kasi may makakilala sa kanila... well, RITM ang option mo nun... pero ang layo kasi talaga ng RITM... katulad in my case, nung nilagnat ako ng 3 days sunod sunod, kasi biglang naguulan... gusto ko pacheck up kasi I was worried baka ano na ulit, eh RITM ng hub ko... ang layo... I'm from Pasig near Marikina... di ba?
But anyway where you go... I think you would be afforded with the best service naman on this three hubs...
Nasa sidebar ko 'to... di niyo lang pinapansin, pero ito... list ng treatment hub in the metro and around the Philippines kasama contact number at address...
Quiricada St. Sta Cruz, Manila 1003.
(632) 743-8301 loc 6000
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
FCC, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila 1781
Ph: (632) 807-2628-32 loc 208, 566 8807
fax: (632) 842-2828, 842-2245
Email: info@ritm.gov.ph
web: http://ritm.gov.ph
Philippine General Hospital
Taft Ave Cor Padre Faura St. Malate, Manila 1003
STD/AIDS Guidance Intervention and Prevention (S.A.G.I.P) unit
Telefax: (632)567-3394
Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
Barangay Parian, City of San Fernando, La Union 2500
Ph: (072) 242 1143 local 122
fax: (072) 888 5864
Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
BGHMC Compund, Baguio City
Ph: (074) 442 2012, 442 3165
Cagayan Valley Medical Center
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley
Ph: (078) 846-7240, 844 3789
Jose B. Lingad Memorial Medical Center
San Fernando City, Pampanga
Ph: (045) 961 3921, 961-3380
Bicol Regional teaching and Training Hospital
Legazpi City
Ph: (052) 483 0015
Western Visayas Medical Center
Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Ph: (033) 321 2841 to 50
Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
Lacson St., Bacolod City
Ph: (034)435 1591 local 226, 433 2697
Vicente Sotto Sr. Memorial Medical Center
B. Rodriquez St. Cebu City
Ph. (032) 253 7564
Davao Medical Center
Jose P. Laurel Ave. Bajada, Davao City 8000
Ph: (082) 224 4915, 222 1347
Zamboanga City Medical Center
Dr. Evangelista St. Sta. Catalina Zamboanga City
Ph: (062) 991 0573
8:00 pm: ARV: zido/lami and efav, plus prophylaxis: Cotrimazol
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