Can I have surgery if I have just started treatment?
4 January 2023. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections.
Opportunistic infections
Am I at risk of colds if my CD4 count was only 1?
30 December 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, South Africa, Starting treatment.
Am I still at risk of Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) on effective ART?
27 December 2022. Related: All topics, Living with HIV long-term, Opportunistic infections.
Are my viral load changes effective when not on ART?
25 December 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment, Support.
How should I treat advanced HIV (CD4 = 68)? I am a doctor.
25 December 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Support.
Will the monkeypox (MPX) vaccine reduce symptoms?
14 August 2022. Related: All topics, Coinfections, Opportunistic infections, Sexual health.
Is life expectancy reduced by starting at a lower CD4 count?
11 August 2022. Related: Adherence, All topics, Living with HIV long-term, Opportunistic infections.
How good is the monkeypox vaccine?
5 August 2022. Related: All topics, Coinfections, Opportunistic infections, Sexual health. 10 comments
What does HIV Clinically Stage 4 mean?
16 July 2022. Related: Adherence, All topics, Life expectancy, Opportunistic infections.
Is there hope my CD4 test numbers will go up?
29 June 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment. 2 comments
Are there side effects from starting ART with a low CD4 count?
16 May 2022. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment.
Is HIV catching up with me for not being on meds?
22 April 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment.
Do these viral load results show that I don’t need HIV meds?
22 April 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment. 2 comments
Am I okay if my CD4 count has not increased since starting ART?
6 April 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment.
What is the point? All I do is create utility bills.
2 April 2022. Related: Adherence, All topics, Life expectancy, Living with HIV long-term, Opportunistic infections, Support. 2 comments
Why do I still feel sick after being on ARVs for 2 weeks?
7 March 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Coinfections, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Side effects, Starting treatment.
I have oral thrush. Does this mean I have AIDS?
23 January 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment. 2 comments
When does HIV become AIDS?
30 December 2021. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Starting treatment.
Do open sores risk transmission of HIV?
16 December 2021. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Opportunistic infections.
What does it mean when my CD4 count goes up?
3 December 2021. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Opportunistic infections. 2 comments