--- Quote from: Shazam9cd4 on December 05, 2022, 04:13:51 am ---Does anyone have any experience with Covid and anti virals for them?
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HI,
Hope your feeling better. I can only share my experience with you, after testing positive for covid in October.
I was not experiencing low tcells, viral load was underectable. Mine were in the upper 600's range. I am sure you will be fine !
I posted about it in the covid thread, that Jim Provided, But I will share with you, what they gave me for Covid:
From the Covid thread:
"Ed and I both tested positive for Covid on Monday afternoon, with a home test kit.
We both thought we had seasonal allergies going on. The Oak trees are doing their thing right now. We've been sleeping with the windows open and fans on, because the nights have been wonderful. Been going on for at least 5 days, prior to testing.
No problem with loss of taste or smell. our energy levels are still good, Appetites are great. neither of us have shortness of breath. But we both have some head stuffiness, and very minor intermittent coughs, and sneezing.
Anyway I decided to test, and sure enough both of us are positive for covid.
I private messaged my doctor at the VA, on Monday, and they are sending me:
1. ALBUTEROL 90MCG (CFC-F) 200D ORAL INHL
**INHALE 2 PUFFS BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES A DAY AS NEEDED FOR BREATHING - SHAKE WELL
2.BENZONATATE 100MG CAP
**TAKE ONE CAPSULE BY MOUTH THREE TIMES A DAY AS NEEDED FOR COUGH. (SWALLOW CAPSULE WHOLE. DO NOT CRUSH, CHEW OR DISSOLVE IN MOUTH)
3.GUAIFENESIN 400MG TAB
**TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH THREE TIMES A DAY AS NEEDED FOR CONGESTION
4.METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4MG TAB DOSEPAK,21 ** TAKE TABLET(S) BY MOUTH DAILY WITH FOOD FOLLOWING ENCLOSED PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS - FOR COVID INFECTION - (DO *NOT* TAKE ON EMPTY STOMACH).
PS I never used the Albuterol, or the Methlyprednisolone
7 days after testing positive for Covid, We both retested, and the results were negative.
Ray
harleymc:
My vivid horror was back in August.
12 days of posit6 tests and I was sick for over a week. Here in Australia I wasn't considered high risk for serious infection so no.option for medications.
I didn't bother notifying to be department of health. They didn't.provide the tears or possibility.of care.
Shazam9cd4:
Well - i just got results for my last early Dec blood tests. They are i guess as can be expected given the variability of CD4 over short periods of time. I was hoping after 3 months they would continue a steady rise up but that was not to be. All WBCs were down which i have a hard time not being concerned about. But on the positive side my VL was down and my creatine seems to have stabilised. Results since April from when i first realized i was pos.
I guess 2 data points dont make a trend (last two). So will need to hold tight for the next one.
Another good result was my HbsAb titers remained high at 399. So the antibodies survived the CD4 collapse. Will Br interesting to check my covid antibodies in another month after natural infection and compare to vaccine results.
harleymc:
They are testing you to push the profit margins of the pathology companies.
This hyper regular testing regime isn't helping you
leatherman:
--- Quote from: harleymc on December 17, 2022, 01:05:42 pm ---They are testing you to push the profit margins of the pathology companies.
This hyper regular testing regime isn't helping you
--- End quote --- I agree. The Ryan White program requires testing 4 times a year because they have data that says that is the amount of patient contact that ensures medication compliance. However, a stable patient really only needs maybe 1 test a year. A newly diagnosed person needs testing maybe every 3-4 months in the first year to make sure treatment is working.
Testing once a month is serious overkill; and a lot of money in someone's coffers.