Question
What is my prognosis?
8 August 2008. Related: All topics.
I have just read a report about life expectancy for HIV-positive people, it says if you start meds at age 35 with CD4 count above 200, you could live another 30 years. I was diagnosed 15 months ago. CD4 was 460 then by my blood test 6 months later it had dropped to 149 then rose to 189 2 weeks later and I started meds. Was just wondering how this affects my outlook? I’m male, 41 and always been in good health, does this mean I might expect to live a lot less years?
Answer
No, it does not mean that. The models take different scenarios as well as general factors that
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