Im not an HIV expert... but dont you need to start meds as soon as possible? In order to stop the infection from progressing?
Im not an HIV expert... but dont you need to start meds as soon as possible? In order to stop the infection from progressing?
I can see where most people would think that but no. Once you are infected it seems to lay dormant for an indefinite amount of time. That's how so many people can have it and not know. Behind the scenes it can be wittling away at your immune system, but that's not always the case.
I get bloodwork every 3-4 months, and it monitors how my immune system and the virus. Eventually the virus will start to replicate or my immune system will be weakening, and then you start the meds. Some people choose to go on meds early, but I haven't needed to yet, due to living a healthy lifestyle. I'm not looking forward to it because the side effects are a bitch. So until the virus decides to wake up and work, I'm good.
In the mean time, once in a while it can make me pretty damn tired. But that's all.
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