What Would You Do If You Was Diagnosed With HIV/AIDS

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Diagnosed with hiv/aids at same time.

I was diagnosed with hiv and full blown aids in september/96.I washospitalized for two months with pcp afteraverting near death my viral load is now 800 down from 240000 in thehospital and my cd4 count is 180 up from 10in the hospital.I am...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

This distinction you're making between HIV and AIDS is a littleartificial. It's not like you've been diagnosed with two differentdiseases. A more accurate way to look at it is that you've beendiagnosed with HIV infection at a... Read more »

Once Diagnosed With Aids Can You Go Back To HIV Diagnose?

I am confused! In 1996 I was tcount of 196 so was diagnosedwith aids. And told that from then on I... Read more »

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D. »

Boyfriend recently recently diagnosed with AIDS(not HIV)

Hi Dr. Rob,Recently 3 months ago my boyfriend was diagnosed with PCP and later with AIDS.... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Number of Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS Cases in 2007 Reaches Record High in Japan

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Youth Who Believe They Will Die Young More Likely to Be Diagnosed With HIV/AIDS, Study Finds

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Diagnosed with HIV and AIDS at the same time!!!!

Posted by icantbelieve, 9 Replies

Last April, viral load over 500.000 and cd4 count 191. Overwhelming. I've been sad, lonely, on meds, always tired, lost weight, appetite, no one knows, live away from my family, no partner, with an infection on my skin since April that impairs my... Read more »

Husband just diagnosed with AIDS

Posted by jillymae06, 9 Replies

My husband of 13 years has just been diagnosed with AIDS... we skipped the HIV+ part and went right to full-blown AIDS. I am scared and angry at the same time. He has battled oral thrush for over a year now and his first doctor never suggested an... Read more »

My husband was diagnosed with AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My husband was recently diagnosed with AIDS when he came down
with PCP. This has been a devastating blow. My first HIV test
came back negative. What is going to happen? I have so many
questions and so few answers. Our (new) doctor put him on the
'coc... Read more »

questions for someone just diagnosed with AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My boyfriend of 4 years has just been diagnosed with AIDS. He is un-insured/ undocumented and in the hospital(in Los Angeles) and is currently battling toxoplasmosis. He has a very low CD4 count of 23 I want to do what I can do help him. I... Read more »

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