Feeling Well With Advanced Hiv

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Feeling Sick and Being Well or Feeling Well and Getting Sick

Can how one feels predict the results of the next set of labs?It is common to find people who feel well and then turn out to have very low CD4 counts.This is true both on and off therapy.It would be useful to see what differences might be found...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unfortunately, with HIV disease how one feels does not necessarily predict viral load or CD4 cell counts. This is true both on and off therapy.Yes, there are "clinical" signs of potential disease progression (immune deterioration),... Read more »

ARS SYMPTOMS OR ADVANCED HIV SYMPTOMS?

Ill went in Bahrain last April 31, 2009 to May 1, 2009 (one night only) Meet two Chinese... Read more »

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

Advanced HIV And My Treatment

I was diognoised 1994 with aids. My T-cell was 54. I was feeling bad felt like I was crashing!... Read more »

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Can "Humanized" Mice Advance HIV Prevention?

Dr. Paul Denton (left) at UNC-Chapel Hill, with Dr. Victor Garcia-Martinez, has created a "humanized" mouse model that could greatly assist research into HIV prevention for women. Two widely reported clinical trials in 2009 and 2010... Read more »

Conference Update From IAS 2011: Medication News

Among the usual conference suspects were drugs, drugs, and drugs! Here are some of the findings on how HIV drugs compare to one another: Experimental Elvitegravir Stacks Up Against Isentress In an advanced Phase 3 study, elvitegravir was found... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Washington: Rapid Testing for HIV Available; Results Take Only 20 Minutes

The Spokane Regional Health District has begun offering the OraQuick Advanced rapid oral HIV test to anyone at risk for the virus through unsafe sex or intravenous drug use, according to Dr. Kim Thorburn, health officer for the agency. The rapid... Read more »

Questions and Answers: Advances in Methods of Measuring Incidence

Why does there appear to be an annual increase in new HIV infections? It is important to note that the new estimates do not show an increase in new HIV infections. The new estimates are from the first national surveillance system of its kind in... Read more »

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i have an advance hiv infection...

Posted by Anonymous

Hi all: My name is Jim, I have an "advanced" HIV infection, and I
write to hopefully give a bit of TURBO-BOOST to all who find
themselves in that moment of darkness that comes when you may
think you are nearing your end. NEVER just "give up", LIFE... Read more »

My dad was just diagnosed with advanced AIDS

Posted by ontariogirl, 5 Replies

Hi everyone. I just found this forum and have an intense need to talk about what's going on anonymously. It's been a terrible 24 hours.

My dad is gay and spent pretty much his entire life hiding it from everyone. My parents finally split for good... Read more »

i hope this note finds you feeling well ....

Posted by Anonymous

Hello everybody, I hope this note finds you feeling well, because
I don't. (honestly speaking!) Other people can't deal with my
emotions, and I guess I need to let off some steam. I am soooo
glad that prejudiced attitudes are changing! I was 17 when... Read more »

Concerned but hopefully we'll find out tomorrow

Posted by DaveTammy, 1 Reply

Yep we're running scared or at least I am. My wife just doesn't feel like its probable.

So far the only symptom we can find that we have is a reoccuring yeast infection but I am diabetic and I believe I got it from her, never got treatment for it but... Read more »

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