The results did not indicated kidney infection and surprisingly my frequent urination decreased. I had lost about 25-30 lbs. Are there in long term negative side effects taking the hormone. In any case, if you feel that the serostim has helped you, you should stay on it. This medication does have some side effects, but they are not common.
Some people have their cholesterol get worse.
If you go to the doctor, these can all be checked periodically. We usually also like to have serostim-treated patients on antiretroviral treatment, just in case the serostim were to stimulate the virus to replicate. There is no clinical evidence that this happens, but we tend to be cautious about the possibility. So I'd strongly recommend starting back on the antivirals. But you should do well on the treatment.