Been using a biojector (fuzeon) for about a month and experiencing site
injection problems. I seem to get black and blue marks at almost any place I
choose to inject. And the raised reddish hive like result is painful when I
walk. Does anyone have any advice?
Thank you for listening to me.
Michael Steingraber
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There are 20 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. NATAP: Diabetes/Lipids Contribute to Liver Disease
From: JuLev@...
2. Re: hEllooooooooooooooooooeveryone
From: Michael Dorosh <orbit38@...>
3. Re: Fuzeon question?
From: Allan <allan2947@...>
4. RE: Vitamin C does not cause kidney stones
From: <frankjacks@...>
5. Re: Help me to be a better nurse
From: Michael Dorosh <orbit38@...>
6. Re: Help me to be a better nurse
From: edlortz@...
7. Re: anyone with bad results from Sculptra/Newfill?
From: "Christopher" <brightdba2004@...>
8. Re: A problem of my thin skin
From: "Joe" <joseph.denney@...>
9. connection between sugar and diarrhea?
From: "jim98122x" <jim98122x@...>
10. RE: Injecting Bioalcamid in Pasadena?
From: "Michael Mooney SuperNutrition" <mmooney@...>
11. NATAP: Once Daily Kaletra is FDA Approved....
From: JuLev@...
12. Sexual Anxiety
From: "Christopher" <brightdba2004@...>
13. I will be starting a new regimen on Monday May 1st.
From: John Barrow <pozbod@...>
14. Re: connection between sugar and diarrhea?
From: PoWeRTX@...
15. Re: i have never had allergies,
From: "Bill Gaul" <wgaul1@...>
16. Re: Fuzeon question?
From: Averageguykc@...
17. Response to RAMB46@... re T-20 and Phillip in NYC re facial
wasting
From: "camden_orgain" <porgain@...>
18. Re: triglycerides
From: "Bill Gaul" <wgaul1@...>
19. RE: Sexual Anxiety
From: <m.muaddib@...>
20. New file uploaded to PozHealth
From: PozHealth


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:52:24 EDT
From: JuLev@...
Subject: NATAP: Diabetes/Lipids Contribute to Liver Disease

NATAP - http://www.natap.org

Diabetes & Lipids Associated with Liver Disease

Reported by Jules Levin

These studies were reported at the 40th annual EASL liver meeting in Paris
(April 2005). The studies support numerous previous studies that insulin
resistance and diabetes can contribute to advancing liver disease,
particularly in
people with viral hepatitis C or B. As well, elevated lipids may
contribute..

Impact of Overweight & Diabetes on Liver-Related Death in Patients with
Alcoholic & Viral Hepatitis C Cirrhosis

G. N'Kontchou1, M. Tin Tin Htar1, J. Paries2, F. Kazemi1, V. Bourcier1, N.
Ganne-Carrie1, P. Nahon1, V. Grando-Lemaire1, J.C. Trinchet1, M. Beaugrand1

1 Liver Unit, Jean Verdier Hospital, Bondy, France
2 Public Health Unit, Jean Verdier Hospital, Bondy, France


Obesity and diabetes have been suggested to be risk factors of liver-related
death in recent population-based cohort studies. This study was aimed to
assess prospectively the impact of these factors on liver-related death
(including
liver transplantation).

Overweight & diabetes type II are risk factors of cirrhosis in patients with
alcoholic & viral HCV. They are also risk factors for liver cancer
(hepatocellular carcinoma). Their influence on liver-related death in
patients has not
yet been evaluated.

A large cohoht of 963 patients with compensated cirrhosis regularly followed
for a screening program for HCC were included. All clinical and biological
variables were collected at inclusion. Ultrasonography & alfa-feto protein
were
used for follow-up evaluation. Outcomes evaluated were: liver-related death,
liv
er-related death including liver transplantation (HCC, liver failure, portal
hypertension), & occurrence of HCC was also recorded.

Predictive factors for overall and liver-related death were determined by
log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards model. Survival to events was
estimated by Kaplan-Meier method.

BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS n=963:
Age: 57
63% male
Etiologies: (alcohol/HCV/mixed): 484/322/157
Diabetes: 298 (31%)
BMI (kg/m2): 25/6 +/-4.7
Prothrombine time: 72+/-17
Platelet counts: 137 +/-64
Bilirubin: 28 mmol/l
Albumin (g/l): 39+/-6
AST (N): 2
ALT (N): 2
AP (N): 1.4
y-GT (N): 3.9

Results
-There were 484 alcoholic cirrhosis, 322 HCV, 157 HCV+alcohol.
-Mean age was 57.2±11 yr and mean BMI was 25.6 kg/m2.
-607 were male patients.
-298 patients were diabetic.
-After a mean follow-up of 66.7±45.2 months, 384 patients died, of which 279
were liver-related deaths (liver failure: 142; hepatocellular carcinoma:
117;
portal hypertension: 20).

In univariate analysis, factors associated with liver-related death were:
--BMI e27.5 [OR 1.9; 1.5-2.4; p < 0.0001]
--age >57 yr [OR 1.6; 1.3-2.0; p < 0.0001]
--male sex [1.7; 1.3-2.1; p < 0.0001]
--platelet count <140,000/mm3 [OR 1.9; 1.5-2.5; <0.0001]
--serum albumin <42 g/l [2.8; 2.0-3.9; p < 0.0001]
--prothrombin activity <82% [2.3; 1.7-3.1; p < 0.0001]
--alkaline phosphatase >1.4 ULN [OR 1.9; 1.5-2.4; p < 0.0001]
--total bilirubin >17 mm/ml [OR 1.9; 1.5-2.4, p < 0.0001].

