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Hepatitis C Main Forums => On Hepatitis C Treatment => Topic started by: musada on August 16, 2018, 03:04:07 pm
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My doctor (nurse) said to wait 1 week (no Harvoni during week) after finishing the 8 weeks and then come get tested at the end of what would be 9 weeks. It does not make sense to me that there is no reference test at the very end of the treatment. Does anyone know the reasoning? This is my first treatment and I have had genotype 1 for 50+ years (originally diagnosed as non-A/non-B). My other info. is not with me now, but no cirrhosis.
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The end if treatment test really doesn’t mean much whether it is done immediately or at one week post treatment.
Your end of treatment test will very likely show as not detected but this does not mean you are cured.
The test you want to see is the one done 12 weeks after your treatment was completed. That test result if still not detected means you are cured.
Maybe they want to wait one week post treatment for indications of relapse.
Most people who do relapse will do so by week four post treatment.