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People on Modern HIV Treatment Can Have a Near-Normal Life Expectancy
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40 years infected, 32 years since diagnosis. Lowest CD4 was 9, highest VL was 750,000. Lots of OI's with a few very serious. A year 900 and undetectable. Last year my CD4 dipped to 77 due to 8 chemos and 60 doses of radiation to combat 4 cancers in 5 places. My CD4 is climbing nicely and I'm once again undetectable. I beat AIDS.
OK life expectancy is similar to the HIV negative people. But what about quality of life. What we really know about premature ageing, chronic inflammation, the co-pathologies that often lead PLWH to death from cancer or cardiovascular problems
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Skylar
Maybe people getting diagnosed in 2023 can have "normal" life expectancy. But please don't abandon and stigmatize the population that are only living into their 60-70's with chronic to accute medical issues. HIV control is only half the battle after an AIDS diagnosis 20 years ago. AIDS dementia doesn't go away and diabeties gets worse on some HIV treatment meds. What good is living "normal" life expectancy if the QUALITY is not there? Many of us still have weakened health issues to treat!
July 6, 2023