This is not an HIV contern. Take it to another forum or see your doctor.
I have HCV and autoimmune thyroid disease. So perhaps they're doing this for that reason as one autoimmune disease can sometimes predispose you to more and in rare cases, the interferon can lead to autoimmune hepatitis.
I was also interested to get a read on my CD4 levels. If someone had 160 would they be concerned or no? I've read that anything below 200 is cautionary. Pulling my interferon is pretty drastic and I get results again tomorrow so I'd like to understand why and if it's really necessary to go to such lengths on those kind of CD4 results.
Does anyone do neupogen to boost their CD4 counts?
Thanks.
I should have also stated they are used to monitor anyone that is co-infected with HCV and any other diseases such as diabetes.
CD4 viral load tests are to montor those that HAVE HIV.