Thread by @TristanVeness

My immune system appears to have recovered

No more lymphopenia or neutropenia

CD8s and CD4s up around 50% from nadir

https://twitter.com/TristanVeness/status/1661565201345564673

In the past 5-6 months:

I'm not catching *everything* our kids bring home

Of the 1 or 2 things I've caught, recovery has been relatively quick

Cuts/wounds (from gardening, etc) are healing normally like they used to

Almost no skin reactions/issues

No bacterial infections

No inflammation related fatigue

I've even noticed lately the overgrowth on tongue is disappearing

(I highly suspect BLIS K12 / oral probiotics are helping here)

The initial improvements coincided with experimentation with maraviroc

5 weeks after I'd started, the pain in thymus area abated

Then the lymphocyte levels started to increase

It *felt* different

Thymus pain was tempered. Other illnesses didn't feel quite as prolonged

I'm near certain maraviroc (+atorvastatin) was key. I stopped treatment once and the pain returned. After restarting treatment, the pain/inflammation started to subside again

Not only is my immune system functioning like it used to, but I've had a great run this month with the chest inflammation

At one stage a box of 100 ibuprofen would last me a month

This month I've maybe taken anti-inflammatories twice

CRP, fibrinogen, cholesterol, iron, ALTs are all normal again

All of these inflammatory markers, I've frequently had abnormal results after covid infection in March 2022

I'd still not consider myself 100% normal. But it feels like 90-95%. I'm not going to stop antivirals anytime soon, I'm going to continue to experiment, as much as it seems maraviroc has helped, it doesn't seem like a panacea

Aim is to find a PrEP/TaP, HAART (HAACT?) regime

Anyway, 2 years on from infection, it feels like I'm close to normal again

All I had to do was get a few tests:

FBC
EUC
LFT
CMP
LDH
Uric Acid
D-Dimer
Coagulation profile
Troponin
CK
CRP
Fasting BSL and Cholesterol
Iron Studies
Vitamin D, B12, Folate, Selenium, Zinc
TSH

EBV and CMV serology and quantitative PCR
Hepatitis B and C serology
Complement system
Thyroid
Testosterone
Lymphocyte subset panels
Cytokine panel
HIV antibodies
Celiacs antibodies
SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels

And experiment with a few different supplements:

Vitamins C, D, Zinc, Magnesium, Iron, B complex
Tollovid
Nattokinase/Serrapeptase
Lactoferrin
Quercetin
EGCG
EPA
AHCC
PEA
Curcumin
RYR
Melatonin
NAC
Resveratrol
Taurine
Berberine

And try out a few drugs:

Antihistamines
Fluvoxamine
Aspirin
Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine
Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir
Sofosbuvir
Maraviroc
Pravastatin
Atorvastatin
Valacyclovir
Daclatasvir

And probiotics (did I mention BLIS K12?)

And somehow not get reinfected

(I still have no idea how I haven't been reinfected)

And I had to learn immunology/virology

And read 100s of science papers

And see a lot of doctors

And get very lucky

And read and converse with 1000s of people on here (thanks everyone you all are awesome)

So yeahhhh

Anyway

HIV/Hep C drugs rock! ✊🤘✌️

I've written a little bit about maraviroc before for those unfamiliar

https://twitter.com/TristanVeness/status/1756637451651866854?t=9JfzgdxArtCyXeBxdOeMpA&s=19

Dr Patterson looks to be taking his treatment protocol through formal approval with the FDA

Maraviroc is the main treatment agent

biospace.com/article/releas…

Didn't realise this would blow up! For anyone wondering, current stack is:

Maraviroc/Atorvastatin (heavy lifting)
Sofosbuvir

Nattokinase+Serrapeptase
Lactoferrin

Gut probiotics (l. sakei, l. plantarum)
Oral probiotics (BLIS K12)
Now foods Candida support