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What are symptoms if HIV has long been in the system but has not been debilitating? What is the probabillity of developing AIDS if you have been infected for 18 years?

 

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Male, Age: 79, Texas

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was tested in 1988

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July 6 9:33 PM (34 minutes and 15 seconds later)
         
Thanks for that info!

Because there is no possibility but of but the only one "perhaps" exposure, and if because of a healthy regimen both my wife and I continue to be reasonably healthy -- though we both have some occasionally severe joint pains (a rheumatologist volunteered that we each surprisinly similiar "markers" in our blood work) -- and pronounced sinusitis, would it be inevitable that AIDS would eventually be the result.
Eight months after what I thought may have been a freak exposure in 1988, I was tested with the Western Blot and it was negative. However, freaky symptoms have occured all these years; (e.g.) strange tracings on my body of marks that rise and look like someone has gone across the skin with an instrument that caused blood to rise to the surface in one to four inch serated lines and occasional, extreme diarrhea.
I'm really not a hypochondriac but have suffered anxiety all these years -- early on to the point of severe depression.
It was reassuring to hear that usually something would have appeared after ten years to
announce the worst.
Would evidence appear in occasional blood work done by ou cardiologist and rheumatologist?
Forgive my long response, but it helps to air this with someone.
Thanks again!

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on July 6 2007 at 10:56 PM
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July 7 12:37 AM (3 hours and 4 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
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July 7 1:14 AM (36 minutes and 21 seconds later)
         
It has been disappointing to sit, waiting several hours for a response from Dr. Manju. I see that he is now offline. Perhaps I was to make another contribution before he replied. If that were the case I should have been notified. As it is, I will join the three percent negative feedback and go to bed.
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July 7 10:17 AM (9 hours and 2 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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Hi,
I apologise for the delay in answering your query to your satisfaction,
Dr. manju has asked me to assit in answering your query.
Do you have proven diagnosed HIV, since apparently your western blot is negative?
Your symptoms do not suggest an HIV infection and it would be a distinclty unusual course from what you are describing, though not impossible...
Occasional tests from cario/ rheumatologist will not pcik up HIV till you have evidence of AIDS (in most cases) since we are not looking for it ..
Do let me know if you have any other concerns,
regards
Dr. Gupta
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July 7 6:59 PM (8 hours and 42 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
I have been at work all day and just opened my email. Thanks so much for your answering!

Cordially,

Allen Groff
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