Diabetes was not significantly related.

In multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for liver-related death
were:
--serum albumin <42 g/l [OR 2.00; 1.4-2.9; p = 0.0004]
--BMI e27.5: [OR 1.8; 1.4-2.4; p < 0.0001]
--age >57 yr [OR 1.7; 1.3-2.3; p = 0.0002]
--male sex [OR 1.5; 1.1-2.1; p = 0.01]
--prothrombin activity <82% [OR 1.6; 1.1-2.2 p = 0.02]
--alkaline phosphatase >1.4 ULN [OR 1.4; 1.0-1.9; p = 0.03].

These results were confirmed in different etiological subgroups.

Conclusion: Overweight was an independent and important predictive factor of
liver-related death in patients with compensated HCV and alcohol cirrhosis.

Diabetes is Strongly Associated with Advanced Fibrosis;
Elevated Lipids May Be Associated with Fibrosis
--Patient Populations with High prevalence of Diabetes, like Hispanics, May
Be Particularly At Risk for Advancing Liver Disease

“ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIABETES, OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY AND DYSLIPIDEMIA WITH
FIBROSIS PROGRESSION IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS”

A. Loaeza-del Castillo, F. Vargas-Vorácková

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y
Nutrición, Mexico
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y
Nutrición, Mexico

Fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients is variable,
factors associated with an accelerated progression have been identified, but
they
do not account for the heterogeneity seen between individuals.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of diabetes, overweight, obesity and
dyslipidemia in CHC patients and the association of these metabolic factors
with
liver fibrosis progression.

Method: Patients with CHC seen in our institution between 1993 and 2003 were
retrospectively studied (n = 1618). Patients with a known duration of
infection acquired by transfusion with a liver biopsy performed before any
antiviral
treatment were included. Patients with overt hepatic insufficiency were
excluded. The diagnoses of diabetes, overweight, obesity and dyslipidemia
were
investigated and liver fibrosis stage (METAVIR). Variables were tested for
their
association with significant fibrosis (F2, F3, F4).

RESULTS
--108 patients were included, 71 (66%) female and 37 (34%) male,
--mean age was 48.7+12.2 years.
--Age at infection was 24.7±13 years, acquired between 1944-2000.
--78% were HCV-genotype 1.
--Fibrosis stage was: F0 = 15 (14%), F1 = 38 (35%), F2 = 9 (8%), F3 = 8 (8%)
and F4 = 38 (35%).
--Mean fibrosis progression rate was 0.106±0.101 (0-0.44).
--26 patients (24%) had diabetes, 10 (9%) glucose intolerance, 24 (22%)
obesity [body mass index (BMI) e30 kg/m2] and 49 (45%) overweight (25 d BMI
< 30
kg/m2).
--Dyslipidemia was investigated in 75 patients and confirmed in 25 (33.3%).
Association between these variables and fibrosis is depicted in the table.



Variable Odds ratio 95%CI P


F2-F4
Diabetes 3.56 1.35-9.42 0.008
Overweight 1.006 0.47-2.14 0.98
Obesity 1.18 0.47-2.93 0.71
Dyslipidemia 0.33 0.13-0.86 0.02
Cirrhosis
Diabetes 2.94 1.18-11.9 0.01
Overweight 0.96 0.43-2.12 0.92
Obesity 1.48 0.56-3.61 0.45
Dyslipidemia 0.36 0.12-1.06 0.05



Conclusions: Diabetes is a factor strongly associated with advanced fibrosis
and cirrhosis. In populations with a high prevalence of diabetes, such as
Hispanics, this association must be taken into account. Lipid metabolism has
a
specific role in the pathogenesis of CHC and the possible protector role of
dyslipidemia for significant liver fibrosis should be investigated in
further
studies.


“INSULIN RESISTANCE PROMOTES FIBROSIS PROGRESSION AND PREDICTS
NECRO-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER
DISEASE”

D. Sánchez-Muñoz1, E. Suárez1, M.V. Galán1, L. Grande1, G. Muñoz2, M.
Romero-Gómez1

1 Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
2 Pathology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain


Aims: To assess the presence of metabolic syndrome X (MSx) and insulin
resistance (IR), and its relationship with histologic damage, in patients
with
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Patients and Methods: Thirty-five patients, 25 male and 10 female, with an
average age of 45.7±12.7 [24-76] years, diagnosed by NAFLD, were included.
Liver
biopsy was carried out after persistence for, at least, six months of
altered
liver enzymes with appropriate diet and physical activity therapies.
Histological damage was assessed according to Brunt criteria (Semin Liver
Dis 2001;
21: 3-16). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated. MSx was diagnosed according
to
ATP III criteria. IR was calculated using the HOMA-IR index =
[Glucose(mmol/l)
_ Insulin(UI/ml)]/22.5.

RESULTS

Only one patient (2.5%) showed normal weight; 17/35 (48.6%) patients showed
overweight and 17/35 (48.6%) patients were obese.
--MSx was present in 14/35 (42.5%) patients;
--central obesity in 65.7%,
--high triglyceride levels in 62.9%,
--altered glucose metabolism in 28.6%,
--hypertension in 31.4% and
--low HDL-colesterol levels in 24%.
--IR was present (HOMA-IR >2) in 23/33 (74.3%) patients.
--The histologic diagnosis was simple hepatocyte steatosis (HS) in 8/35
(22.9%) patients and steatohepatitis (NASH) in 27/35 (77.1%) patients:
Fibrosis
degree was: absent in 13 patients, mild fibrosis (F1-F2) in 6 patients,
bridging
fibrosis (F3) in 7 patients and cirrhosis (F4) in 1 patient.

