What is HIV
HIV (also known as human immunodeficiency virus, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the...
Join Now
|
Stomach pain and meds
|
Watch this |
| View More Posts Ignore |
I've been on two different combinations since beginning of April '09. First, Truvada, Norvir and Reyataz, and then switched to Truvada and Sustiva (Atripla). Anyway, about a month into my treatment, I started to feel a slight pain in my stomach, just above the right hip. It's been there ever since, not all the time, and certainly not mega-painful... just a niggling kind of pulsing pain every now and then.
Is this kind of pain common with ARVs??? Has anyone else had any similar experiences in particular with stomach pain??? My doctor doesn't think it is appendicitis, and is sending me for a scan early next week to rule out other explanations. Posted on 06/10/09, 04:06 pm |
| 21 Replies | Most Recent | Add Your Reply |
| View More Posts Ignore |
I HATE it when doctors tell u it's nothing. If it was nothing, u wouldn't be telling them about it!!!!!!!!!
:) I know they're here to help, but still. 
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
DoorMatt, you are too correct. I hate when y ou tell the doctor how you are feeling and what is going on, and they are like, umm, well, ummm, can't find anything wrong so you must be imaganing this.....
Hate it!
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
An annoying pain where you're describing could be a number of things. Your liver as well as where your large and small intestines are in that area. Try increasing your fiber intake see if that helps, but most importantly have your doctor check liver enzymes or your exposure to Hep
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
Ye, slightly frustrating esp. because I can feel something going on down there. I'm glad that they didn't pick anything up though ;-)
Thanks for the tip on fibre intake hazem. My latest bloods came back fine re. my liver and kidneys. Maybe my HIV doc will be able to shed some light on what is going on when I next return.
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
So last night I went for dinner with two friends and had a major attack of the stomach pain mid-way through. Was so bad, I had to clench my side -- my friends were wondering what was wrong with me.
I guess I just need to see how it plays out. I switched my medicine again late last week, so maybe that played a role.
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore | ||
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
Went to the doctor today and he ordered tests on my liver. Hope they come back normal, but will let you know when I do. Really didn't get much other info except for being undetectable and my CD4 at 803.
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
RCT - what meds are you on? Is anyone here on Isentress or Prezista?
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore | ||
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore | ||
|
|
||
| First | Previous | Page: 1 2 3 | Next | Most Recent | Add Your Reply |
