HIV

What is a blip?

Viral load came back as a small number after two years of undetectable. Told it is probably a blip. Probably is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

pocket_watch 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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northwindow 5 months ago

A blip is a single low level detectable result with undetectable results either side of it. They are common, they are usually not a sign of treatment failure, and they often have no identifiable cause.

What matters is the next result. A pattern of rising numbers is a different situation from a single low one.

low_tide 5 months ago

Lab variation and recent illness or vaccination are both offered as explanations. My clinic repeats the test rather than changing anything, which is standard.

spare_room 5 months ago

If adherence has slipped, say so now rather than at the next appointment. That is the one explanation that does change what happens next.

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