Life Expectancy After Starting Treatment Meds

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starting meds and I want to know what to expect

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I just found out that because my t-cells have dropped 955 in the past 16 months and my viral load has climbed 45,000 and my percentages have dropped, I will have to start meds next week. I don't know what to expect. Can anyone tell me? Read more »

Life Expectancy

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

My boy friend and I have recently tested +. We are just beginning meds and are wondering what kind of life expectancy we will have. We are now in our 20's and otherwise pretty healthy.

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Life Expectancy with HIV

Posted by SaltyWater, 9 Replies

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I was recently diagnosed with HIV some 6/7 weeks ago. While I can accept this illness and try not to let it affect my life too much, and making sure I go to my appointments on time etc, I'm wanting to know if HIV actually has an impact of your... Read more »

About to start meds need advice please..Sustiva/Tr

Posted by HudsonJet, 3 Replies

I'm newly diagnosed positve (last week) and scared to death to say the least. My t-cell count was 248 (awaiting viral load results) My Doc suggested that he might start me on Sustiva and Truvada and I was wondering what anyone knew of these drugs... Read more »

Starting meds for the first time.

Posted by glowstixboyoh, 15 Replies

Hi everyone. I am a little angry right now. I was diagnosed poz on march first of this year. I just got my lab results back and people think I should start meds. Its seems to them the virus is newly aquired, but it also looks like my immune... Read more »

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Life Expectancy Without Meds

I have a question of curiousity? How long would a person live if they choose not to take medication? I have a friend that's currently undetectable but I know the day will come when he will need to take medication. Hypothetically Wondering! He...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Thanks for your question.Unfortunately before treatments became available we had alot of experience with this issue.Statistics look at the average survival across many people...there are some who die quickly and some who can live for many years.... Read more »

To med or not to med (DELTA 32 MUTATION) (WHEN TO START TREATMENT, 2009)

Dr. FrascinoI was diagnosed 5 years ago as being HIV positive, which was kind of a shock considering I had done a study in San Francisco that said I lacked some gene that allowed the virus to attach. Anyway here I am 5 years later and my viral load...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello J,Regarding the gene mutation, I would assume it was the delta 32 mutation, which confers resistance to some, but not all, strains of HIV ("CCR5" virus can't get in, but "CXCR4" can). This is one of the worries about... Read more »

HIV positive - question about life expectancy (LIFE EXPECTANCY, 2010) (PROGNOSIS, 2010)

I have just had a 5 week test result come back positive.I couldnt get answer from my doc, so wanted to ask you.How long can people with HIV live on HAART? - I know there isnt one figure- just wondering if there are ball park figures?Any info would...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

FHello Alan,The clinical course of HIV varies considerably from person to person. Life expectancy with HIV/AIDS depends on many confounding variables, including viral strain, access to and adherence with potent antiretroviral therapy, concurrent... Read more »

Life expectancy of an HIV positive person on treatment

How many years does an HIV positive patient on HIV treatment survive?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

That depends on many individual factors including current age (hard to expect a 60 year old to live 40 more years), other factors (use of IV drugs or presence of hepatitis C/smoking et cetera), and success of HIV treatment (suppressed virus and CD4... Read more »

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