HIV & The Treatment [Yes! Those who dont know about it!]

The HIV treatment is very simple. The treatment is counselling and pharmacology. If there is an infection such as STD or any others chronic disease suffered by PLHIV such as diabetes, its required extra treatment.

How the pharmacology treatment will be able to treat HIV?

Briefly, the most general pharmacology treatment is JAART. When someone has effected of HIV, the virus will spread in human body. The calculation of the virus can be determined in a term call Viral Load. Virus normally needs a “house” and the “house” is an antibody system which called CD4.

To develop and spread, the virus will destroy the immune system in human body (CD4) in slowly. However, CD4 can be high or lower according to the level of health for one individual and not causes by the HIV only.

Before the treatment start, the doctor will analyse the health condition of the PLHIV including the CD4 test. Generally, when the readings of the CD4 for male bellow 350 and for female bellow 250, the PLHIV is pregnant, intent to get married, intent to have children and etc., the HAART treatment will be started.

Remember, the virus inside the semen not the sperm.

The obedient to the treatment normally can cause the virus until to the undetectable level. This means the treatment is working and the PLHIV can be considering equally same as other non PLHIV. The reading of CD4 is important before the treatment, but the Viral Load reading is more important after the treatment started.

How to start the treatment?

You may get the treatment in hospital, under department ID (Infectious Diseases). If you are diagnosed in hospital or government clinic, the next procedure is a Standard Of Procedures.

If you are diagnosed in private clinic, please bring together the reference letter and inform at the registration counter. The next procedure will be proceed. If there is no reference letter, kindly inform that you need a screening HIV test.

If you are not comfortable using the term HIV please use the term RVD during dealing with the matter. RVD stand for Retroviral Disease the other name of HIV.

What about the alternative treatment?

Briefly, the alternative treatment is the other alternative other than pharmacology treatment. So far I don’t trust any other alternative treatment even though there are numbers of testimonial for alternative treatment. No need to waste monies and time, in addition they never tested the effectiveness of the treatment with the blood test.

In my personal opinion, those people who go with the alternative treatment and supplement food is a PLHIV who still in the stage of grief reaction in compromise phase. In this phase the PLHIV is starting to accept their situation and try to find the best alternative for their health. At this particular moment normally they easily become the manipulation victim.

What is the best supplement food  for the PLHIV?

Supplement food is the supplement food to increase the immune in the human body. It is purposely not to cure the HIV.

Because of the immune system for PLHIV is weak, it is good for them to have various supplement foods addition food but do not simply get influenced with every supplement food.

If PLHIV intent to take supplement food advisable to get advice from the doctor in a reasonable amount. Avoid take too much supplement foods than can cause panic reaction. This panic reaction can cause panic buying.

Sometime the supplement food can give certain effect to the pharmacology treatment. HARRT can cause dehydration, it can give effect to the heart function and kidney. Every organ has the limitation function. Make sure the supplement foods did not give any effect to the others chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases and hepatitis.

The best supplement food is the “sunnah foods”. Must remember, the prayer, reading the al Quran, doa-doa syifa’, zikr, healthy life style and think positive about life. Do not afraid of the virus more than afraid of Allah s.w.t.

What is the complementary treatment?

Complementary treatment is the combination of the pharmacology treatment and the alternative treatment including supplement food.

If you can afford for it then it depend on you, however please ensure that all the basic info above has fully understand. Beside that please ensure that you are not neglect the pharmacology treatment. Obedient to the treatment is mandatory. The period blood test is most important.

Is the HAART treatment dangerous to the PLHIV and give side effect in long term?

Please do not be bind with the unnecessary info and easily get influenced. The treatment given is the best treatment and has been proved effective. The modern treatment is also amount to the Islamic treatment.

The paranoid behaviour to the side effect of the treatment can cause negative mind. Medication and observation from the doctor can minimize the risk. If any medication (not limited to this medication) if take overdose can caused side effect.

The doctor always observed the kidney function and heart. A little side effect is normal in fact the PLHIV is lucky because they keep update with their health status. Learn to be thanks and think positive. The consistent light exercise is necessary for PLHIV.

How long can PLHIV survive?

The answer is no specific answer because is beyond our capability because it in God hand. It could be a minute, a day, a week, a month or a year. However, as far as I concern, with the proper treatment and good life style, there a numbers of PLHIV can survive until 30 years. PLHIV is not necessary die because of HIV or AIDS.

Is there any way for PLHIV to get married and having children free HIV?

The answer is yes. Please refer to my previous entry that has discussed this issue.