Hiv Lab Work

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HIV Lab Work

Ok, so ive had hiv for approx 3 years now , and i just got my latest blood work yesterday with 8 areas out of normal range and i would like to know if you think if my time to start taking meds is becoming close Cd4 is at 504 ( was at 700 3 months...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

From purely an HIV standpoint, you are in pretty good shape. You don't indicate what the prior CD4% was, but assuming it was around 28%, your change in absolute CD4 count from 700 to 504 is likely not significant, as the CD4 percent is a more... Read more »

HIV+ working at Microbiology Lab

Dear Doctor,If I am HIV+ and I am working at the Microbiology lab which is bacteriology and... Read more »

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returning to work/can't get insuredI have been living with HIV for 10 years. Over the past four years I have seen my general health improve to the point where I want to return to work. Further, my good health and progressively better lab results have put

I have been living with HIV for 10 years. Over the past four years I have seen my health improve to... Read more »

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