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All I heard was the word "AIDS".

Publication: WORLD
Publication Date: 01-OCT-04
Format: Online - approximately 1308 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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I really thought I had escaped catching any life-threatening illnesses by running into recovery. Today I know that recovery is not a vaccine for HIV/AIDS or HEP C! I first remember being tested for HIV when I was in treatment in 1995 for crack addiction and being too afraid to return for the...

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...results. But in March of 2003, I began to get sick. I was having muscle spasms, went to the doctor, and was given muscle relaxers. In April of 2003, I broke out with a very painful rash and was diagnosed with shingles. I couldn't go to work for weeks. I was told that anyone could get shingles but it was most prevalent among the elderly. I was also under a bit of stress and was told that shingles could be related to stress. In May, 2003, just before I was released to return to work, my job was terminated. I had been an Assistant Program Director for a Mental Health Foundation assigned to the Psychiatric Emergency Room at San Francisco General Hospital. Talk about stress! I was angry at first, then relieved realizing how stressful my work was.

In July 2003, after...

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