Patients with HS showed lower triglyceride levels (99±43 vs 169±85 mg/dl; p
=
0.034) and HOMA-IR (2.54±0.9 vs 4.5±2.5; p = 0.002) than patients with NASH.

Triglycerides >180 mg/dl or HOMA IR >4.5 was associated with NASH
(Specificity: 100% and Sensitivity: 54.3%.

Fibrosis correlated with age (r = 0.37; p = 0.027), AST (r = 0.5; p =
0.002),
and HOMA-IR (r = 0.45; p = 0.007).

In multiple lineal regression, the only factor associated with fibrosis was
the HOMA-IR (R = 0.60; p = 0.0001). All of the patients with advanced
fibrosis
(F3-F4) showed a HOMA-IR index >4.5, but only 8/26 (30%) patients with
F0-F2;
p < 0.001.

Conclusions: Insulin resistance is present in the majority of the patients
with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. HOMA-IR index >4.5 or triglyceride
levels >180 mg/dl are predictors of the presence of NASH. Insulin resistance
may
play a role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis progression in patients with
NAFLD.
Drugs able to decrease insulin resistance could be useful in the therapy of
this disease.


Total Calories May Contribute to Development of Fatty Liver

“LIVER STEATOSIS (Fatty Liver) IN OPEN POPULATION: PREVALENCE AND
RELATIONSHIP TO THE DIET. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE ``ARSITA-ONE'' PROJECT”

I. Petridis1, E. Lattanzi1, B. Marraccini1, I. Carderi1, E. Claar1, C.
Liani1, S. Lobello1, O. Di Andrea2, M. Chiaramonte1

1 Hepato-Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit - Dept. of Internal Medicine
and
Public Health - L'Aquila University, L'Aquila, Italy
2 Arsita Family Doctor, Italy


Background and Aim: This study, part of a larger epidemiological study for
liver and metabolic diseases carried out on Arsita (Abruzzo) (805 adult
registered inhabitants), was designed: 1) to assess the prevalence of liver
steatosis;
2) to evaluate the relationship with the diet.

Materials and Methods: All subjects aged over 18 yr were invited to have
liver ultrasound (US) and an alimentary questionnaire computer analyzed
(Winfood
1.5). Liver steatosis was classified as none, mild, moderate and severe.
Diet
was classified as: diet 1, a traditional local diet, hypercaloric (3500-4500
kcal), hyperlipidic (55% of calories); diet 2, similar but with less
calories
(2500-3500 kcal); diet 3, classic Mediterranean (2000-2500 kcal).

RESULTS
--541 subjects (253 M and 288 F), completed the US and diet study.
--Moderate/severe steatosis was found in 89/253 (35%) males and 75/288 (26%)
females; in 41/164 (25%) subjects under 40 yr, in 63/119 (33%) subjects aged
40-59 yrs and in 92/196 (47%) subjects over 60 yr.
--143/253 males (57.5%) and 86/288 females (30%) followed diet 1, which was
related to obesity (BMI > 30) in 61% of males and 69% of females, while 14%
of
subjects having diet 2 were obese.

--All subjects with mediterranean diet had normal BMI.
--In diet 1 group, 71.5% of males and 64.5% of females had steatosis, while
in diet 2 this was respectively 25.1% and 31.3%.
--In subjects with steatosis, alcohol consumption was present in 82% of
males
and in 48% of females, while BMI > 30 was present in 61% of males and 78% of
females.
--Out of 164 subjects with steatosis 22 (13%) had altered AST and/or ALT (13
anti-HCV+).

Conclusions: Prevalence of steatosis is increasing with age and is more
frequent in males. In females severe steatosis is mainly correlated with
overweight
and in males with alcohol abuse. The amount of total calories instead of the
proportion of fat seems to be related to liver steatosis. Elderly people had
moderate/severe in 47%, however in most cases steatosis is indolent. Hepato
cytolisis, without virus, seems to be very rare. Liver steatosis without ``a
second hit'' seems to be a benign condition.



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:55:31 -0600
From: Michael Dorosh <orbit38@...>
Subject: Re: hEllooooooooooooooooooeveryone

I had major stones and problems a number of years ago and have not taken
vitamin C since. I rely on oranges, tomatoes, etc, and a multi-vitamin
for my daily needs, but NOT as an extra supplement.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:50:43 -0700 <frankjacks@...> writes:
Id be cautious about heavy-dosing vitamin C. I found out (the hard way)
that it is a major cause of kidney stones, and such pain you dont want
to know. As always, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR before you do anything!

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:45:19 -0700
From: Allan <allan2947@...>
Subject: Re: Fuzeon question?

Ron,
I¹ve been on Fuzeon since November 2003.

Although there are techniques that help lessen the injection site reactions
(ISR), almost everyone who takes Fuzeon does get them. The reactions aren¹t
caused by doing the injections incorrectly, but rather from the Fuzeon
itself.

The only advice I can give you is to avoid injecting into muscle, massage
the injection site after each injection, and rotate injection sites. I
recently discovered that I could inject myself in my upper arms by doing a
shallow injection in areas that have just a little bit of a fat pad. This
helps provide some relief for my thighs and abdomen. If you have someone who
can help you with the injections, that would be good for injecting in places
that you can¹t reach by yourself.

Best of luck to you.

