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Title: Newbie
Post by: RICKY77531 on June 11, 2007, 06:28:21 pm
 Hello Everyone..... I have been a positive 28 year old for a month now...recently got tested because I came down with a bout of the shingles. My first cd 4 were 266 and viral load 62...fully recovered from the shingles and feel great...my partner of 7 yrs has been there for me..he is negative...thank god! The first month was depressing but have excepted it and forums like this really help for info and support...Went to the doc today and another round of test ...hopefully no other dieases and my counts hopefully are better...maybe treatment if it is off. I  asked the doctor if he was doing a restance test and genotype test and he said it wasn't neccesary since he thinks I have been infected for quite some time...He is a very well respected doctor that has worked with hiv/aids since the 80"s so I am certain he must know what he is doing...anyways just wanted to introduce myself..thanks everyone for all the info!!!....... 8) 
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: JPinLA on June 11, 2007, 06:42:34 pm
Hi there and welcome!

I'm sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.  I am fairly recently diagnosed (7 months) and my partner of 9 years tested neg last time (let's hope the next one is too). 

It sounds like you have a lot going for you, good dr,good partner and a good attitude.  It does get easier with time and for me I have tried to remain calm and do the one day at a time thing.

Good luck to you and welcome!

JP
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: milker on June 11, 2007, 08:36:40 pm
Hi Ricky,

welcome to the forums :) Keep us informed about your new numbers!

Milker.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: pozattitude on June 11, 2007, 10:36:25 pm
Hi Ricky,

I always feel weird saying "welcome to the forum", but what else? ???
You sound like you are in a good place right now, I'm glad to hear that.
Have you taken any shots for Hep A and B, pneumonia? How about HPV test?  I'm quite sure your doctor is taking care of everything, I'm just making sure that you test for HPV and get a pap ( I never heard of it until I changed doctors and I wish I had known before).
Stay healthy, keep up the good attitude

Rich
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: xyahka on June 11, 2007, 11:24:09 pm
Hi Ricky, glad you found us (i guess sounds better than welcome to the forums... i also find it strange to say so).

I am a three months diagnosed and well, i can tell you this is the right place to be. People are funny, crazy, creative and most important... human. You will find lot of info and lot of things that will make you think and analyse your life... but the most important, you will find a real perspective of what to live with Hiv is. Coming from a region in the world where info is not updated and stigma is huge, to be here have been a big difference for my life.

Three months here and quite optimistic, there are many years to come and i know everything will be ok.

Hugs and feel like home :) (and don't get scared for the questions about scat and pee at off topic forum LOL)

Hugs

Juan Carlos
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Ann on June 12, 2007, 06:40:12 am
Hi Ricky,

Chances are that your CD4 will indeed be higher once you've recovered from shingles. I had shingles in March, 2004. My CD4s in January of that year were 518, 28%, in March (at the tail end of the shingles) they were 218, 23%, in June they were 460, 27%, in August they were 568, 26% and by November they were 645, 28%. I wasn't on meds at the time and I'm still not on meds either - positive for ten years, going strong with no meds. (last labs - CD4 441, 26%, VL 7,610)

I'm not too sure if your doctor is correct about not needing resistance testing - check out this thread:

Get a genotype (resistance) test when you first test positive (http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=10551.0).

This is something you may want to research further. It could be that he isn't doing it because of your low viral load... if that viral load wasn't a typo.

If you haven't already, you might want to read through the Welcome Thread (http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=277.0) where you'll find links to other sections of this website, like the highly informative Lessons.

Ann
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: englishgirl on June 12, 2007, 02:22:30 pm
welcome to our club. sorry youve had to seek us out but im glad you found us and hope we can help you.

also please let your partner know about the 'someone i care about...' section if he has any questions.

wishing you all the best
xx
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: RICKY77531 on June 12, 2007, 08:26:05 pm
Thanks everyone for all the support and information....I hope to be a good friend of this community!!! thanks again!!! ;)