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<v ->Making the decision to go on treatment initially</v>

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was not my decision.

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When I was first given the news that I had HIV,

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I was put on treatment right away.

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So it wasn't really my decision.

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As I became more educated about HIV and the fact that

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the meds that I was on were not necessarily helping

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or hurting me, I made the decision to get off treatment.

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And I started back on treatment after doing homework

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and really getting to know myself and where I was

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in the disease process.

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And felt that it was actually going to be more beneficial

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for me to be on therapy.