==Source, please (re: Magic Johnson/AIDS Chemotherapy)
Didn’t you ever wonder why Magic never came to look like a chemotherapy patient? At any rate, I can’t find the article where his wife first let the cat out of the bag. She told everyone he was having adverse reactions and decided not to take his chemo anymore. And for a while after, Magic tried to dodge follow up questions about his wife’s statement. But after being peppered with never ending questions, Magic finally broke down and started admitting he was off his AIDS chemo drugs. Here is just one example:
“Citing doctor-patient confidentiality, Mellman will not discuss Johnson’s treatment or current condition. But in an interview with TIME last week, Johnson acknowledged that he has in the past taken AZT, the antiviral drug typically administered when a person’s helper T-cell count drops to 500. (See following story.) Johnson said that he is no longer taking AZT and that his T-cell count is above 500, “but I don’t tell exactly what it is because then I’ll have everybody talking about it.” His health, he says, “has been wonderful. My doctor told me to watch out for things like deteriorating skills. Nothing so far.” Johnson’s added weight is due not to drug treatments, as some have speculated, but to a healthier diet and to muscle mass from his regular exercise sessions.”
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101960212-135465,00.html
I don't know what he looked like at all times during his treatment. Do you?
But in an interview with TIME last week, Johnson acknowledged that he has in the past taken AZT, the antiviral drug typically administered when a person’s helper T-cell count drops to 500. (See following story.) Johnson said that he is no longer taking AZT and that his T-cell count is above 500
All this talks about is the fact that he is not taking AZT at this time becuase his T-Cell count is high. It doesn't talk about the other drugs he is taking, and it does not mean he won't take AZT in the future, if his T-Cell count drops. AZT is not the sole drug used to control AIDS- it is part of a regimen of drugs that is adjusted over time for each patient's situation.