What Effect Does Poverty And Income Play In Who Gets Treated For Hiv, And Why?

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IRIS: A Concern for People Starting HIV Therapy

Introduction What Is Inflammation? What Is IRIS? How Is It Diagnosed? Who Is at Risk? What Are the Symptoms? How Do You Treat IRIS? What Can Help to Ask My Doctor? Special Concerns for People Living With HIV Special Concerns for Women, Children and People Over 50 What Does the Research Show? Commentary Introduction It's a mouthful of a phrase, but immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a serious...

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Not disabled, no ins., off meds for 4 yrs., low income, need help

I was diagnosed HIV+ 5 years ago. At the time I had COBRA insurance and was being treated by Dr. Louis Sloan, MD. at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, TX. My insurance expired after the first year of treatment and I've not had any kind of treatment...

Response from Anne Donnelly

Public Policy Director, Project Inform

Your problem is a very difficult one. I have to assume that your local AIDS resource center has given you all the health care options they know about in the area. I don't know if you have looked at all your options for private health insurance... Read more »

I'm sick of being too tired to play with my kids HELP!

Hi! I was just recently diagnosed in july 2002. i was pregnant at the time they put me on crixivan and combivir which made me puke every day. the blood vessels in my face popped and i looked like i had chicken pox, well i was very tired all the time...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You're exhausted almost to the point of not getting out of bed, you tell your doctor, he writes it down and then sends you on your merry way home with all questions still unanswered? What's wrong with this picture?First off, are you... Read more »

Naked Playing Lead to HIV?

Hey Dr. Bob! Just made a donation to the site! Was curious: This weekend I was laying in bed with another guy I just met. He started to masturbate me, and was doing lots of it... I got an open sore because of all the irritation. My question: Am I at...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Tom,Fatigue in the setting of HIV disease is common and its cause is often multifactorial. Take a read through the archives on this forum, as I've addressed the common and not-so-common causes of HIV-related fatigue many, many times. Could... Read more »

Risk of Getting HIV from HIV- Partner (SUPERINFECTION)

What is the risk of getting infected with HIV through anal intercourse (insertive) without using protection, while both partner are known to be HIV-? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Once again a QTND (Question That Never Dies) and ATNC (Answer That Never Changes). See below. Your answer was waiting for you (multiple times over) in the archives.Dr. BobSerosorting vs SuperinfectionJul 23, 2006 Hi Rob, first of all i really... Read more »

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My doctor is refusing to treat my HIV until I sign

Posted by Garth, 2 Replies

Hello world,
As a newly diagnosed HIV gay man, living in Edmonton Alberta, ( diagnosed 1 year now) I am facing what I beleive to be discrimination and bullying by my doctor. My counts when first diagnosed were CD4 500 and viral load 16,000. Over... Read more »

and the band played on

Posted by hopefulone, 5 Replies

i started reading and the band played on...i am 30 and i had viewed the movie many years ago....i cannot put the book down it is amazing.

we are all so fortunate that we were not infected in those early days. it is so sad to think about what... Read more »

My husband is getting better--I am so glad

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My husband is up and out of bed this past week. He has AIDS-now I am hoping to get him back in HIV status. His viral load is over 100,000 and his cd4 count was under 20. Symptoms of aids wasting, almost 30 pounds in a month, and he was so sick and... Read more »

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