This year is the third year of my HIV infection, I went to the hospital two weeks ago for a check-up, the viral load was no longer detectable, the CD4 cells were normal, the doctor told me that everything was stable, and let me continue to take medication.
The man's surname is Deng, and now he looks no different from a normal person.
Three years ago, when Xiao Deng was 32 years old, he was still working as a trainer at a gym, and after being diagnosed with AIDS, he quit his job and left, but he still insists on exercising every day.
Xiao Deng said that the doctor told me to keep exercising, which helps to improve immunity.
Indeed, for Xiao Deng, three years ago was like a nightmare.
Who would have thought that a strong man with muscles all over his body would be admitted to the intensive care unit because of sepsis.
Xiao Deng recalled that it was his first hospitalization, and he stayed for two whole weeks, and the doctor even issued a critical illness notice, and my parents cried into tears, thinking that I would not survive......
Xiao Deng continued to recall, hey, why didn't I think I would be infected with AIDS?
Three years ago, Xiao Deng came to the hospital because of high fever, at that time he was extremely weak, the whole person's mental state looked very bad, he had a fever for a whole week, but he never went to the hospital, he had drunk several bottles of ibuprofen in a week, as long as the temperature came up, he drank it, a week later, he felt that his body was getting weaker and weaker, and even breathing was a little difficult, so he went to the hospital for help.
The doctor took my blood and told me 24 hours later that the blood culture was positive, and it was a gram-negative bacilli infection, but the specific one was still waiting for the results, but the sepsis was definitely clear. I had a fever for a week, and I thought it was just a common cold, but I didn't think it was sepsis.
The subsequent examination surprised the doctor even more.
Xiao Deng's lungs and urinary tract are infected, a fitness coach with muscles all over his body, it is said that he should have good immunity when he exercises every day, but who would have thought that he would suffer from such a serious infection?
Just when the doctor was puzzled, the laboratory called and said that Xiao Deng was HIV positive.
Xiao Deng sighed, hey, just like that, I was diagnosed with HIV.
To tell you the truth, at first I and my parents couldn't accept it.
I didn't know much about AIDS, to be honest, I had only heard about this disease and thought it was as scary as cancer, but one day I would get infected myself, which I didn't expect.
Under the doctor's questioning, Xiao Deng admitted that because he is a fitness coach, he is very popular with the opposite sex, and in recent years, he has been in a lot of relationships, most of which have had sex.
Xiao Deng said, doctor, I am in a normal relationship, and I have never been to an unclean place outside.
In Xiao Deng's opinion, the girlfriends he talked to all seemed healthy, but he made a serious mistake, even if others have AIDS, they will not write it on their faces, and even if they have AIDS, they will not necessarily tell the truth.
Even if you are in a normal relationship, you talk about many girlfriends a year, and most of them have relationships, isn't this still a mess?
It can't be said that if you put on the cloak of love, it is not a mess.
The main way of spreading AIDS is through high-risk sexual behavior, and it is clear that for Xiao Deng, maintaining multiple sexual partners for a long time is the main reason for his HIV infection.
Now I have accepted the reality. Xiao Deng lowered his head.
In fact, he doesn't want to recall the past, because the past is unbearable, and the thought of it is heartbreaking.
Xiao Deng paid a heavy price for his actions, and also warned everyone, don't fall in love with impure motives, and be sure to keep yourself clean!
Different people have different incubation periods, some people may develop the disease within a few months, while others may take several years.
From the beginning of infection to the end of the infection is a long and complex process, and the infection of AIDS varies from stage to stage.
Generally, when the symptoms are obvious, it often means that the AIDS epidemic is already in its final stages.
Since HIV attacks a person's CD4 cells, which is an immune system, once the number drops, it will lead to the collapse of the immune system, and a person, without immunity, is very dangerous.
The normal reference range for CD4 cells in a normal human body is between 500-1600 cells/ul, and the lower the value, the worse the patient's immunity.
For people infected with the terminal stages of AIDS, the number of CD4 cells in the body is often below 200.
In the end-stage of AIDS, there are often two complications that are more likely to be combined.
I. Infection
AIDS patients may be infected with bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites, and they will experience a series of discomforts such as fever, cough, night sweats, and diarrhea.
Among bacterial infections, tuberculosis infection is the most terrible and the leading cause of death.
This is followed by parasitic infections, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, which are also a major cause of death.
Second, malignant tumors
Due to poor immunity, AIDS patients are prone to malignant tumors, including Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, cervical cancer, etc.
AIDS patients are prone to generalized lymphadenopathy, and even if lymphoma is diagnosed, AIDS must be ruled out.
AIDS is a treatable infectious disease, but there is no cure, AIDS treatment can be carried out at home, generally by taking antiviral drugs, after taking the drug should go to the hospital every 3 months for reexamination.