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C4 count and hiv antibody test????
So this is my situation. I had unprotected sex 3 times with female jan. 05. Been tested 3 times for hiv antibodies, all negative but i didnt test the first time until march 07. I havent had any other sexual encounters and dont do drugs. Since may 07 have had white coated tongue, itchy skin, and genital sores that come and go. But white tongue is still there and itchy skin and its october 07. So im pretty much over the hiv fear i went through this past may but its still in the back of my mind and i worry from time to time. I guess the only way to completly be convinced i dont have hiv/aids is if i take an immune panel test. If my cd4/cd8 count is ok i would 100% move on. I have a couple questions for everyone. Is it possible for an hiv + person to go to aids in less then 3 years without meds? And if so, if there cd4 count was less then 200 would they test hiv antibody negative time after time. And does anyone know aproximatly how much an immune panel test costs without insurance? Another thing that is making me worry more is that i caught a could 2 weeks ago and cold went away after 3 days but cough is still there and when i cough alot makes my head hurt.
young aztec, it sounds like your white coated tongue may be hairy leukoplakia or leukoplakia. Just out of curiosty, what is your diet like? Here's a recommendation for your white coated tongue. Pour 1 tspn (more, if needed) of cinnamon (Ceylon is very effective) on your tongue to coat it and leave it in mouth for at least 10 mins. This may be difficult, if you can not tolerate spicy foods. After time is up to leave cinnamon in mouth, scrape tongue with a stainless steel spoon or tongue scraper (i don't like plastic) and spit contents in sink. Make sure that you immediately clean sink, or spit contents in paper cup/glass and carefully pour in sink, because it causes staining. because this can cause staining Purchase a quality green-tea (EGCG) supplement (price varies from >$10 to<50) and pour the contents of capsule on tongue, leave it there for at least 10 minutes (if you can stand the bitterness). Scrape tongue with a stainless steel tongue scraper, or spoon. Use a paper cup to spit contents and pour down the sink drain, carefully, because it will stain sink and anything else, like clothing; so, don't wear good clothes while doing this. Another product that helps is raw, fresh ginger. There are other things that may help, like fresh lemons, limes, grapefruit, oregon grape root, licorice (not the candy) and other bitters. Do not use licorice if you have hypertension. One of the most important things to prevent white-coated tongue is to stay away from processed sugar, white flour, processed foods with white flour/sugar; also many cereals may contribute to this condition as well.
i use the tongue cleaner almost every day. and if i dont use it for 2 days the whiteness gets so bad it looks like someone painted a thick layer of white paint on top of my tongue and it has thick white saliva on top. I pass my tooth brush over my tongue about 8 times and the tongue cleaner like 10 times and it takes away about 50% of the whiteness. Its been that way for about 5 months now the only thing that has gotten better is the feeling in my throat that feels like theres mucus stuck in there all the time and that has cleared up about 50% on its own. And that dry cough i've had for over 2 weeks with no cold.
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