I Have Buffalo Hump Does That Mean I Have Hiv

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Buffalo Hump can it be made smaller by any means?

Are there any exercises,therapies,massages that can lessen the size of a buffalo hump?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

The therapies to reduce cervical adiposity ("buffalo hump") are few and difficult.Some have suggested that stopping protease inhibitor therapy would help (based on the idea that PIs caused the humps)-- this has not shown any benefit in any... Read more »

What options are available for someone whose buffalo hump is so huge, it is deforming! (BUFFALO HUMP, 2009)

Hello to my favorite Doc. This is Mommy of three and I hope to find you are doing wonderfully and... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

High Cholestrol, Lipodystrophy, and Buffalo Hump

I was diagnosed as HIV+ in 1991. I have been a vegan for over 5 years. I had been on Norvir,... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

Surgery Savvy For PWAs

The "buffalo hump" on the back of your neck is now too large to ignore. It's time to get something done. And you sure aren't about to discontinue the ritonavir cocktail that raised your T-cells, suppressed your viral load, and brought you, well,... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Over the Hump

For almost 20 years, Sandy Lambert's family doctor told him, "If you feel well, don't get an HIV test." He doesn't have that doctor anymore. It wasn't until 1996 when Lambert underwent surgery for an out-of-control staph infection in his thigh... Read more »

That Hump

Because I am genuinely passionate about my work, it is sometimes really difficult for me to not take it personally. Hearing that one in two African American teenage girls may be infected with at least one sexually transmissible infection (STI) was... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York: AIDS Agency Rebuilds Eyesore Into Office

The Buffalo, N.Y., nonprofit AIDS Community Services of Western New York opened its fifth and newest local office at 200 South Elmwood Ave. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The old brick home was a vacant, dilapidated eyesore for the... Read more »

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Buffalo Hump Just Starting

Posted by mike55, 6 Replies

Hi,

I have been successly treated with Trizivir for four years (since becoming HIV+). All was well until a few weeks ago I noticed the dreaded hump starting to appear behind my neck.

I would like to hear experiences from anyone going through this... Read more »

buffalo hump

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

has anyone experienced a "buffalo hump"? my doctor says that not enough information is known about the cause or treatment of it. i have consulted with a plastic surgeon who has recommended a procedure to remove the hump. has anyone had any... Read more »

crixibelly and buffalo back

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hey Guys:
I am looking for ANY information on the layer of FAT you get on your belly from protease
inhibitors. The news just gets worse because you get a layer of fat on the back of your
neck, too. JUST... Read more »

Dry Humping that wasn't so dry...

Posted by Sharpie, 1 Reply

Hi,

The other day I was with a guy and he was grinding himself against my anus. He was leaking a lot of precum and he tried to insert himself (no condom) a few times. He never actually inserted himself but he was poking quite hard. Risk or no?

thanks Read more »

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