a question about viral load

[Guest guest]

i've noticed a lot of people mention there viral loads were in the

hundreds to a hundred thousand. ok. i'm genotype 2 with no real health

problems and no symptoms other then a slightly elevated alt and ast but

my viral load is 7 million. i start treatment this week for 24 weeks

and want to know if treatment may be extended due to such a high load.

i'm 55 and i probably have had hep c for 35 years or longer.

[Guest guest]

Usually genotype 2's only treat 24 weeks because your genotype responds so well . I have a viral load of 20 million so it's not unusually for the viral load to get up there in the millions .

a question about viral load

i've noticed a lot of people mention there viral loads were in the hundreds to a hundred thousand. ok. i'm genotype 2 with no real health problems and no symptoms other then a slightly elevated alt and ast but my viral load is 7 million. i start treatment this week for 24 weeks and want to know if treatment may be extended due to such a high load. i'm 55 and i probably have had hep c for 35 years or longer.

[Guest guest]

Viral

loads don’t tell us much. After all, I’ve been undetectable

several times, yet relapsed. The virus can hide in cells other than liver

or blood cells. It’s even been found in brain cells. I think

that sometimes at least a high viral load is the result of a recent “birth”

of many new viruses.

What’s

more important is how it changes with treatment.

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Subject: a question about viral load

i've noticed a lot of people mention there

viral loads were in the

hundreds to a hundred thousand. ok. i'm genotype 2 with no real health

problems and no symptoms other then a slightly elevated alt and ast but

my viral load is 7 million. i start treatment this week for 24 weeks

and want to know if treatment may be extended due to such a high load.

i'm 55 and i probably have had hep c for 35 years or longer.