Cases from private practices - Papimi
Cases from private practices - Papimi
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CW<br />
Does this happen immediately<br />
RV Not exactly. Usually I don't feel the surge in energy for several hours, sometimes not until<br />
the next morning.<br />
CW<br />
RV<br />
CW<br />
Have you noticed any change in your weight or appetite<br />
No, my weight is pretty constant at 117 pounds, and my appetite is about the same.<br />
Have you been monitoring your T-cell count<br />
RV Oh, yes. When I started I started it was 22, and then it quickly went to 50 and I suppose it<br />
is still going up with each treatment.<br />
CW<br />
Did they explain how this treatment works<br />
RV Yes,they told me it had something to do with changing the electrical charge on the cells, making<br />
the sick cells healthy.<br />
CW<br />
RV<br />
CW<br />
RV<br />
Yes, that's right. And how do you fell now<br />
I feel very well. That machine really works.<br />
How much are the treatments costing you<br />
I really don't know. The insurance company pays the bills.<br />
CW In publishing case histories such as yours, we usually use only the initials of the patient.<br />
But I would like to ask if you have any objection to our using your full name<br />
RV<br />
I think I would prefer just using my initials.<br />
CW Okay, that's fine. Well, thank you very much. You have been most helpful and it has been<br />
a pleasure talking to you.<br />
RV Thank you. Glad to help. And I would certainly recommend these treatments to anyone<br />
else with similar problems.<br />
INTERVIEW WITH a HIV+ patient B.S.<br />
CW For the record, it is Sunday afternoon, 11 July 1993.<br />
You are a heterosexual male Caucasian, 37 years old, living in West Los Angeles, and you have<br />
given me permission in writing to use your name.<br />
BS That's right.<br />
CW<br />
How long have you known you were HIV-positive<br />
BS Well, I tested positive about a year and a half ago. My girl friend, you know, we used drugs and<br />
slept together, she tested positive in '87 and I tested after that. I was surprised when I first tested, it was<br />
negative, and I didn't test for a couple of years and it tested positive. That was a year and a half ago.<br />
CW<br />
What symptoms have you experienced<br />
BS Oh, I had fatigue, thrush, swelling in all my lymph glands, pain, pain in armpits, crotch and all,<br />
and another one called hairy leukoplakia which is a sore on the tongue. That cleared up, although they<br />
said it would hang around. I cleared that up with beta carotene, carrot juice, honest to God. And I had<br />
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