Getting Sick With Hiv

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I 'am HIV postive, and I'am not getting sick. (HELP ME)

Hi: Dr. Mark my name is Eric I'm 42 (young black african american).I'm HIV postive.I was diagniso when I was 20 years old.(I wish i could repeat that day again and not have taken that test). I have not taken any medication for the past 7...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You are in great shape and your immune system appears to be handling the viral infection on its own just fine. Given how long you have had HIV infection, I suspect you will continue to do very well for a long time to come.... Read more »

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... Read more »

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

Can a pet licking sweat or a cut from a HIV positve persons skin cause them to get sick or even HIV but in animal form whatever that may be? (CATS AND DOGS AND HIV, 2009)

Hello there. This may sound like a weird question but I have to ask because the only way to know is... Read more »

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

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Articles

HIV Hypochondria "Am I going crazy or am I really getting sick?"

I tested HIV-positive one year ago. My problem is that I feel very tired and stressed out and I think every minute, "O.K. this is it, I now have AIDS!" I go to the doctor all the time and the appointments always end in the same way. This is how... Read more »

Getting Informed About HIV

What Is HIV Disease? Simply put, HIV disease is a disease of the immune system, although it can affect other parts of the body like the brain or kidneys. HIV ( human immunodeficiency virus ) causes disease because it gets into immune cells --... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Major AIDS Forum Gets Down to Work Amid Surge of Good News

Organizers applauded recent news of antiretroviral therapy's efficacy in preventing new HIV infections during a press conference in Rome on Sunday, the opening day of the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and... Read more »

Getting HIV-Positive People Into Care -- and Keeping Them There

Table of Contents Introduction Linkage Estimates BothSlippery and Baleful Reasons for Delayed Entry Bountifuland Linked Holes in the Health System ThatDelay HIV Care Psychosocial, Economic, andBehavioral Factors AffectingEntry to Care ... Read more »

Connect With Others

:O I AM GETTING SICK

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

MAN! I cannot believe this I am getting sick! I NEVER get sick. My nodes are swollen, I am exhausted, and my throat is all SCRATCHEEEEEE! Don't mean to whine, but I am questioning whether these symptoms are stemming from a possible exposure I... Read more »

scared sick or HIV?

Posted by QQQ, 2 Replies

Can anybody help? I had unprotected vaginal sex with female a met in a bar back in mid april 2000. She was slightly menstruating at the time. I developed some small zits around my groin area, but they went away after a week and have not returned.... Read more »

Worried Sick.. Is Yeast Infectious for HIV? (Long)

Posted by kdman, 1 Reply

Hey all,

I've been reading these boards and Dr Bob's Q&A's over the past month and a bit... and it's helped as well as disheartened at the same time.

I've been a textbook "Worried Well" over the past several weeks. I hope to believe that severe... Read more »

What's the point...... sick of being sick

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I think I have lost my desire to keep fighting this disease. I am always tired and the meds make me sick.

My viral load is 30k and my cd4's are around 300... but I am just tired of it. I have was diagnosed in 97 and started feeling ill around the... Read more »

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