Allan



On 4/29/05 6:41 AM, "RAMB46@..." <RAMB46@...> wrote:

> Good morning everyone,
> I will be starting a new regimen on Monday May 1st.
> I will be on : Reyataz, Norvir, Truvada, & Fuzeon.
> I do not have any body fat, & I know the Fuzeon causes injection site
> reactions.
> Does anyone have some tips that will help when you are injecting Fuzeon ?
> I am really concerned how to TRY to help avoid problems ,if possible.
> I have become resistent to all classes of meds, except ' PI's &
> Tenofovir,
> this is why I have to start with Fuzeon & PI's.
> Hope someone is on this type of HAART, & can help me out.
> Does Reyataz also cause Lipodystrophy ?
> I already have a lot of visceral fat in my abdomen, & hope this does not
> get
> worse.
> Any information would greatly be appreciated,
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
> New England, Ma.
>



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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:53:29 -0700
From: <frankjacks@...>
Subject: RE: Vitamin C does not cause kidney stones

You appear to be right, though when I first learned this just a few years
ago, they thought it was true. If you want to read the
whole article go to the page for the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State
University
(http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w99/kidneystones.html).



However, the last sentence of the article states: "In particular, the
concern about the role of vitamin C in kidney stone formation,
a source of speculation for several decades, appears to be no longer
justified."



My apologies for spreading untruths.



Frank



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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:14 AM
To: PozHealth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PozHealth] Vitamin C does not cause kidney stones



Whatever the cause of your kidney stones, it was not Vitamin C.
Studies show reduced kidney stones with more Vitamin C (and B6).

The cause of kidney stones is usually too much oxalic acid in the body, or
too little calcium in the GI tract to bind to oxalic acid to carry it out -
so it does not enter the body. As much as 99 percent of kidney stones can be
calcium oxalate, calcium bonded to oxalic acid. Some studies indicate that
having enough calcium in the diet or via supplementation to reduce oxalic
acid intake can help reduce the potential for kidney stone formation, too.

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Higher Doses of Vitamin C Have Been Shown To Decrease Kidney Stones And
Increase Bone Density

Gerster, H. No contribution of ascorbic acid to renal calcium oxalate
stones. Ann Nutr Metab 1997;41(5):269-282

Comment: For those who are concerned that Vitamin C intake might increase
the risk of kidney stones, this study stated that, "In the large-scale
Harvard Prospective Health Professional Follow-Up Study, those groups in the
highest quintile of Vitamin C intake, above 1,500 mg per day, had a lower
risk of kidney stones than the groups in the lowest quintiles."

Side note:
Vitamin C also increases bone density when enough is taken.

Morton DJ, et al. Vitamin C supplement use and bone mineral density in
postmenopausal women. J Bone Min Res 2001;16(1):135-140.
Comment: This study showed that senior women who took between 1,000 and
5,000 mg of supplemental Vitamin C per day had approximately 5% greater
spinal bone mineral density than women who took 500 mg or less over three
years. Higher Vitamin C doses were superior to 500 mg per day or less.

Michael Mooney

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:50:43 -0700
From: <frankjacks@...>
Subject: RE: hEllooooooooooooooooooeveryone

I'd be cautious about heavy-dosing vitamin C. I found out (the hard way)
that it is a major cause of kidney stones, and such pain
you don't want to know. As always, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR before you do
anything!







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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:25:30 -0600
From: Michael Dorosh <orbit38@...>
Subject: Re: Help me to be a better nurse

Many public (and/or Ryan White funded) clinics have budget problems and
sometimes patients continually see a nurse or PA. Please make sure your
patients know that they always have the right to see their doctor if they
want to.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:48:44 -0000 "C Collins" <skibabet@...>
writes:
Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August.
As part of this semester I am to give a presentation on HIV. I would
like to
focus on "how to be a better nurse to the HIV patient.". Is there
anything you would like to tell a graduating group of nurses? Any of
your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My project is due
05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much obliged!
Please email me at skibabet@...











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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:51:06 EDT
From: edlortz@...
Subject: Re: Help me to be a better nurse

Hi CC
Tell them that the first priority for a patient is to get well from the
current problem. That requires taking meds, being proactive, tell the
caregivers exactly what the problem is, what reactions they are having.
Don't
hesistate to voice a concern if something doesn't feel right, whether it
being a
part of your body or if you are concerned about the medical profession's
course
of action.
The next thing is to prepare the patient for a long life. This also
requires being proactive, but also controlling one's life. Manage stress,
but
stay challenged. Reduce as much as possible the problems with job, money,
living
situation. Prepare long range solutions to problems. Stay with meds, avoid
drugs (the recreational kind), and exercise regularly and eat right, or as
close to it as possible. You probably can't tell your nurses this, but if
the
patient doesn't like their doc, change docs. I've "fired" two primary, two
proctologists, and three dermatologists, before i got to my current team,
all of
whom i've had over five years each.
Basically, help them thru the current problem and get them thinking
long
term. I'm 61, been poz for 22 years, undetectable, and with 500 t's, and
never been hospitalized with an OI (knock on a VERY LARGE piece of wood).

cheers
edward



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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:25:18 -0000
From: "Christopher" <brightdba2004@...>
Subject: Re: anyone with bad results from Sculptra/Newfill?

yes, Charlie, I got free Sculptra and I have Medicare.


