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Anemia And HIV

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Lumberton, NC

Alright, I've been lurking but haven't posted much. Mentally, I'm not in a good place. Health-wise, I feel better now than I did 10 years ago though!

My doctor recently ordered some tests, because we believe I may be developing anemia. My RBC is consistently low, a few times my hemoglobin and hematocrit was slightly below normal. On the last test, my iron saturation was low and TIBC was reading high.

Long story short, I brought the idea of me being anemixlc to her attention because I had been… read more

June 27
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A myHIVteam Member

Hi Paul, this is Sam. I’m going to be visiting my daughter in Milwaukee next month.

Are you anywhere close to their?

June 28
A myHIVteam Member

Paul I use to run service calls for an appliance repair company in Coronado, Ca. Their are lots of people from Az there

June 30 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

I’ve only been to Wisconsin once. We were visiting a cousin in Chicago and she drove us to a casino in Wisconsin.

Maybe I’ll get to meet you Jim.

June 30
A myHIVteam Member

@A myHIVteam Member. I am in Arizona... down at the bottom, in the Southeast. There are guys here from Wisconsin (like @A myHIVteam Member🤠).

June 29
A myHIVteam Member

Anemia can be a common side effect of HIV infection and the meds used to treat it. I have pictures of myself anemic from HIV infection in the late 1980s. I don't remember noticing it at the time, but it's undeniable from the pictures. @A myHIVteam Member. Hang in there. I survived my anemia without anyone acknowledging it.❤️

June 27

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