Re: HCV/RNA viral load/DM

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Once your on treatment viral load is VERY important. It determines if

the Treatment is working and also how long you need to be on

treatment. This 1a 2b stuff is just BS to get you on it. I was all

set to do my 6 months because I am a 3a genotype which means IF I

have a zero viral load <10 undetectable, I only had to do 6 months. I

did not reach undetactable until week 5 so it added another month for

a total of 7 monts of Tx. Well low and behold since I am doing so

well with bloodwork and side effects they now want me to do it for a

YEAR!!!!!! Ack I was pissed and said we will talk about it in another

5 months.

I am end stage liver disease so I did not need a biopsy. The CT Scan

picture of my liver which they said was decompensated plus the

various side effects from ESLD told the whole story so no biopsy was

needed.

How come your not a candidate? Thats what they told me too but I did

pre-qualify for a liver transplant....just in case and I eventually

got the medication

Hi, I'm new to the group so I hope I'm doing this right but from

everything I've read a person's viral load # is not a good indicator

of

the condition of the liver. May I ask if you've had a liver biopsy? I

have not and probably never will as I am not a candidate for

treatment.

DM

> >

> > I went to Mayo Clinic 11/17 and they did a viral load test. I am

still

> > a <10 but my Tx nurse said I am showing as a positive???

How

> > can that be? My test results in Sebastian show a <10 with no

> detectable

> > virus in my blood. How can it be that Mayo gets the same <10

results

> > with a positive????

> >

> > I want to curl up and cry for the rest of the day. Any help

figuring

> > this out will be appreciated. Especially personal experience.

> > said not to worry she is still VERY pleased with my overall

almost

> lack

> > of symptoms and results. I see it as treatment being extended even

> > more. Shit it doesn't pay to do well does it

> >

> >