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Author Topic: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma  (Read 17435 times)

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Offline silmeria

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My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« on: February 28, 2011, 06:00:37 pm »
Hi,

I'm an HIV- gay male, and my partner is HIV+ with full blown. He takes drugs, but he has a rash on the left side of his chest which is probably Kaposi Sarcoma (they are raised and purple).

He likes when I kiss and suck his nipples, and I have pretty much stopped when he got the rash.  Are those Kaposi's Sarcoma lesions contagious? Like if I kissed him on the non-infected side, would I get sick too?

It can't spread all over can it?

sorry for the dumb question.

thanks
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Offline buginme2

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 06:09:28 pm »
He has purple leasions and you THINK its ks? Why dont you know for sure. Why hasnt it been diagnosed?
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Offline silmeria

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 06:17:15 pm »
It's really hard to get him to go to the doctors for it. It was hard enough to get him to go on ARV drugs. In any case, is KS contagious?
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Offline buginme2

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 07:03:52 pm »
No
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Offline J.R.E.

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2011, 07:18:50 pm »
Hi,

Here's a lesson ( from this site ) regarding KS :

http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/KS_6752.shtml


Ray


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Current Meds ; Viramune / Epzicom Eliquis, Diltiazem. Pravastatin 80mg, Ezetimibe. UPDATED 2/18/24
 Tested positive in 1985,.. In October of 2003, My t-cell count was 16, Viral load was over 500,000, Percentage at that time was 5%. I started on  HAART on October 24th, 2003.

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Offline ARMANDO

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2011, 09:02:02 am »
sounds like shingles
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Offline silmeria

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2011, 10:18:39 am »
Thanks for all the replies guys/gals and the resource link. I finally convinced the big ape to go to the doctor. I will report back our results soon!
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Offline J.R.E.

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Re: My BF has Kaposi's Sarcoma
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2011, 08:03:23 am »
Quote from: ARMANDO on March 02, 2011, 09:02:02 am
sounds like shingles

Hello Silmeria,

If it is shingles, it may look like this: ( and they would be very painful)

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=shingles&cp=3&um=1&bav=on.2,or.&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=vi&biw=1440&bih=738



Let us know whats going on after his doctor's visit


Ray
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Current Meds ; Viramune / Epzicom Eliquis, Diltiazem. Pravastatin 80mg, Ezetimibe. UPDATED 2/18/24
 Tested positive in 1985,.. In October of 2003, My t-cell count was 16, Viral load was over 500,000, Percentage at that time was 5%. I started on  HAART on October 24th, 2003.

 UPDATED: As of April, 2nd 2024,Viral load Undetectable.
CD 4 @593 /  CD4 % @ 18 %

Lymphocytes,total-3305 (within range)

cd4/cd8 ratio -0.31

cd8 %-57

72 YEARS YOUNG
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