It's not every day in your life where you experience a health scare, but the Trillium Center will take care of you from top to bottom. Some party, some party hard, and some party too hard making bad choices when it comes to the people we sleep with. Trillium focuses a lot on gay men's health, prevention, treatment, and awareness. It is not a secret that here in Rochester we have high population of people who are currently living with the HIV virus. This is why it is extremely important to get yourself tested on a routinely basis, and don't do what I did by waiting for 10 years to get it done. Walking into the Trillium Center you are presently surprised by a state of the art facility, with nice accommodations for the patients. They have an on-site pharmacy, and cafeteria for food which is free for the patients that go here. With my heart racing, I walked through the reception area to fill out all the required paperwork for my HIV test.
Trillium has become a bit of a mixed bag. The aspirations remain high, but the delivery has faltered. The primary benefit of Trillium is that all facets of care can be handled in one building. The goal is a holistic approach to health, with all facets of care coordinating. That's not happening right now, and the problem is one of communication. Information doesn't flow well among pharmacy, front desk, clinic, and behavioral wellness. Sometimes it doesn't reach the patient either.
I will not be going back. The building is dirty and really odd. I did not feel like it was sanitary and everyone is on top of each other in the lines. You can clearly hear the front people talking and what they are talking about-not safe and uncomfortable. All they seem to care about is the LGBT community, which is fine. I love the LGBT community and have a lot of friends that are gay, but I felt like I was rushed out the door and my provider didn't even really listen to me. The Pharmacy people are nice and I like the pharmacy but you can forget me ever going to the clinic again. I'd rather go to Anthony Jordan, which is actually cleaner and protects privacy.
Overall: Top-Notch Facilities, Steller Treatment, Prep, HIV Testing and Prevention, and Sam Jett aka Your Neighborhood Prep Counselor....Of Course I Will Be Back.
4 hours. That's how long of a wait my husband had. 4 hours. They lost his paperwork so they thought he was already being seen. Un-freakin-believable.
I cannot speak highly enough about Trillum or the help I've received from them over the last (almost) 2 years; whether it's care management, behavioral health, the clinic or the pharmacy The staff often go above and beyond to help., even when they're stretched. Trillum provides an excellent service to the community and to the trans and LGBT community.
The paperwork involves a lot of questions about your current sex life, and past. Based on the questionnaire, you get an assessment of 1-5 of how high of a risk you can be of contracting the virus. Eventually, the staff will come out and give you the run-down of the process you are about to go through. The staff is remarkable, and easy to talk to, especially when it comes to sex. Yeah I was one of those people, who had sex with someone who was HIV positive, and that person did not tell me till AFTER the fact. The test involves a simple prick of your finger, and then you wait the dreaded 15 mins for the results. Given the circumstances, I think everyone in the room was nervous. The staff started to walk me though the after procedures if it does come out positive, and at that point I was about to faint off my chair. Now, I am not unfamiliar with what happens if you do get HIV since a lot of my friends are HIV-positive, a reality us gay men go through on a yearly basis. The test came back negative, and it was one of the scariest moments of my life. However, it was NOT over, they wanted to test for EVERYTHING else which including blood work in the labs, swab treatments, and peeing in a cup. After the initial HIV test, everything else was an STD test cake-walk. Once testing was processed, the staff recommended I immediately go on a new mainstream pre-HIV prevention drug called Prep/Truvada. They believe I would be a good candidate for the drug, and wanted to begin the process right away for me. This would mean a permanent doctor at the center, similar to going to your OBGYN.
Samuel Jett was an amazing PREP counselor for my follow-up visits, making sure all my paper-work was done on time. It is always tough and little embarrassing sometimes discussing your sex life with a really hot guy. So what is PREP aka Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis? It's an HIV prevention medication that will help you stay HIV-negative when having sex with partners, a HUGE break-through for our time!!! There has not been a case to date where someone has contracted HIV by taking the PREP medication. PREP has been proven to prevent HIV infection by 95 percent. PREP will create a barrier against HIV cells that harmfully attack your body's immune system if you come into contact with someone who is HIV positive. You have to take PREP EVERYDAY, so that barrier stays up in your system. This is a huge break-through, and one of the final steps to an HIV vaccination. The primary doctor at Trillium made me feel extremely comfortable, even when he had to poke a swab through my butt and penis, which I never thought I would experience. After more tests, prescription is FILLED. The bottom line is this, play it safe, and keep yourself safer by getting on PREP.
I have to say the staff are 5-star, though, especially the front desk. Every one whom I have met at Trillium is competent and caring.
Trillium Health is a US Health facility based in Rochester, New York. Trillium Health is located at 259 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, USA.
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