i am very sorry. i cant help, but i can tell you the story of my moms brother.

about 20-25 years ago my uncle and his wife broke up. well, he decided to move back up to PA from FL (where he lived with his wife) after a few years of reckless behavior after the breakup.

a year after moving back in with my grandparents, he woke up one morning and couldnt see. my grandpa took him to the hospital and they diagnosed him with syphilis, which was caused him to loose his sight. since he was diagnosed with one std, they decided to test him for all stds. they also discovered he had HIV.

if i can remember correctly, this was probably around the year 1990 or 1992. and to make a long story short.. he has been on 'the cocktail' off an on since this happened. he took it for about 5 years and stopped because his count was waaaay low (it basically looked like he didnt have HIV anymore). he goes back on the pills every so often just to keep his levels low. he looks healthy (still kind of fat!) and hasnt really shown any affects of it.

there is hope. and i REALLY hope that your son finds the right treatment! and i hope that his girlfriend still has hope as well. i will be thinking of you and your family.

don't worry your son is gonna be fine but he has to go on an effective treatment . also he may get many opportunistic infection so he has to take care of his all general well being . don't be disappointing and you have to believe that GOD will not leave you alone . if depression knocks your door , don't open what so ever . i REALLY hope that your son recover soon .

Keep the faith honey..I hope everything comes out ok to where he is in continuos remission and never become full blown..Each day new meds are discovered so stay storng.

Either way treatments are effective for this, he should be okay once he's dealt with the emotional aspect of it all.

may God bless him and his girlfriend.

HIV is no longer a death sentence. As long as he gets the proper care, he can still have a long and otherwise healthy life.

I have lived with AIDS (near the end) for 16 years that I know of.

There is hope with medication.

Take heart like my parents did.

Sorry about everything - Muthoni (Mson)

A big part of fighting the infection in early stages is commitment to beating the disease and building up your body for the fight. Encourage him to get as much excercise as possible and be paranoid about illness. On your side become your own best resource. Educate yourself about the HIV virus, it's potential treatments and about patient's rights. Look into foods and suppliments that can boost his immune system strength. Love and support your son. He'll need that strength.

Sorry about your son, I know someone who's been HIV positive for 4 years ... When she first went in to see her blood count it was 250 this is not good... The doctors couldn't understand why she hadn't reached full blown AIDS but they rush to get her meds and four weeks later she is undetectable the doctors were astonished!!!! This has never happened, 3 years later she's still undetectable and living well... I guess I'm trying to say is as long as your son stay on his meds, go to his appointments, communicate with his doctors & nurses... When she first started the Sustiva it was horrible she was throwing up for the first week but after adjusting the time she takes it stopped.... I try to be there for her ... Your son will feel depressed, angry, suicidal, Denial but this will pass... I learned that people with this disease hates hearing people live long lives ... She thinks about what will happen when she has full blown AIDS? To her this is death.. I will be there for her till the end... They need support they want to be treated just the same as a HIV negative person, they are still human beings