Question
I am newly diagnosed and have Guillain-Barré syndrome…
15 September 2014. Related: All topics, Life expectancy, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections.
Hi, I am HIV positive.
I just found out dat my cd4 count is low and was affected by Guillain-Barre syndrome. I can’t walk bt sensation is there. I jst started treatment ARVs.
Will i recover from it?
Answer
Hi
It sounds like you have had a rough time. I hope things are slowly getting better.
Finding out you are HIV positive can be difficult enough, but Guillain-Barré syndrome must be additionally difficult because of how seriously it affect your mobility.
This was one of the syndromes that was reported when HIV was first being discovered.
Luckily, most people make a good recovery.
HIV meds are also very effective and safe. They work to control HIV and are likely to enable you to return to leading a long and normal life.
More information about Guillain-Barré syndrome from the UK NHS website is here:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Guillain-Barre-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx
As well as this main page, the following pages talk about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and complications.
For more information about HIV treatment see this guide:
https://i-base.info/introduction-to-combination-therapy-2014
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