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Interview 02

Interview 02

Age at Interview: 41
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 38
Background: Living in a city outside of London he was diagnosed with HIV in mid-2002. He developed tuberculosis shortly after diagnosis.

Brief outline:Now on efavirenz and Combivir, his viral load is undetectable. He has suffered few side-effects. He had counseling to help him cope, and looks forward to getting back to work.

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What it felt like going for a HIV test result.
Print I was apprehensive. The experience was a bit mystifying. Because… Why is that? It felt as if I'd like… As soon as I walked in to the hospital I was like walking on the, a sheet of thin ice. I thought well it's either… I am either going to get all of the way across it and survive or otherwise I mean it's going to break in. And that's it. And, and, what, what was… What I'm trying to say about that is, is that if, if, if there's bad news I'm going to go under. And if it's good news I'm going to stay on the top.

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