Viral load

[Tadeys]

During the last days of July/early august of 2011, I had what seemed to be an acute seroconversion illness: fever lasting 6 days, sore throat, some dry coughing, bad rash, mouth ulcer. Lab test during the illness were typical of ASI.  Sooo, in November I tested positive for ELISA and 1 weeks later I tested indeterminate for Western Blot. A week later went to get a viral load test done: 300,000. Is this a little bit too high or is this what one would expect a week after an indeterminate western blot? Its hard to say but should I expect a lower number if, lets say, I get a viral load done today. No, do not have cd4 yet; will this week. Thanks for any info.

[Incognito12]

What on earth is...ASI, ELISA, WESTERN BLOT ? goodness me, I have an awful lot to learn.

[drewm]

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003538.htm

[JazJon]

During the last days of July/early august of 2011, I had what seemed to be an acute seroconversion illness: fever lasting 6 days, sore throat, some dry coughing, bad rash, mouth ulcer. Lab test during the illness were typical of ASI.  Sooo, in November I tested positive for ELISA and 1 weeks later I tested indeterminate for Western Blot. A week later went to get a viral load test done: 300,000. Is this a little bit too high or is this what one would expect a week after an indeterminate western blot? Its hard to say but should I expect a lower number if, lets say, I get a viral load done today. No, do not have cd4 yet; will this week. Thanks for any info.

I got tested in the mid-end part of my accute hiv sickness.   My virual load was 2 million! (still tested neg on antibodies/rapid test though)  My CD4 was 680 the next week.  The lab messed up my latest VL test so don't know the latest one.  I feel 100% normal/healthy now though so I'm going to assume it much lower.  I'm waiting for my latest blood work I re-did yet another time since I signed up for Quest Clinical trials