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Author Topic: Have lab results from before and after treatment, what do I look for?  (Read 6477 times)

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Offline bwelsh

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Hi, my Mom is sick and can't really do this anymore... so I am going to have to start figuring this out.  I'm very mad that the doctor hasn't really explained much to us about this treatment, and after the treatment he never has said if it worked.  (See my other post about my Mom being sick).

Anyway, we have lab results from April 2014 at the beginning of treatment and we have lab results at the end of June 2014.  What do I look for to determine if this medicine worked?, if my Mom being so sick was even worth it?

Thanks.

Offline lporterrn

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HCV RNA

How about tell us what the abnormal labs are (then and now)
Lucinda Porter, RN
1988 Contracted HCV
1997 Interferon nonresponder
2003 PEG + ribavirin responder-relapser
2013 Cured (Harvoni + ribavirin clinical trial)
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/lucindakporter

Offline Mike

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The viral load results (HVC RNA quantitative). Also the beginning and end of treatment ALT and AST results (relates to liver function).

Mike
Genotype 1a
Treated 2001 with PEG and RIBV
Treated in 2014 SOL+PEG+RIBV
Cured July 2014

 


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