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Thank you guys.
Turned out, I was able to take my pill on a surgery day, but on an empty stomach.
I also did not get the anti bodies from the hep b vaccine (the three shot one).
hello! Good to hear from you again.
let's tackle your cd4 number first. Being older always means a slower recovery from any problem than when someone is in their 20s or 30s. And some people just take a longer time. While the data shows that most people take about 1-3 yrs to get their numbers into a good range, like most other diseases there are also the outliers who recover faster and other who recovery slower.
It took me 12 years to get above 300. Of course the meds weren't as effective in the mid 90s; but I was consistently on modern meds for nearly 10 years before getting above 300. In the last 20 years since then, my cd4s remained around 350.....until oddly enough about 4 years ago my cd4s began creeping up and eventually reached 700. In the last 2 years though, they have dropped back to 450. It's like a crazy roller coaster ride.
So let's tackle the second issue about cd4s. The cd4 count is not a measure of how effective/strong your cd4s are. It's only a measure of how many. The general consensus is that more cd4s equals better immune response thus better health. but that isn't true either. Some people with high cd4 counts get sick also.
If you've been feeling healthy (and with what you wrote, it sure sounds like you're feeling pretty good), and UD then I say you should feel happy and just keep on enjoying life.
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