Guest hodannyboi Posted December 15, 2018 Report Posted December 15, 2018 Arneg and Pozzy are the same person living in parallel universes. Born 30 years ago. Their timelines differ only in the following ways: In one timeline, his mother named him Arneg. In another, his father named him Pozzy. At age 30 (present day), Pozzy is is diagnosed HIV+, Arneg remains HIV-. Pozzy begins treatment right away and fully adheres to it until the day he dies. At age 65, both have a bout of severe food poisoning. At age 75, both get the flu. At age 85, both are in a bad car accident and lose a significant amount of blood. At age 95, assuming they both make it that far, they die when a piano falls on them. Their experiences are the same, heath/genetics/diet the same, sexual activity/vices the same, everything the same except what's noted above. How much more likely is Pozzy to get extremely sick or die at ages 65, 75, 85? Quote
Guest BreedMeInVegas Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 According to this study, if Pozzy' CD4 didn't get below 350, he could actually live longer then Neg. Here is the relavant quote from the study: A study from the US has found that some groups of people with HIV, especially those treated before their CD4 count falls below 350 cells/mm3, now have life expectancies equal to or even higher than the US general population. My guess as to why this may be true is because people with HIV see a doctor way more routinely then people without HIV, because we have to keep getting a prescription filled. And the link: http://www.aidsmap.com/Life-expectancy-now-considerably-exceeds-the-average-in-some-people-with-HIV-in-the-US/page/2816267 Quote
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