Thank you for your question.<\/p>\n
Please don\u2019t be scared. I understand there is a lot to take in but you are doing the right thing by getting the information you need about HIV and CD4 counts.<\/p>\n
There are many people who have had much lower CD4 counts than yours who have gone on to do very well on treatment. Some people live very healthily with CD4 counts of 300-400 and never reach above 500. Although the guidance is for people to start treatment when a CD4 count gets to 350 or below, starting treatment, when, with what, is a very individual thing. A normal CD4 count is also different for each person. Don\u2019t get to hung up on the numbers, the evidence is that once you start treatment you are bound to do well.<\/p>\n
For more information on this, please see a similar question by following this link<\/a><\/p>\n If you take your medication correctly and consistently you should not experience HIV-related illnesses in the future.<\/p>\n Your doctor is correct about you having an almost normal life expectancy once on treatment. Recent studies have shown people with HIV can live for over 35 years once on treatment. That would make you 77 which is a good age to reach and there is nothing stopping you living longer even than that.<\/p>\n