@A myHIVteam Member, I'm appalled to hear how your dentist treated you, and in the UK's gay capital of Brighton!

Please report him to:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/feedback-...

Also, report him to your HIV consultant and ask him/her to get involved.

Please, think of the other HIV patients who will encounter prejudice from that dentist.

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NHS England » Feedback and complaints about NHS services

https://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/feedback-and-complaints/complaint/

Because the Law insists everyone with HIV must be treated equally here in the UK, I have no stigma about discussing HIV with other health proffessionals..I did recently have a new dentist here in Brighton..He was from Ukraine, and said he didnt give anaethetics to hiv positive people, i realised he was living in the dark ages and gave him the sack.

I think it's more of a personal insecurity when it comes to looks and so forth. Long term HIV infection starts to wear on us physically especially our faces and our bodies. That's one thing I do not like about this virus is the affect it has on my overall appearance. I work very hard and do a lot of things to maintain my looks but it's a challenge. 🌅🌈🌈🌈👍❤️

As for my looks @A myHIVteam Member, I guess it's supposed to be good but I am steadily gaining weight due to my meds, drinking alot of coffee with sweetened creamer, and smoking blacks and milds and of course eating more, sitting alot, and sleeping erratically. It was ok for a minute because I was just only 130lbs. Now I'm 180lbs in just over 5 years!! And I don't exercise like I should. I liked how I looked more when I was about 150-160. And this belly fat!!! 😭😭😭. I guess I have stigma about my looks as well as HIV.

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