--- In PozHealth@yahoogroups.com, WEBcfm@a... wrote:
> Hi ..
> I just want to thank everyone for all of the replies to my posting
about
> Sculptra injections. All of the positive feedback gave me a great
attitude, and
> the courage to see a plastic surgeon yesterday. He was extremely
nice, not to
> mention, young and cute lol! I'm going to send out the form for
the free kits
> of Sculptra today. The one thing I just noticed though, was that
the patient
> shouldn't have Medicare/medicaid coverage that could pay for the
Sculptra. I
> have both of those insurances, but I doubt that they would cover
the cost of
> the Sculptra. Has anyone else gotten the free Sculptra kits while
also
> covered by either or both of these insurance plans?
> By the way, I'm going to a dinner tomorrow night..and the speaker
is Nelson
> Vergel! I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say, and
actually seeing
> him in person.
> Thanks again to all that have taken the time to reply to my
posting.
> Charlie in Connecticut








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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:46:42 -0000
From: "Joe" <joseph.denney@...>
Subject: Re: A problem of my thin skin

Hey guys,

I tried replying to this post earlier, but didn't realize Yahoo has
changed the posting procedure, so I guess my reply just went to
thadd1. Take a look at Dr. Perricone's book, The Perricone
Prescription. In it (on pages 115-116) he writes about an elderly
man with the same problem, due to years of sun damage. He
prescribed a cream containing vitamin C ester at a 10 percent level
in a moisturizing base, to be applied to the patient's entire body
once daily, and to problem areas twice daily. The man started
noticing results within ten weeks, and within three months the
problem had basically disappeared. Dr. Perricone mentions that he
had a compounding pharmacist make up one pound jars of this cream --
perhaps you can get your doctor to prescribe the same thing. Hope
this helps.

Joe

--- In PozHealth@yahoogroups.com, thadd1@a... wrote:
> Hey folks;
> Every time I bump into something...yes, I am kinda clumsy, my skin
rips and
> I bleed.
> Even my arms have this problem...when I work in the yard or work
out at the
> gym every third time I find I am bleeding from a simple bump.
>
> I am on Sustiva, 3TC and Viread with androgel. That is my whole
regime. I
> also take a vitamin from GNC.
>
> Viral load is undetectable and my CD4's are around 600.
>
> Any suggestions? on making my skin thicker?
>
> Thad








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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 02:41:53 -0000
From: "jim98122x" <jim98122x@...>
Subject: connection between sugar and diarrhea?

I seem to recall reading somewhere that eating foods or drinking
beverages high in sugar can aggravate diarrhea. Is that true?

Like many people, Protease Inhibitors make me very lactose intolerant.
So already I have to keep vigilant to keep the dirrhea in check.
I'm wondering if sugar is also a problem, especially sweetened drinks?








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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:56:11 -0700
From: "Michael Mooney SuperNutrition" <mmooney@...>
Subject: RE: Injecting Bioalcamid in Pasadena?

No one in the US offers BioAlcamid. Schwartz is just good at taking it out.

Michael Mooney

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From: hijung@... [mailto:hijung@...]
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:18 AM
To: mmooney@...
Subject: RE: [PozHealth] Injecting Bioalcamid in Pasadena?


Anyone know if Dr. Shwartz offers Bio Alcamid? I'm about to go to Mexico for
it but Id rather not. For the record I'm a post Sydney Coleman fat graft
disaster patient. He made me grossly asymmetrical and I need Bio Alcamid to
even them out.





--- On Thu 04/28, Michael Mooney SuperNutrition < mmooney@... >
wrote:



From: Michael Mooney SuperNutrition [mailto: mmooney@...]
To: PozHealth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:43:15 -0700
Subject: [PozHealth] Removing Bioalcamid in Pasadena


I have had another friend have BioAlcamid taken from his face by Dr. Michael
Schwartz of Pasadena.

This one had about 14 cc's taken out.

He was severely wasted before the BioAlcamid was put in but was convinced
that although he looked much better with the BioAlcamid, his face was far
too full, and looked abnormally round.

Dr. Schwartz used liposuction and squeezing to remove it.

Michael Mooney
www.medibolics.com
http://www.powerusa.org/







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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:10:23 EDT
From: JuLev@...
Subject: NATAP: Once Daily Kaletra is FDA Approved....

NATAP - http://www.natap.org

FDA Approves Once Daily Kaletra For Therapy Naïve Patients

This report combines information from both the FDA statement & the Abbott
Press Release. The antiviral effect of once daily (QD) & twice daily (BID)
were
similar in the study (Study #418) comparing the two dose regimens as you can
see in the Table below (71% qd vs 65% bid, <LLQ); the once daily regimen was
associated with higher rates of diarrhea; and the once daily regimen is
approved
by the FDA for therapy naïve patients & not for therapy experienced patients
because as the FDA says trough concentrations are 60% lower for the qd
regimen &
because there are no studies of the once daily regimen in
treatment-experienced patients. Jules Levin

ABBOTT RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR A ONCE-DAILY KALETRA BASED
(LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR) TREATMENT REGIMEN

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 2, 2005 - Abbott announced today that it received
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a once-daily dosing
regimen for Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir), a protease inhibitor used in
combination with other anti-HIV medications, for the initial treatment of
HIV. The new
dosing regimen for Kaletra offers physicians and patients increased
flexibility in managing their individual HIV treatment without sacrificing
the proven
efficacy of the twice-daily dosing option, in patients new to HIV therapy.
This
new dosing option is available in both liquid and soft gel capsule
formulations.

Approval for the new regimen is based on data from a clinical study
conducted
in 190 patients new to HIV therapy which evaluated the effectiveness of the
once-daily and twice-daily Kaletra doses, both administered in combination
with
once-daily tenofovir and emtricitabine, over a period of 48 weeks. Results
demonstrated comparable virologic responses (HIV RNA less than 50 copies per
milliliter) between the once- and twice-daily dosing groups. Kaletra
once-daily
was generally well tolerated (SEE STUDY DATA BELOW). In both the once-daily
and
twice-daily arms, the most frequent drug-related adverse events of moderate
or greater intensity reported were diarrhea and nausea, although diarrhea
was
observed more frequently in the once-daily arm.

