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Title: New Lab results !!
Post by: jupiter on June 28, 2006, 05:23:13 am

Hi All,
After being away for a few months im back!!

Here are my lab results..
They seem to be all over the place  what are your thoughts. The original doc thinks it will be 15 yrs before i need meds can that be right with these reults?

                cd4     vl
07/11\05  890     900
09/01/06  664     100
10/04/06  691     16000
01/05/06  571     10100
17/05/06  605     7930

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: HIVworker on June 28, 2006, 10:02:31 am

While the viral load is low, the CD4 count is coming down quite quickly. I don't know where they get 15 years from but you might want to at least ask them what criteria they are using to make the decision.

R

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: jupiter on June 29, 2006, 06:56:30 pm

cd4 is coming down but it can go up again.  is it possible the due to stress my cd4 is going down??

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: newt on June 29, 2006, 07:01:48 pm

Your CD4 is LEVEL on the last 5 (possibly 6) results (sorry to disagree HIVWorker, but I do) and well within normal range.  The import no here is the 1-2 log jump in viral load (100/900 to about 10k). Even at 10k, it's low though. Your doc is speculating when he says 15 years though (agree with HIVWorker here), no-one can really say this from CD4 + viral load in advance. - matt

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: jupiter on June 29, 2006, 09:50:17 pm

Quote from: newt on June 29, 2006, 07:01:48 pm

Your CD4 is LEVEL on the last 5 (possibly 6) results (sorry to disagree HIVWorker, but I do) and well within normal range.  The import no here is the 1-2 log jump in viral load (100/900 to about 10k). Even at 10k, it's low though. Your doc is speculating when he says 15 years though (agree with HIVWorker here), no-one can really say this from CD4 + viral load in advance. - matt

Hi All,
900 was the first test then the vl dropped to 100..

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: HIVworker on June 30, 2006, 12:06:09 am

No Matt, I take that back. The last few months they have been stable. I would just keep an eye on them though. They did drop sharply and then stay level. I would ask your doc though about the 15 years - and yes stress can drop CD4 counts.

R - who isn't ashamed to admit he jumped the gun

Title: Re: New Lab results !!
Post by: AC_72 on June 30, 2006, 06:47:06 pm

I'm new to all this (2 months since seroconversion) and just trying to find my way through:
  - How long have you been +
  - Your results are leveling out without meds?

I've had two tests (May then June) and my results seem scary...with only the "norms" to compare them to:
CD4=322 then 338
VL = >500,000 both times

Words of wisdom?