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Author Topic: WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV 20+ YRS AND SEVERE LOST OF MUSSEL MASS IN THE LEGS  (Read 7139 times)

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Offline nnegronc

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WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV 20+ YRS AND SEVERE LOST OF MUSSEL MASS IN THE LEGS
« on: April 01, 2014, 06:48:14 am »
I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS OVER 20+ YRS, TAKING MEDICATIONS FOR OVER 14 YRS AND AS OF CONSEQUENCE OF THE MEDS HAVE LOST ALL THE FAT IN MY LEGS, I TAKE WELL CARE OF MYSELF, I AM 54 WITH A BODY OF 40 OR LESS, BUT MY LEGS ARE GETTING SKINNIER EACH DAY AND YOU CAN SEE ALL MY VEINS, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS?
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Re: WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV 20+ YRS AND SEVERE LOST OF MUSSEL MASS IN THE LEGS
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2014, 09:54:34 am »
Quote from: nnegronc on April 01, 2014, 06:48:14 am
I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS OVER 20+ YRS, TAKING MEDICATIONS FOR OVER 14 YRS AND AS OF CONSEQUENCE OF THE MEDS HAVE LOST ALL THE FAT IN MY LEGS, I TAKE WELL CARE OF MYSELF, I AM 54 WITH A BODY OF 40 OR LESS, BUT MY LEGS ARE GETTING SKINNIER EACH DAY AND YOU CAN SEE ALL MY VEINS, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS?

Welcome to the forum . I have been poz for over 30 years and yes, I have skinny legs and arms with veins popping in my legs just like you do . Here is a little information on the condition .

http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/BodyChanges_4793.shtml

If you Google Lipodystrophy you can find additional information as well . Im going to move your thread into the Lipodystrophy & Metabolic Problems forum where you can read other story's from people who are dealing with the same . Best of luck . 
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