Particular caution should be used when taking Viagra, Cialis or Levitra
since
the interaction with Kaletra may result in an increase in their related side
effects. Patients should discuss all medicines, including those without a
prescription and herbal preparations that they are taking or plan to take
with
their physician or pharmacist.

Once-daily Kaletra should not be administered in combination with Sustiva,
Viramune, Agenerase, Viracept, Tefretol, Phenobarbitol and Dilantin.

FDA STATEMENT
FDA today approved the use of KALETRA 800/200mg once-daily administration
for
the treatment of HIV-infection in therapy-naïve adult patients, based on
review and analysis of two clinical trials comparing safety and efficacy of
lopinavir (LPV)/ritonavir (RTV) 800/200 mg once daily (qd) and LPV/RTV
400/100 mg
twice daily (bid), for a duration of at least 48 weeks in
antiretroviral-naïve
HIV-1 infected subjects.

At this time, once daily Kaletra is not approved for treatment experienced
patients because trough concentrations of lopinavir are approximately 60%
than
that observed in the twice-daily regimen and because there are no clinical
studies comparing the two dosing schedules in treatment-experienced
individuals.

The following is a summary of the labeling changes-

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:
Pharmacokinetic data for Kaletra given as 800/200 mg once daily in HIV-1
infected antiretroviral naïve adult subjects were added.

Specifically, the following text was included.

The pharmacokinetics of once daily KALETRA have been evaluated in
HIV-infected subjects naïve to antiretroviral treatment. KALETRA 800/200 mg
was
administered in combination with emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir 300 mg
as part of a
once daily regimen.

Multiple dosing of 800/200 mg KALETRA QD for 4 weeks with food (n=24)
produced a mean + SD lopinavir peak plasma concentration (Cmax) of 11.8 +
3..7 μg/mL,
occurring approximately 6 hours after administration.

The mean steady-state trough concentration prior to the morning dose was 3.2
+ 2.1 μg/mL and minimum concentration within a dosing interval was 1.7 + 1.6
μ
g/mL. Lopinavir AUC over a 24 hour dosing interval averaged 154.1 + 361.4 μg
*h/mL

A statement that KALETRA once daily has not been evaluated in pediatric
patients was included.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE:

The following information was added:

Once-daily administration of KALETRA is not recommended in
therapy-experienced patients.

When initiating treatment with KALETRA in therapy-naïve patients, it should
be noted that the incidence of diarrhea was greater for KALETRA once daily
compared to KALETRA twice daily in Study 418 (57% vs 35% - events of all
grades
and probably or possibly related to drug: 16% vs 5% - events of at least
moderate severity and probably or possibly related to drug).

Description of Clinical Studies

Results from study M02-418 were included as follows.

Study 418: KALETRA QD + tenofovir DF + emtricitabine compared to KALTERA BID
+ tenofovir DF + emtricitabine

Study 418 is an ongoing, randomized, open-label, multicenter trial comparing
treatment with KALETRA 800/200 mg QD plus tenofovir DF and emtricitabine
versus KALETRA 400/100 mg BID plus tenofovir DF and emtricitabine in 190
antiretroviral treatment naïve patients.

Patients had a mean age of 39 years (range: 19 to 75), 54% were Caucasian
and
78% were male. Mean baseline CD4 cell count was 260 cells/mm3 (range 3 to
1006 cells/mm3) and mean baseline plasma HIV RNA was 4.8 log10 copies/mL
(range:
2.6 to 6.4 log10 copies/mL).

Treatment response and outcomes of randomized treatment are presented in
Table 6:

Kaletra QD Kaletra BID
+TDF/FTC +TDF/FTC
n=115 n=75
Responder 71% 65%
-Total viral
failure 10% 9%
-Rebound 6% 5%
-Never suppressed
(thru wk 48) 3% 4%
-death 0% 1%
-Disct due to
Adverse event 12% 7%
Other 9% 19%


PRECAUTIONS
In this section,
Table 10: Established and Other Potentially Significant Drug Interactions:
Alteration in Dose or Regimen May Be Recommended Based on Drug Interaction
Studies or Predicted

Interaction was revised to include information that-

KALETRA should not be administered once daily in combination with efavirenz,
nevirapine, amprenavir, nelfinavir, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, or
phenytoin. In addition, statements that KALETRA once daily has not been
studied in
combination with indinavir or saquinavir was included.

ADVERSE REACTIONS:
The adverse reaction profile and laboratory abnormalities observed in the
Kaletra once daily study were included in this section.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

This section was modified to include dosing instructions for therapy-naïve
and therapy-experienced patients as follows:

Adults:

Therapy-Naïve Patients
~ KALETRA 400/100 mg (3 capsules or 5.0 mL) twice daily taken with
food
~ KALETRA 800/200 mg (6 capsules or 10 mL) once daily taken with food


Therapy-Experienced Patients
~ KALETRA 400/100 mg (3 capsules or 5.0 mL) twice daily taken with
food


Once-daily administration of KALETRA is not recommended in
therapy-experienced patients

In addition, the following statements were added:

KALETRA should not be administered as a once-daily regimen in combination
with efavirenz, nevirapine, amprenavir or nelfinavir.
KALETRA once daily has not been evaluated in pediatric patients.

KALTERA is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL.

