How Long Can A Man Live With Hiv

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i have been living with hiv a long time

Posted by confusion, 1 Reply

i am attractive and educated just wanting to share my life with a special man..i know you are out there Read more »

dead man, dead man walking

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i keep reading odds and stats and all of the one time insertive vaginal sex stuff. i'm wondering if my constant depression, well worthlessness, my infidelity, how i let down my wife and family. if that's really whats still eating me alive from the... Read more »

I'm about to marry a HIV pos. man

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm about to marry a HIV+ man. We are both 23 and grew up
together in Israel our entire life. We are deeply in love, but I
feel a loss in our relationship. Although we share so much, he
faces a lot of things that I cannot. He has been shunned my his Read more »

single man looking to meet single women HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hello ladies:
i am single male living in chicago. i want to meet single women. i prefer meeting women of color. i would love to chat to know first. i am interested in long term relationship LETS CHAT TALK ON PHONE.
chris

cjlc7268@rcnchicago.com

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Im a straight man in Texas looking for some hiv+ friends

Posted by Sparrow, 5 Replies

I was diagnosed almost 1 year ago,. Im pretty a handsome guy who lives in the country. Just lookin for some people like me who are female that want to be friends. Read more »

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How long can someone with HIV live?

i just embarked on a relationship with a positive man (i'm negative). it's something i never imagined myself getting into. i'm trying to arm myself with info on issues anticipated but one which really stands out (painfully) is the...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Dear "?burying my head":Thanks for your question.I don't think that your head is in the sand, nor in the clouds.I tell my patients that I expect them to live normal- or at least near-normal life spans. The fact that your friend has... Read more »

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Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi "No Longer" Worried Girl,"The existence of this site cannot be UNDERvalued . . . ?!?!?" Hmmm . . . I don't know about that. I've received some comments that rank me and my forum right up there (down there?) with... Read more »

How can a HIV- woman live with a HIV+ man?

This question is in response to a woman who was contemplating marrying someone with HIV. My husband and I have been married for four years.Before the wedding,I did a lot of praying and sought advise from people in our church. But in the end it was...

Response from Steven Pieters

Metropolitan Community Church of LA

Thanks for sharing your personal story about a marriage where one is HIV+ and the other HIV-. The Body and I do not endorse or promote this "sperm-washing" procedure or other anecdotal treatments.... Read more »

Lived OK with 200000 viral load a long time OK?

I am a French 32 year old man living between France and Britain. I've been HIV+ since 02.1988. My viral load has been always high (minimum of 150000). I take my pills always at the right time. I started Nelfinavir+D4T+Nevirapine a few weeks ago...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You did not say what your CD4 cell number was with such a high viral load and whether it had stayed stable and high, or has been declining and is low. You have passed the first and second hurdles which are time and attitude. You may in fact still be... Read more »

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