testing

[runliff]

Hi , sorry to ask again. attached are my results after 80 days of sexual contact. i was so week at this time that i lost 6 kgs. and also had lot of symptoms.. Doctor did not explain me well about my readings and said all ok and sent me away..

[Griffon]

Hi , Your results are interesting and need someone with proper medical knowledge to fully understand them . I have googled the CD4-CD8 ratio which in a healthy person should be roughly 1.5 CD4 cells to every CD8 , therefor it is your CD8 count that appears low . Why this should be I have no idea , but it is CD4 cells that are the bench mark for measuring the state of HIV infection because it is the CD4 cells that are destroyed by the HIV virus , not CD8 . This means that as HIV infection advances the CD4- CD8 ratio alters to that where CD8 outnumber CD4 . As in your case it appears CD8 count is low it seems unlikely that any health issues you are experiencing are being caused by HIV .

[runliff in reply to Griffon]

thanks for your reply Griffon .. after 3 months of this tests i have been diagnosed with autoimmune pernicious anemia(could have been unidentified for years as was informed by many members in pernicious anemia society) .. i dont know if it effects CD8 cells..

[Griffon in reply to runliff]

At least you now have a diagnosis , although I have a feeling that your condition is going to be a difficult one to treat . Hope you manage a good recovery .

[runliff in reply to Griffon]

i am confused.. iam not sure why you are saying that it will be difficult to treat me.. do u mean i am already immune deficient like in AIDS.? i am taking b12 shots.. do u think there is any other reason for decreased CD8 cells..? i am asking because there might be others in this group who are similar to me.. Doctors are not willing to see me and i am not able to ask them anything about this values..

[Griffon in reply to runliff]

I am not a doctor , I only say it may be difficult to treat your anaemia because I know autoimmune diseases are difficult to treat . Your condition may have been genetically inherited , which means that it is part of you .

[runliff in reply to Griffon]

ah ok.. unfortunately my nerves are damaged.. but there was still no anemia when i was diagnosed. many people are suffering from this auto immmune diseases..thanks for your time to respond much appreciated

[Griffon in reply to runliff]

It is possible that your autoimmune anaemia has been making you ill for some time but is only just now showing up on tests .

[Galen70]

This is mainly a CD4 count result - which is 640 (40%) and normal. I am glad there has been a cause found for your ill health so it can be treated.