Richard Klein
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration

Kimberly Struble
Division of Antiviral Drug Products
Food and Drug Administration





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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:20:56 -0000
From: "Christopher" <brightdba2004@...>
Subject: Sexual Anxiety

I am in a serodiscordant relationship of ten years. Throughout the
relationship I have had anxiety about infecting my parter when we're
having sex. In the beginning, we didn't have anal intercourse at all
(on my insistance) for fear I would infect him. Over the years, I've
gotten more relaxed, and we do anal intercourse now. But the anxiety
is still there, which often causes me to go limp. Has anyone had
experience with overcoming this type of anxiety?

Thanks.
Christopher








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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:36:01 -0400
From: John Barrow <pozbod@...>
Subject: I will be starting a new regimen on Monday May 1st.

Good morning, Ron.

Reyataz causes fewer lipid abnormalities in the blood, which makes you
think ultimately that it might screw up body fat less.
Norvir causes blood lipid problems, but you'll be taking it at a fairly
low dose. Do watch your cholesterol and triglycerides, and stay on top
of those numbers.

Fuzeon site reactions can be a problem, but most of the guys I know who
take it find it surprisingly tolerable.......and effective.

Truvada seems pretty good for lipid problems, but you doctor will need
to watch for kidney issues.

JB
On Apr 30, 2005, at 9:12 AM, PozHealth@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> I will be starting a new regimen on Monday May 1st.
> I will be on : Reyataz, Norvir, Truvada, & Fuzeon.
> I do not have any body fat, & I know the Fuzeon causes injection
> site
> reactions.
> Does anyone have some tips that will help when you are injecting
> Fuzeon ?
> I am really concerned how to TRY to help avoid problems ,if possible.
> I have become resistent to all classes of meds, except ' PI's &
> Tenofovir,
> this is why I have to start with Fuzeon & PI's.
> Hope someone is on this type of HAART, & can help me out.
> Does Reyataz also cause Lipodystrophy ?
> I already have a lot of visceral fat in my abdomen, & hope this does
> not
> get worse.
> Any information would greatly be appreciated,
> Thanks,






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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:26:06 EDT
From: PoWeRTX@...
Subject: Re: connection between sugar and diarrhea?



In a message dated 4/30/2005 11:22:45 AM Central Standard Time,
jim98122x@... writes:

I seem to recall reading somewhere that eating foods or drinking
beverages high in sugar can aggravate diarrhea. Is that true?

Like many people, Protease Inhibitors make me very lactose intolerant.
So already I have to keep vigilant to keep the dirrhea in check.
I'm wondering if sugar is also a problem, especially sweetened drinks?





Yes, definitely...stay away from anythiing that has fructose and sugar if
you have diarrhea. Avoid milk products, apple juice, and most bottled
juices
and soft drinks. Minimize insoluble fiber also. Pedialite (it is made for
kids) is one of the best drinks to hydrate.

Taking calcium carbonate pills,(1000 mg twice a day) and acidophilus helps
me a lot (Glutamine at 30 grams a day also does wonders)

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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:17:10 -0400
From: "Bill Gaul" <wgaul1@...>
Subject: Re: i have never had allergies,

Also - Any change in your environment could be a culprit.My last apartment
had a forced air heating and AC system, and I sneezed so much I actually
threw my back out once. Then I moved to my present place with baseboard
heat, and the chronic sinus problems disappeared - AND I have a cat now! I'm
guessing mold. It's also true that some people develop allergies
unexpectedly as we get older, as JB said.

BG

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Barrow" <pozbod@...>
To: <PozHealth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:02 AM
Subject: [PozHealth] i have never had allergies,


Don,

It does sound very much like allergies. Have you had any changes in T
cells, up or down in the last few months? Sometimes, improving immune
function leads to allergic manefestations you didn't have before.
Allergies also tend to increase with age, and we're getting older......

JB
On Apr 29, 2005, at 9:44 AM, PozHealth@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> i have never had allergies,
> but i imagine this is what they would be like. i have seen an eye
> doctor but
> they have nothing specific to say about this and i never thought to
> mention the
> medication change. anyways, i have tried to figure out what could be
> happening as nothing has changed in my medical/medication life other
> than that small
> change in med formulation. it is a puzzle. could it be HIV related?
> that
> seems weird, but i guess the second name of this disease is "weird".








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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 15:11:20 -0400
From: Averageguykc@...
Subject: Re: Fuzeon question?

I also do my upper arms and find the reactions to be much less painful. And
when I don't have someone around I use a chip clip to hold the skin up just
enough so I'm not hitting a muscle.

-----Original Message-----
From: Allan <allan2947@...>
To: RAMB46@...; pozhealth@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:45:19 -0700
Subject: Re: [PozHealth] Fuzeon question?


Ron,
I’ve been on Fuzeon since November 2003.

Although there are techniques that help lessen the injection site reactions
(ISR), almost everyone who takes Fuzeon does get them. The reactions aren’t
caused by doing the injections incorrectly, but rather from the Fuzeon
itself.

The only advice I can give you is to avoid injecting into muscle, massage
the injection site after each injection, and rotate injection sites. I
recently discovered that I could inject myself in my upper arms by doing a
shallow injection in areas that have just a little bit of a fat pad. This
helps provide some relief for my thighs and abdomen. If you have someone who
can help you with the injections, that would be good for injecting in places
that you can’t reach by yourself.

Best of luck to you.

Allan



On 4/29/05 6:41 AM, "RAMB46@..." <RAMB46@...> wrote:


Good morning everyone,
I will be starting a new regimen on Monday May 1st.
I will be on : Reyataz, Norvir, Truvada, & Fuzeon.
I do not have any body fat, & I know the Fuzeon causes injection site
reactions.
Does anyone have some tips that will help when you are injecting Fuzeon ?
I am really concerned how to TRY to help avoid problems ,if possible.
I have become resistent to all classes of meds, except ' PI's & Tenofovir,
this is why I have to start with Fuzeon & PI's.
Hope someone is on this type of HAART, & can help me out.
Does Reyataz also cause Lipodystrophy ?
I already have a lot of visceral fat in my abdomen, & hope this does not
get worse.
Any information would greatly be appreciated,
Thanks,

Ron
New England, Ma.




