Seeing some news (finally) about Long Covid behaving like HIV.
I have been HIV positive since 2007 and am very lucky to have a very good doctor, an HIV specialist, so I asked him about it.
I have been HIV positive since 2007 and am very lucky to have a very good doctor, an HIV specialist, so I asked him about it.
Preliminary research is showing that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response.
This is the same way HIV weakens the immune response resulting in susceptibility to viral infection that the body could otherwise neutralize or combat.
Source: nih.gov
This is the same way HIV weakens the immune response resulting in susceptibility to viral infection that the body could otherwise neutralize or combat.
Source: nih.gov
He said that as it stands right now, there is no test for Long Covid.
"It is a diagnosis of exclusion", he said. This means, that if you have the time, energy, and money you have to rule everything else out before they can ASSUME Long Covid.
"It is a diagnosis of exclusion", he said. This means, that if you have the time, energy, and money you have to rule everything else out before they can ASSUME Long Covid.
After experiencing chest pain, pain in my extremities, and labored breathing a few months after a Covid infection myself, I went for some of these tests (they found nothing) at the Toronto Heart Centre.
I asked the physician who went over my results about Long Covid diagnosis and they confirmed that, while they can see the effects in some cases (inflammation, pericarditis, etc.) they can not definitively determine the cause.
You can test for HIV.
HIV is treatable, and with treatment you can prevent transmission and live a long, healthy life.
There is no such treatment for Long Covid and we can not even test for it.
HIV is treatable, and with treatment you can prevent transmission and live a long, healthy life.
There is no such treatment for Long Covid and we can not even test for it.
When I was diagnosed with HIV, they had not yet changed the protocol for treatment, so I went without drugs for a number of years (watching and waiting).
I was afraid of side effects and the better drugs were only just starting to come out.
My CD4/CD8 ratio plummeted.
I was afraid of side effects and the better drugs were only just starting to come out.
My CD4/CD8 ratio plummeted.
I never received an AIDS diagnosis, but I got close enough.
I felt what I see a lot of people with Long Covid are talking about now: feeling run down, always sick, tired, etc.
But at least I knew what was happening.
I felt what I see a lot of people with Long Covid are talking about now: feeling run down, always sick, tired, etc.
But at least I knew what was happening.
Going to a doctor and not getting satisfactory answers about what you know is happening to your body is scary.
It feels like gaslighting, but in most cases: they just do not know!
We do not know enough about Covid and it's effects. The little we do know is terrifying.
It feels like gaslighting, but in most cases: they just do not know!
We do not know enough about Covid and it's effects. The little we do know is terrifying.
In summary, this is uncharted territory and we need to continue to be cautious to protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Mask up, get vaccinated, and avoid exposure if possible. When infected, isolate and REST. Monitor CO2 and air quality in public spaces. Use filters.
Mask up, get vaccinated, and avoid exposure if possible. When infected, isolate and REST. Monitor CO2 and air quality in public spaces. Use filters.
These are the few measures that we know are working and, unfortunately, the only tools we have right now.
Please use them!
Thank you, this concludes my TED talk. Be safe!
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Please use them!
Thank you, this concludes my TED talk. Be safe!
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