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In reply to the discussion: Reports Claim Charlie Sheen Is Now HIV Free [View all]LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)15. That article is misleading.
Undetectable does NOT = HIV free. It just means the meds are working for him and if they continue to work he can go on to live a full healthy life. The HIV virus is still there it just isn't able to replicate the way it once did.
When I was diagnosed my CD 4 count was 27 (I believe normal is 500-1500, but I could be mistaken) and my viral load was 600,000+. Today my CD 4 count is about 600 and my viral load is undetectable, but I am still considered to be HIV+.
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I think it goes into remission with the drugs. Stop taking them and....
Elmer S. E. Dump
Nov 2015
#19
Hey, if you are getting older and getting healthier you're beating the trend!!!
Yo_Mama
Nov 2015
#39