Good Afternoon! I knew I had passed my 1 year mark, but forgot to post and now its 1 year & a month.
I am celebrating a great year of advocacy, from doing a PrEP Panel, to joining Damon Jacobs on the local radio station OutSpoken. What a year it has been. On the PrEP side it has been a good one and a very sex-positive year. I have continued to do my quarterly HIV & STD tests in order to get my Truvada prescription renewed.
PrEP continues to be in the headlines & I am talking about it as much as I can and as often as I can.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Day....not sure what day it is =)
I have my 4 month check up today with the Dr. No new symptoms at all, just a calm over me. I have been asked to participate in a PrEP panel after a movie showing tomorrow night. Kinda nervous, but excited to be able to participate.
Tomorrow's panel with be the first time I have publicly announced I am on PrEP. I have told some of my friends and family & my board at SAN knows, but I havent advertised it at all. Not sure why, but am happy to advocate for our sexual health.
More to come.
Tomorrow's panel with be the first time I have publicly announced I am on PrEP. I have told some of my friends and family & my board at SAN knows, but I havent advertised it at all. Not sure why, but am happy to advocate for our sexual health.
More to come.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Day 30 - Update
Day 30 - Well, I had my 1 month follow up yesterday with my Dr. Lots of follow up questions about sexual activity, side effects, general health and other misc questions along with a STD check and labs.
I rec'd the labs result back this morning and everything looks great. No significant kidney issues at all and negative HIV results. I didnt expect them to be any different, but that answer always gives a sigh of relief.
I rec'd the labs result back this morning and everything looks great. No significant kidney issues at all and negative HIV results. I didnt expect them to be any different, but that answer always gives a sigh of relief.
Still feeling great & enjoying the extra burst of energy. Now that its getting a bit warmer, Im going to start taking advantage of the energy and going to start getting on my bike after work...and maybe even try some new activities, like kayaking. I have wanted to try it for a while, so the 'new' Grant is going to try and see how it works out. If so, I'll be buying a kayak so I can go kayak whenever I want instead of borrowing.
One day at a time...life seems to be throwing that at me. I have always had a 'plan', but my plans didnt seem to land how I planned, so ....why not. One day at a time.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Day 7 - Update
Day 7 - Working through side effects - if you can call them that.
Okay, so to be honest, I have never felt better! Not sure what is going, but the only side effect I seem to have is more energy and a positive outlook. What upset me last week, is still upsetting, but not crippling.
Sunday was the SAN Red Ribbon Gala. I was up a 7am (after going to bed at 12:30am) ready to get the day started. Lots of energy to keep the day moving. I was on my feet from 7am until about 2:30am Monday morning. LONG ASS DAY...but felt great! Yeah, Im paying the price for it....body aches and am very tired, but still feel the 'energy' in my system.
I'll continue to monitor myself and see how I react in certain situations, like my Board Meetings that sometimes get heated. I will take the high road as usual, but probably with more grace.
Will keep you posted on anything new.
Okay, so to be honest, I have never felt better! Not sure what is going, but the only side effect I seem to have is more energy and a positive outlook. What upset me last week, is still upsetting, but not crippling.
Sunday was the SAN Red Ribbon Gala. I was up a 7am (after going to bed at 12:30am) ready to get the day started. Lots of energy to keep the day moving. I was on my feet from 7am until about 2:30am Monday morning. LONG ASS DAY...but felt great! Yeah, Im paying the price for it....body aches and am very tired, but still feel the 'energy' in my system.
I'll continue to monitor myself and see how I react in certain situations, like my Board Meetings that sometimes get heated. I will take the high road as usual, but probably with more grace.
Will keep you posted on anything new.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Day 1 - The beginning
Today, February 18, 2015, I started my journey with PrEP. One blue pill, not that kind of blue pill though, taking away the wonder.
So, why. Well, the why behind my deciding to take the PrEP is two fold. First and most importantly, I wanted to add another item to my prevention tool belt. Back before the 'pill' was widely used, there was stigma behind women using it. They finally had the control over their own prevention. This blue pill is helping us to have more control. Condoms have a very important purpose, but as we are all human, they sometimes don't get used or they break. PrEP is there to ease that anxiety.
The second reason why I wanted to start PrEP was to be able to be a share the experience with you and my peers at SAN. I wanted to walk through the process and be able to help others make it through the process successfully.
The reason for this blog is to share my experiences, hopefully daily or every few days. Today has been a regular day, nothing out of the ordinary other than a feeling of less anxiety in my life.
I'll be writing more soon.
So, why. Well, the why behind my deciding to take the PrEP is two fold. First and most importantly, I wanted to add another item to my prevention tool belt. Back before the 'pill' was widely used, there was stigma behind women using it. They finally had the control over their own prevention. This blue pill is helping us to have more control. Condoms have a very important purpose, but as we are all human, they sometimes don't get used or they break. PrEP is there to ease that anxiety.
The second reason why I wanted to start PrEP was to be able to be a share the experience with you and my peers at SAN. I wanted to walk through the process and be able to help others make it through the process successfully.
The reason for this blog is to share my experiences, hopefully daily or every few days. Today has been a regular day, nothing out of the ordinary other than a feeling of less anxiety in my life.
I'll be writing more soon.
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