2010-03-04 11:56:53Dominick
Surprised and disappointed
One month after taking all pills, supplements, and exercise plan. I feel better than just started taking them. But skin lesions are still bothering me. The stayph infection grows back and get worse after antibiotics ran out. The rashes and itchinesses come and go and can be relieved only temporarily by steroid cream. Seborrheic dermatitis ruins my facial skin and scalp with all red, inflam, greasy, and big pimples. All of above make lots of scars and dark spots after gone. I dont dare to wear any short sleeve or even sleeveless clothes anymore even the weather is turning hot. I feel embarrassed to myself and cannot stand with them without covering myself fully when I go out or even exercise. Although fortunately I live. But sometimes I was thinking I would rather die to get rip of all these tortures.
I went back to the doctor for refilling my medications, lab result, and my skin problem. I told him about my diarrhea and bloating bowel. He said it's common side effect. Not so big deal. The skin lesions he even not recommended me to take antibiotics because possible resistance. But he would not give me something for them until I emphasized again and again they hurts. And the lab result, all my liver function and lipids were normal. Even the doctor was surprised. But I knew why. Because I run 30 minutes 5 km everyday and I only eat vegetable and fruits. No fat meat and any oily food for me anymore. The viral load was 700 copies/ml. Wow, that's huge change jumped from 100,000 to 700 in a month. I kinda doubt it. But anyway. The CD4 was only increased 60 to 400 right now. That made me very disappointed. I took lingzhi, ginseng, astragalus, and propolis everyday as well. But why they didn't increase that much the CD4 count? Do I really have to use growth hormone like american research does. I can not take it anymore with my skin lesions. I want my immune system back to normal sooner. So I can have the flawless skin back just like what I used to have. I just want to live in a normal live I used to have without fear one more time.
Taking all that 5 huge pills every morning is a big challenge for me. I choke several times. Spill all water out and sometimes puke the breakfast I just have. I try very hard to take them on time. I know how serious is that once resistance build up without taking medications regularly. Change medication will be another nightmare, because that's mean another new tolerance period for side effect. And no one know another drugs will work or not. But I truly hope the newer drug that already been proved by FDA or Europe can be imported soon. I saw a drug call Atripla, one pill three drugs combined together, once a day. Trizivir as well. They been on the market for more than 3 years. Although they are not new drugs. They are just the drugs make in one pill, easier to take, and make people willing to take regular. And no doubt, there are lots of new classes of HIV medications already on the market that I have no idea when we can see in taiwan. Are we so behind in medicine or what?