Question
Will my CD4 rise to 500?
1 June 2017. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load.
Am HIV positive , I started my treatment 26 May 2017. My viral load is 36,000 and my CD4 count is 251.
1) can I still pick up my CD4 to above 500?
2) is the viral load the one causing the CD4 count to drop?
Thank you in advance. I’ve learnt a lot from here since I got diagnosed this earlier this month.
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
A viral load of 36,000 isn’t the reason why your CD4 is 251. Your CD4 is 251 due to the damage that the HIV has caused to your immune system. This will however improve now that you’re on treatment.
With regards to it increasing to 500. Its not possible to predict this. This is because your normal CD4 prior to becoming positive could have been less than 500. What’s important now, is that you continue taking your meds.
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