HIV
Questions + Answers
does anyone know ANYTHING about collodial silver? I guess its some kind of oil or tincture?
A friend of mine swears that they have only read good things about this remedy for ALL that ails you. I am wondering about any research that has or has not been done on its usefullness with HIV.
Welcome @A myHIVteam Member I heard it helps with preventing germs and infections. I also heard too much silver is not safe for your body overall. I… read more
does anyone struggle with dating since having hiv
Yes but I don't need them on my life if have to deal with that.
Has anyone tried medical marijuana?
I got my card and have been trying it but my indigestion seems worse.
What ia the longest you have gone without taking your medication? Any change in health or CD4 count?
I attended a supprt group meeting a few days ago. The general topic was on medication side effects and the importance of daily intake. Two of the patrons atated they have stopped taking their medicine for two reasons. One stated that they needed a break from taking 2 meds and stopped treatment for 3 months. Another stated, they stopped treatment for 19 days to experiment to see if there would any change to his C4… read more
I went in a year and a half. Taking my medication my doctor time wanted to see how long it would take for my CD4 count went down and after a… read more
Gardasil Vaccine Insurance Issues?
The FDA recently expanded/approved guidelines for the HPV vaccine to include men aged 9 to 45.
My ID doctor said absolutely I should get the vaccine.
However, Blue Cross Blue Shield won’t cover the $600+ cost which is a series of 3 shots. So, I ran it through my Caremark app and showed it was covered so prescription sent to local CVS only for them to tell me Insurance was rejecting coverage. Not a prior auth issue, or STEP therapy - just a simple rejection as not covered.
The… read more
Asking for thoughts about changing my Primary care doctor fromy an internist to my ID doctor
My primary doctor now is an internist who doesn't keep up with the latest info on HIV and it's treatments and complications. Thinking of changing to my Infectious Disease doctor. I've been with him 15 years but he's only in his office 2 1/2 days a week because he also runs the Infectious Disease Department at the local hospital and is on may boards. Any thoughts?
I’m fortunate, my Primary Care Dr. is Also my HIV Dr.
She's quite knowledgeable and always on top of the latest information. Good luck to you.
Immune system
My cd4 was 2 when i was diagnosed and dr said i had a compromised immune system. As my cd4 went up and being undetectable does that go away? Or will i forever have a compromised immune system?
I'm undetectable but have always had a low cd4. Problem is we usually don't have a baseline to what it was before infection. It may have always been low… read more
Think we are winning the war against HIV? Maybe not
Ted talks - https://www.ted.com/talks/edsel_salvana_the_dan...
Edsel Salvaña
Infectious disease specialist, molecular epidemiologist and is the director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the National Institutes of Health at the University of the Philippines in Manila.
Functional Cure Achieved in Monkey
A ‘functional cure’ of HIV has been achieved in one monkey given gene therapy that induced it to make two broadly neutralising antibodies against the virus.
Researcher José Martinez-Navio of the University of Miami told the HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P 2018) that the monkey received no antiretroviral therapy (ART) at any time other than two therapeutic vaccinations containing the genes that induce antibodies, and has remained with an undetectable viral load… read more
I heard that researchers working with mother cell, have made great progress.
