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trying to understand my labs but its hard when not even ur own doctor can explain HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!
Jun 6, 2009

I found out I was HIV positive about a little over month ago. I have never been the type to sleep around so I know I contracted it on 1/1/09. Based on my antibody test I got on April 23, 2009 it confirmed what I already knew, that it was an new infection. So I made an appointment with a specialist and he had me do more test to find out my CD4 count, viral load and genotype. Today I went in for my results. He told me that he did not understand why I was tested because according to my test results my cd count is 950 and my viral load is zero. He said they were unable to find the virus in my blood and they could not due the genotype either. He has asked me to retest. His first thought was that it was a false positive. but i informed him that the person I knew infected has gotten tested and is positive. So I know for 100% I have been exposed to the virus. So I asked him what all that could mean and he honestly replied that he did not know he said that they should have found some replication in my blood. So as you can imagine having my doctor confused only confuses me more. What do my results me??? I am positive or could this be a crazy mix up. I have read studies in my research that refer to people who are resitant to the virus. Could that be my case??? Or could I be a slow progressor or carrier? I know I have alot of questions but I don't know where else to turn.

Response from Dr. Holodniy

If your screening HIV antibody test and HIV western blot confirmatory test are positive, you are HIV positive and therefore infected, regardless that your CD4 count is normal or your blood plasma viral load is undetectable. If that is not the case with your HIV antibody tests, then something else is going on.



  
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