I have been diagnosed positive for cmv...after many misdiagnosese. My liver started hurting enzymes went up spleen enlarged and much memory loss or problems fuzziness in head, though mri only shows sinitus chronic mild? I have so many questions...I do not have aids.. Its negative...and ive been doing huperbarics and IV with vitamin c daily..i do not know what to expect for the rest of my life.... Can i spread it anytime or just when its active and how will i know? Will I need antivirals and if so how does my iv doctor even go about getting vancyclovir etc etc. no drs seem to even know much about this. Will my head clear yp eventually? 100 percent? Where can I find specialists in this? No one seems to know!,!
HiT hanks for posting on ChatDoctorCMV is a common virus that can infect anybody. Most people with CMV will never know and may manifest no symptoms if they are healthy. Once infected, your body retains the virus for life, but it may never disturb you. However, whether symptomatic or not, it is a cause for concern in pregnancy. It spreads from person to person through body fluids. There is no cure for CMV but Chat Doctor. The symptoms you present may signal an active CMV and when any of those symptoms appears, it's always good to see the Doctor for evaluation and management. I will advise you take an HIV test to confirm your negative status as it could be one of the things that can weaken your system and make you prone to developing an active CMV infection. Other thing can weaken your system and increase your risk of CMV symptoms are bone marrow or organ transplant, malnutrition, long use of steroids, chemotherapy/cancer. As for the idea of being misdiagnosed, I will suggest you take the CMV test again in a different laboratory. Management of people with very weak immune system like newborns and people with active infection is usually with antiviral 