(cover photo courtesy of EATLIVER.com)
short backstory: my primary Doctor passed away in November and then my other Doctor died during the Christmas holiday forcing me to look for a new primary.
My doctor’s appointment this past Tuesday was fine relative to new patient appointments and introductions. I got all the blood screenings except for my insulin and liver values because I just had to have my morning Starbucks before going to the office and forgot I couldn’t have any meals or snacks prior. All values have since come back ok but my sugars and liver values were high.
I am behind on advancements on medicine it seems.
As part of my new patient screening the doctor asked me if I was sexually active and in the same sentence told me that big pharma has developed a once-a-day pill that prevents HIV infection.
Of course, as surprised as I was I had to be professional about it. But the room undoubtedly took on the air of a secret Ecclesiastical conference in the darkest corners of the Vatican while I delicately steered the conversation back to these “pills”
But at the same time, feigning a slight blase disinterest haha
“These once a day pills are designed to prevent HIV infection if you are the type that has multiple partners”, the doctor told me.
I was nodding casually as if this was just basic science community chop-chop talk.
This is what I thought I looked like to the doctor
But I probably looked more like this
Looking forward at her checklist screen on the monitor she softly but firmly – as with all good doctors – reminded me that she was not suggesting “an avenue of risky behavior” and that this pill should be looked at as a “preventive tool for the LIFE-ALTERING consequences of HIV”.
“Yes, of course doctor, yes”. I said back with supportive conviction trying to wrestle my reptilian persona back into its corner of my brain.
All in all, the appointment was….informative lol. But the most important thing was that I received scripts to have my knee examined at the radiologist next week.
As the doctor and I wrapped up our first visit, she told me that from the looks of things, I was “pretty healthy……compared to the people she’s seen in this area“. I know the surrounding area very well and to be honest, I don’t know if I should be happy with her compliment or be scared 😂
But in the back of my mind, I’m thinking about this once a day HIV pill. I already have my official summer party song of 2025 set – The Michael Williams Summer Of 2025 Song (still thinking of the best date to debut it)! This pill – should I seriously consider it – will be the cherry on top and could unleash the ultimate summer of free love for me. haha, just kidding! 😂
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