Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Two steps forward, one step back

I was fortunate to have visited Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month. It was a working trip, and I admit I was overwhelmed at times. However, I soaked in the beauty and culture and also found the people to be warm, open and passionate.

Upon my return, my latest labs were waiting. This time, they decided to wait 28 days to pull labs vs. 24 days, but there were some mixed results:

Viral Load: 118,130 (about an 11% improvement)
CD-4: 89 (about a 40% decline)

The docs have thus decided to begin treating me every two weeks instead of once a month. I'll get 10ccs during each bi-weekly injection. The theory is that, possibly due to my size, I metabolize the therapy faster than other patients.

I'm hangin' in there, but I think we need to see dramatic results by year's end or it may finally be time to terminate the protocol.

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