My Continued Journey – Living With HIV

September 15, 2015



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Well today I saw my ID Doctor and things did not go as well as planned.

Instead of trying to help me understand my questions, the Doctor just kept shutting me down.

I left her office very frustrated.

Unfortunately she is the top ID Doctor here in Oklahoma City.

I had concerns about the medication causing me all the weight gain. Her initial and very strong response was that she has over 1000 patients and NONE of them that she has on the Truvada/Tivcay combo has gained any weight. Basically telling me that I am WRONG, even though I have researched for myself and have found that one of the common ingredients in Triumeq and Tivacy is known to cause weight gain. I have gained 50 pounds since going on and then off of Triumeq. I initionally gained 30 pounds while on Triumeq for 4 months. I was taken off Triumeq and put on the Truvada/Tivcay combo and have gained 20 more pounds. But hey, she is right it has NOTHING to do with the medication. Whatever!!!! Since coming off of Atripla and going on these other pills I have gained all this weight. I even had a home health care nurse tell me the foods I am eating are fine and she could not understand why I am gaining even while exercising. 

Here is the kicker. When I asked her to put me on something different she skirted the issue I am having and said the only option she would give me at this time would be to go back on Atripla. I have prayerfully decided to go back on Atripla and just deal with the side effects. Those side effects where not as bad as gaining 50 pounds. I will post results of going back on Atripla in a few weeks.

I am posting here my results of my last two visits. I am so thankful for the wonderful CD4 but I am not happy about this little rise in HIV. I know it is not much but it just goes to show that the VIRUS is always there doing damage to our bodies even when the CD4 is good.  

9/8/2015 HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD

Patient: DAVID ALAN MOORMAN ID: HCA_LAB L001150177 Note: All result statuses are Final unless otherwise noted. Tests: (1) HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD (VPHIV) HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD 33 copy/mL Linearity is 20 copies/ml to 10,000,000 copies/ml. 

Method: ROCHE, COBAS AmpliPrep/TaqMan HIV-1 Test, version 2.0, FDA approved. HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD-LOG 10 1.52 copy/mL

9/8/2015 CD4 ONLY

Patient: DAVID ALAN MOORMAN
ID: HCA_LAB L001150177
Note: All result statuses are Final unless otherwise noted.

 Tests: (1) CD4 ONLY (CD4)
  WHITE BLOOD CELL     [H]  12.31 K/mm3 (C)             4.0-11.0         
    Previously reported result: 12.31 K/mm3
    Edited by: ELAB.RIJ on 09/09/15:1033
  LYMPHOCYTE %              30.7 %                      15.0-46.0        
  TOTAL LYMPHOCYTES         3779 CELLS/uL                                
  CD4 ABSOLUTE COUNT        2192 CELLS/uL               200-3390         
  CD 4 HELPER/INDUCER       58 %                        31-67            

 

2/23/2015 HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD

Patient: DAVID ALAN MOORMAN ID: HCA_LAB L001150177 Note: All result statuses are Final unless otherwise noted. Tests: (1) HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD (VPHIV) HIV-1 RNA VIRAL LOAD NO HIV DETECTED copy/mL Linearity is 20 copies/ml to 10,000,000 copies/ml. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Method: ROCHE, COBAS AmpliPrep/TaqMan HIV-1 Test, version 2.0, FDA approved.

2/23/2015 CD4 ONLY 

Patient: DAVID ALAN MOORMAN
ID: HCA_LAB L001150177
Note: All result statuses are Final unless otherwise noted.

Tests: (1) CD4 ONLY (CD4)
  WHITE BLOOD CELL     [H]  11.68 K/mm3                 4.0-11.0         
  LYMPHOCYTE %              42.6 %                      15.0-46.0        
  TOTAL LYMPHOCYTES         4976 CELLS/uL                                
  CD4 ABSOLUTE COUNT        2986 CELLS/uL               200-3390         
  CD 4 HELPER/INDUCER       60 %                        31-67            

I still have to see the dermatologist about the skin cancer and the heart doctor

about the heart issues and inflamation in my body. I will continue to update as I 

see the different Doctors.

Take care, be blessed and KEEP FIGHTING!!!

I REFUSE to LET HIV control my LIFE!!!

Just because we may have HIV-

Does NOT mean HIV has us!!!

Blessings and Peace,

David Moorman