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Coping With an HIV/AIDS Diagnosis

For most people, the hardest part of adjusting to life with HIV isn't the physical issues -- it's the emotional ones. HIV treatment has changed so drastically in recent years that the medical side of HIV has become much easier to tackle in most parts of the world. Newer HIV meds have increasingly few side effects, people on HIV treatment may live just as long as their HIV-negative counterparts , and many people need only take medications once or...

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Hello, Dr. Wohl. Thank you very much for your time. First, the facts:1)On January 11th, I had a condom broken accident. I was the insertive partner, it was a one-time experience, the amount of time inside the guy (who found out to be hiv+ because of...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dear Gus,I do not think any of your symptoms sound like HIV. Your negative p24 at 8 weeks puts me in the camp with your doctors who have accurately advised you that you are HIV-negative. Four weeks of PEP should not affect the detection of p24 at... Read more »

Does Aciclovir affect hiv window?

http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art16266.html From the above article, when pcr is +, but antibody is -, art may affect hiv window. 47days after my single protected sex, I got chicken pox, so i took Aciclovir for about 2 weeks. 66 days after the...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Acyclovir is not an ART drug and will not effect the production of HIV antibodies. The post you reference is quite old and antibody testing has improved. Also, tests for the virus such such as HIV RNA and now p24 obviate any concern regarding... Read more »

hiv transmitting

undetectable with below 20 copies and cd4 400, no sti should i be worried about transmitting HIV to my negative partner...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

This is an important question. Until recently the answer would be we do not know. However, results of a study done mostly in the developing world and involving heterosexual discordant (HIV+ and HIV-) couples showed that treating the HIV+ with HIV... Read more »

Left abdomen pain

I have been HIV positive for almost two years. I take isentress and truvada. For the past month. I have had pain regularly in the lower left side of my abdomen. Sometimes the pain occurs in my left shoulder as well. The pain feels like sever...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.Seems like you should be reporting your symptoms to your doctor (if you haven't already). Persistent diarrhea could be the result of a medication side effect or infection- but persistent pain and diarrhea should be... Read more »

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Alcohol Consumption and HIV+

Posted by PozInOrlando, 4 Replies

I like to drink. Not a lot or to excess, usually 2 beers after work to relax and when I go out, I'll do a couple shots with buddies but I wont drink to the point of total inebriation or to the point where I cannot drive. I've actually become quite... Read more »

Labs/emotions?

Posted by Trav, 1 Reply

Since My last dr visit a few weeks ago my viral load was 163 and my T cells were 644. Am I suppose to feel happy or good about these numbers? I've read stories of people being happy their viral load is undetectable. Since my diagnosis and when I was... Read more »

How to increase CD4 Count?

Posted by Just_Joe, 2 Replies

I have had HIV since November 2008 and 3-4 months later am undetectable with CD4 Count in the 200's but my last CD4 count in January 2010 is in the 300's. My doc said my ratio looks good as far as my CD4 count goes and just keep taking my meds, will... Read more »

Being honest backfired

Posted by Trav, 1 Reply

I got into fight with my ex about my status. He's upset cause I didn't tell him my status when he felt I should of told him. When I found out my status we had been broken up for over year. Before I disclosed my status to him I asked if he had been... Read more »

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