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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:25:17 -0000
From: "camden_orgain" <porgain@...>
Subject: Response to RAMB46@... re T-20 and Phillip in NYC re facial
wasting

Hi Ron,
I just started T-20 a little over a month ago. I also am resistant
to everything and have no body fat. I had very bad injection site
reactions, esp. when using the belly. Now I have found a number of
places that don't seem to have as bad a reaction, sometimes none at
all. I don't know if this is my body's response changing, or the
injection sites alone being responsible. I get my partner to inject
in loose skin area on the back where I can't reach. I use a clothes
pin to pinch up skin on my arm. I have found the skin on the thigh
between the inner thigh and the quadriceps, while not very loose, the
injections disperse very nicely here, but not on top of the
quadriceps. I think dispersal is the key to lessen the reactions. I
use a vibrator, but also manually do long strokes to move the T-20
away from the injection site. The skin around my abdomen doesn't
want to disperse, so lumps remain and become very inflamed.
I am on AZT, Truvada, Kaletra and a CCR5 study drug (or placebo).
I have been having some minor problems which may be from my immune
system reconstituting itself. My viral load was down to 400 from
over 300,000, but high blood levels of LDH, which indicates
inflammation. So I had to have a gallium scan in case there was some
infection or lymphoma happening. Luckily, the scan was negative.
On a different subject, my partner and I are going to Brazil for
three weeks. We are going for PMMA (metacril) injections for facial
wasting to Dr. Marcio Serra. I only need a touch-up, the last visit
he used NuFill. A posting from Phillip in NYC earlier this week gave
a thorough and enthusiastic review of Dr. Serra and the procedure. I
spent 6 winters in Brazil and three of those years I went to see Dr.
Serra (2001,2002, and 2003), as recommended by my dermatologist in
NYC (Dr. Patrick Henessey). Before I saw Dr. Serra, I had
consultations with the head of the Plastic Surgery Board (a friend's
doctor), also with Dr. Ivo Pitanguy (a household name in plastic
surgery in the 1960's) and a "Clinica de Belezza" that had people who
wore white coats, but weren't really doctors. These latter 2 only
offered Restylane, which doesn't last in people with HIV.
Dr. Serra is a wonderful guy, and quite expert at this procedure.
I believe he pretty much pioneered the use of Metacril, and
documented each patient with photos before and after. Dr. Henessey in
NYC met him at a conference where Dr. Serra was a presenter. He only
charged $300 back then, which was almost pro-bono, so now it is
$500. Nevertheless, this is an incredible bargain compared with the
procedures done here that I imagine start at around $4500. People
think Brazil is a third world country, but Rio is totally modern, and
my experience with the doctors there (considerable over the 6 years I
went there) is that they are as good as here, with some outstanding.
They also haven't lost touch with practicing medicine to help people,
not just make money. All of my doctors there speak English fluently
and studied in the US or France. This is all part of a trend of
outsourcing, with people traveling to India for hip replacements,
Canada for Lasik, etc.








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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:06:06 -0400
From: "Bill Gaul" <wgaul1@...>
Subject: Re: triglycerides

Hi Rachel -

I didn't answer this right away because I was due for new lab results. I
take Carnitor (which is L-Carnitine), and my triglycerides are down
considerably from before I began it. I can't say whether it's a direct
result of the Carnitor or something else I'm doing. I also notice a bit more
energy and better cognitive function. I haven't stopped the supplement for
long enough to tell whether I'd lose these positive changes, but it may very
well be a good addition to my regimen from what I can see. I hadn't even
thought of it lowering triglycerides. That would be a big plus! (It's also
covered by Medicaid in NY)

BG

Hello everyone,
I was doing some more research on triglycerides and I noticed that one
Nelson's www.medibolics.com website that there was an article on L-Carnitine
lowering triglycerides significantly. Has anyone here tried this and did it
work for you? Also, did you use L-Carnitine, L-acetyl-carnitine or Carnitor?
I'm thinking of giving it a try because of its safety profile.

Rachel




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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:20:50 -0700
From: <m.muaddib@...>
Subject: RE: Sexual Anxiety

Hey Christopher,

I am in the same situation except we have been together 25 years, the last
15 of which I have been poz. Unfortunately I can't offer any help. You are
actually doing better than we are. Sadly, we have morphed into no sex and no
foreplay for the last 12 years. I, too, would be interested in others'
experiences in overcoming this dilemma. As deprssed as I have been over my
own infection, I don't think I would be able to handle infecting him, too.



Dennis of Los Angeles

m.muaddib@...




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From: PozHealth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PozHealth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Christopher
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:21 PM
To: PozHealth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PozHealth] Sexual Anxiety


I am in a serodiscordant relationship of ten years. Throughout the
relationship I have had anxiety about infecting my parter when we're
having sex. In the beginning, we didn't have anal intercourse at all
(on my insistance) for fear I would infect him. Over the years, I've
gotten more relaxed, and we do anal intercourse now. But the anxiety
is still there, which often causes me to go limp. Has anyone had
experience with overcoming this type of anxiety?

Thanks.
Christopher





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Message: 20
Date: 1 May 2005 02:24:08 -0000
From: PozHealth
Subject: New file uploaded to PozHealth


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