sorin
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Hello all!
My name is Sorin, a 35 years old man, who is suffering from 2010 of something yet not diagnosed but which have many things in common with CFS.
Do you think that CFS could be caused by an unidentified type of HIV-like virus? I can see so many similarities between HIV symptoms and CFS symptoms that I was wondering why if CFS is triggered by a "relative" of HIV-virus?
My CD4 count decreased with about 100 in 1 year (autumn 2014 compared to now).
My latest results are
CD3+ CD4+ 32% 674/mmc
CD3+ CD8+ 50% 1.058/mmc
CD4/CD8 2:3
CD3+ CD56+ (NK-T) 13,5%
CD4/CD8 seems to be inversed (normal is >1)
CD8 seems to be increased
Last year (November 2014) I had
CD4 782
CD8 1075
CD4/CD8=0.73
I am worried about CD4 because it is known that HIV decreases the CD4 count to a level where opportunistic dangerous infections and cancers could appear. I tested several times for HIV and it was always negative, but I am worried that CFS can be the result of a HIV-like infection (not HIV 1 or HIV 2 but a similar virus).
It is known that when CD4 deceases below 350, as far as I know, for HIV positive people, the antiviral therapy starts, which does not happen in case of CFS HIV negative.
The same, when CD4<200 then HIV patients are declared to have AIDS and their life is in danger, special protocols have to be applied. For people with CFS but HIV negative who reach CD4<200, nothing happens, no diagnostic and hence no treatment. That is something to worry about CFS sufferers.
On the other hand, why is not prescribed antiviral therapy for CFS patients as it is done for HIV? I think it can not hurt, but will have benefits for CFS patients.
All the best!
Regards,
Sorin
My name is Sorin, a 35 years old man, who is suffering from 2010 of something yet not diagnosed but which have many things in common with CFS.
Do you think that CFS could be caused by an unidentified type of HIV-like virus? I can see so many similarities between HIV symptoms and CFS symptoms that I was wondering why if CFS is triggered by a "relative" of HIV-virus?
My CD4 count decreased with about 100 in 1 year (autumn 2014 compared to now).
My latest results are
CD3+ CD4+ 32% 674/mmc
CD3+ CD8+ 50% 1.058/mmc
CD4/CD8 2:3
CD3+ CD56+ (NK-T) 13,5%
CD4/CD8 seems to be inversed (normal is >1)
CD8 seems to be increased
Last year (November 2014) I had
CD4 782
CD8 1075
CD4/CD8=0.73
I am worried about CD4 because it is known that HIV decreases the CD4 count to a level where opportunistic dangerous infections and cancers could appear. I tested several times for HIV and it was always negative, but I am worried that CFS can be the result of a HIV-like infection (not HIV 1 or HIV 2 but a similar virus).
It is known that when CD4 deceases below 350, as far as I know, for HIV positive people, the antiviral therapy starts, which does not happen in case of CFS HIV negative.
The same, when CD4<200 then HIV patients are declared to have AIDS and their life is in danger, special protocols have to be applied. For people with CFS but HIV negative who reach CD4<200, nothing happens, no diagnostic and hence no treatment. That is something to worry about CFS sufferers.
On the other hand, why is not prescribed antiviral therapy for CFS patients as it is done for HIV? I think it can not hurt, but will have benefits for CFS patients.
All the best!
Regards,
Sorin