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Offline Momof3

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4 week blood results
« on: March 21, 2015, 01:01:33 pm »
Well I got my 4 week blood results and VL came back from 689,000 down to less than 15 but still detected. I am happy and disappointed in one. I was hoping to see UND but my nurse and doctor assured me that these results are fine and on track. I asked to extend my treatment to 12 weeks instead of staying with my 8 weeks, and both agreed saying it wasn't necessary, that studies show that the 4 week viral load doesn't have to be UND to have an SVR at the end as long as my viral load responded the way it did wich they say is practically undetected. So I have to have faith in them and everything that this will all work out! Trying to stay positive through this and hoping they are right. All my other bloodwork is excellent and everything looks great there so I guess that's reassuring!

Side note my baby boy and I spend the night in the hospital he caught pneumonia and was burning up and breathing very rapidly. This on top of my 4 week labs has made for a long week :(
« Last Edit: March 21, 2015, 01:19:48 pm by Momof3 »
Hep c GT 1a from transfusion at birth 1986
Treatment naive
Stage f0-f1 fibroscan score 2.5kpa
Harvoni started 02/11/2015 8 weeks
Baseline VL 689,594 ALT 35 AST 25
2 weeks ALT 13 AST 16
4 weeks VL <15 detected ALT 12 AST 15
 UNDETECTED  at EOT April 7
4 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 10 AST 14
12 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 8 AST 15
24 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 13 AST 18

CURED!!!!

Offline Ruthie

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2015, 02:46:43 pm »
Under 15 is amazing! I bet at 5 weeks, it would be UND. Too bad you can't get those labs done. Keep your chin up, you are defeating the monster!

I'm sorry about your baby. I'm glad he's got help. I know it's even more stress on you, though.

All-in-all, everything will be ok. Your baby will get well and you will be cured. (((HUGS)))


Offline amy1662

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2015, 10:14:36 pm »
Don't worry you are doing great and are very close to being undetected. You will be there sooner than you think. Sending wishes for a quick recovery to your little one.  :)

Offline MEG

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2015, 12:05:48 am »
I bet that by tonight you are negative! I'm amazed that you have hcv, can be on this treatment and take care of your young children. WOW. Give yourself a high five...

I hope your lil one is coming home soon. It's been a tough cold season.
Geno 1a. IL28B+ with TT polymorphism.
Diagnosed 1993.
Liver Biopsy 1993 --inflammation.
Fibroscan 2014---no fibrosis.
ALT range---60s
AST range---80s.
Platelets: 200K range.
Viral load--2 million range.

Began Harvoni on January 23.
Finished 12 week course on April 19.

May 18---4 week EOT labs:
VL: UNDETECTED.
AST: 23
ALT: 22...........These have not been this low throughout treatment and since my 20s.

12 weeks EOT on July 15---Undetected.

Offline dragonslayer

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2015, 12:13:51 am »
Folks.. Dont obsess about being UND while on treatment. Its not necessary for achieving SVR.
Paul

DX 2008
Started Harvoni 11/26/14 for 8 wks
Completed 8 wks Harvoni 01/20/15
EOT RNA Quant result:  Detected 29
7.5 wk post tx: Detected < LLOQ(12)
11 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR12
24 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR24; AST 26; ALT 22; ALP 73
48 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR48; AST 18; ALT 18; ALP 70
GT 1a
vl 2.4mil
2008 bpx: Stage&Grade 0
2013 bpx: Stage&Grade: 0-1
IL28B: TT
likely infected early '70s

Offline Momof3

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2015, 05:02:59 pm »
Thanks everyone for the encouragement and well wishes for babe. He is better now that the antibiotics have kicked in.

Meg I loved that post! Your right I do need a high five! The kids have all really made treatment fly by and really kept my mind off obsessing over every little thing!

April 7 is my Last day and I will have bloodwork then so I am really thinking positively that this will work :) 16 days left
Hep c GT 1a from transfusion at birth 1986
Treatment naive
Stage f0-f1 fibroscan score 2.5kpa
Harvoni started 02/11/2015 8 weeks
Baseline VL 689,594 ALT 35 AST 25
2 weeks ALT 13 AST 16
4 weeks VL <15 detected ALT 12 AST 15
 UNDETECTED  at EOT April 7
4 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 10 AST 14
12 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 8 AST 15
24 weeks post Harvoni UNDETECTED ALT 13 AST 18

CURED!!!!

Offline atomic dog

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Re: 4 week blood results
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2015, 10:26:29 pm »
momof3, I can sympathize with your results. I had VL tested at 3 weeks at which point it was not undetected--it made for a bad week. But I'm assured that my numbers look good, seems like yours do as well. Hang tough; this disease is a mean taskmaster, but the odds are with us. I go in tomorrow for a VL test (it'll be the start of my sixth week, fingers crossed). The detected numbers fortified my commitment to eat more blueberries and other healthy liver anti-oxidants, but I ain't saying I'm a health food freak.
Infected 1969, dirty needle
Geno 1a
Stage 2 fib, some necrosis
TX naive
1/29/15 ALT61; AST43
2/16/15 Started Harvoni; VL 1.5 m;
2/19/15 ALT40; AST24
2/29/15 ALT29; AST25
3/9/15 ALT28; AST25; 
3/9/15 < 20 IU/mL (3 wks) HCV RNA remains 'detected'
3/24/15 ALT30; AST25;
3/24/15 <20 IU/mL (5 wks) HCV RNA
4/10/15 <20 IU/ml (7 weeks) HCV RNA
4/20/15 ALT36; AST27
4/20/15 UND
5/11/15 UND (EOT); ALT33; AST25
6/11/15 UND; ALT 34; AST 29
8/14/15 UND
11/15/15 SVR, 24-wk EOT

 


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