Exhausting spare cash
This month I did not budget nor expect medical expenditure to hit sky high.
Putting aside an unrelated surgery costs (which I have to fork out some RM300 myself being admin costs as surgery was paid for by insurance), I have spent RM800 earlier this month for CD4, VL and also Aldara for suspected warts and also lab tests costs.
The results of the STI came back today, I think I heard it was trichonomas. I googled it up and read sites upon sites for more info, and I can safely say, apart from some lesions, I don't have other symptons as described. Well, I am summoned to The Safe Clinic immediately to get it treated.. More money to be spent, I don't know how much the medications is going to cost but I am having the last RM200 to survive till pay day. I can only pay RM100 and put the rest on the credit account and increased the amount I still owes the clinic (I still owe them RM317 from the previous visit).
I don't have a well paying job, and my monthly commitments are high.. the fact that I already spent over RM1k for medical this month isn't helping me a bit.. Every 3 months I will need RM500 for CD4/VL tests at the clinic, that's hoping I don't have recurrences of STI, nor I don't have to pay for ARV this soon..
Looking at the small picture of having to save roughly RM167 each month for the test isn't that bad but coupled with monthly commitments and a low nett income, it sometimes can be very difficult on me.. And I still need money to eat healthily and they aren't cheap at all in Malaysia!
On the contrary, junk food and unhealthy stuffs are pretty cheap!
I am in this alone.. I have not told my family nor will I tell them.. My family is one very conservative type and I cannot afford to be kicked out of the house, I am still dependant on my parents for many things.. Friends, they can only lend moral support and love only that much. I was "chided" for thinking that Tweeps can take the place of a physical MSMPOZ group. I am not ready to expose myself at the moment due to the nature of my job (I'm in a line where public perception and response sometimes play a big role), so Tweeps are my only avenue for the moment..
I don't ask much but I am not sure if anyone will even care, I am asking for public donations that goes to my fight against HIV, against the other things.
Thank you..
Putting aside an unrelated surgery costs (which I have to fork out some RM300 myself being admin costs as surgery was paid for by insurance), I have spent RM800 earlier this month for CD4, VL and also Aldara for suspected warts and also lab tests costs.
The results of the STI came back today, I think I heard it was trichonomas. I googled it up and read sites upon sites for more info, and I can safely say, apart from some lesions, I don't have other symptons as described. Well, I am summoned to The Safe Clinic immediately to get it treated.. More money to be spent, I don't know how much the medications is going to cost but I am having the last RM200 to survive till pay day. I can only pay RM100 and put the rest on the credit account and increased the amount I still owes the clinic (I still owe them RM317 from the previous visit).
I don't have a well paying job, and my monthly commitments are high.. the fact that I already spent over RM1k for medical this month isn't helping me a bit.. Every 3 months I will need RM500 for CD4/VL tests at the clinic, that's hoping I don't have recurrences of STI, nor I don't have to pay for ARV this soon..
Looking at the small picture of having to save roughly RM167 each month for the test isn't that bad but coupled with monthly commitments and a low nett income, it sometimes can be very difficult on me.. And I still need money to eat healthily and they aren't cheap at all in Malaysia!
On the contrary, junk food and unhealthy stuffs are pretty cheap!
I am in this alone.. I have not told my family nor will I tell them.. My family is one very conservative type and I cannot afford to be kicked out of the house, I am still dependant on my parents for many things.. Friends, they can only lend moral support and love only that much. I was "chided" for thinking that Tweeps can take the place of a physical MSMPOZ group. I am not ready to expose myself at the moment due to the nature of my job (I'm in a line where public perception and response sometimes play a big role), so Tweeps are my only avenue for the moment..
I don't ask much but I am not sure if anyone will even care, I am asking for public donations that goes to my fight against HIV, against the other things.
Thank you..
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