Yesterday I was told that some partial results for my 4th week test were
ready. I made a quick trip to the place this morning to get the results.
ALT level dropped into the normal range: 42 (from 77 two weeks before).
This was just a great piece of news, but...
Last page was a surprise.
HCV-RNA VL lab test was ready, result was: under 600 IU/ml.
I must say that my baseline VL before starting tx was 3000 IU/ml, so I
decided to ask a doc whether this was a good result or not.
She said that 600 IU/ml is the lower limit of their Quantitative HCV-RNA
test, so the effective VL could probably be even lower.
At this point she decided to give a phone call directly to the lab
doctor and ask him for the PCR (Qualitative HCV-RNA) as this is known to
be more sensible.
They couldn't give me the piece of paper yet, but she told me the
result, given directly by the lab doctor at the phone, was: UNDETECTABLE.
I think these are good news, after 4 weeks of treatment.
I decided to share what I'm feeling with you.
As a final note, I'll say that there were some values not in the range:
red cells and hemoglobin dropped again (they told me to keep an eye on
them), ferritin is over the max (480) but they told me it's quite normal
at the moment.
Hugs,
jeeb.
Cactus Jammies - 25 Nov 2004 16:30 GMT
Good news, Jeeb!
Cactus Jammies
> Yesterday I was told that some partial results for my 4th week test were
> ready. I made a quick trip to the place this morning to get the results.
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> Hugs,
> jeeb.
elmoemerson@webtv.net - 25 Nov 2004 16:38 GMT
Right on!!!!!!
Elmo
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum
Cactus Jammies - 25 Nov 2004 17:06 GMT
Ya I got news today that my sixth week liver enzyme results were now back
within 'normal' range and was told I should try to put up with the weariness
/ low red count for as long as I can. My pcr test comes at the begining of
January. Good news I guess!
Cactus Jammies
JV - 25 Nov 2004 17:13 GMT
Looks like Jeeb is a quick and early responder. This is good news.
I love it went the Dragons pack their bags an croak. Good luck Jeeb your
on to a wonderful start. Juanita
elmoemerson@webtv.net - 25 Nov 2004 17:14 GMT
Re: share with you
Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Thu, Nov 25, 2004, 5:06pm (CST+6)
From: not@joshuatree.nemor (Cactus Jammies)
Ya I got news today that my sixth week liver enzyme results were now
back within 'normal' range and was told I should try to put up with the
weariness / low red count for as long as I can. My pcr test comes at the
begining of January. Good news I guess!
Cactus Jammies
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That's great, CJ!! Looks like you'll be getting the 'undetectable' too
in January.
Far out, man!
Elmo
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum
Michael L. Arends - 25 Nov 2004 18:33 GMT
Cactus Jammies answered:
> Ya I got news today that my sixth week liver enzyme results were now back
> within 'normal' range and was told I should try to put up with the weariness
> / low red count for as long as I can. My pcr test comes at the begining of
> January. Good news I guess!
>
> Cactus Jammies
Good News Indeed. And almost exactly mirroring MY news from a week or so
ago.
Mike - Shot #8 of 24 coming this Friday.
DrBenway - 25 Nov 2004 17:28 GMT
Sounds like great news, wish you continued success
what was your genotype and choice of poison (TX)
DrBenway
>Yesterday I was told that some partial results for my 4th week test were
>ready. I made a quick trip to the place this morning to get the results.
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>Hugs,
>jeeb.
Thanks
DrBenway
(not a Dr nor did I play one on TV,
but used to play DR as a kid a lot if that counts)
Cactus Jammies - 25 Nov 2004 19:19 GMT
Geonotype 1b and (Pegetron) interferon alpha 2a maximum weight catagory
dosage (1200 riba daily) PCR was 1,900,000 or something like that.
Cactus Jammies
> Sounds like great news, wish you continued success
> what was your genotype and choice of poison (TX)
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> (not a Dr nor did I play one on TV,
> but used to play DR as a kid a lot if that counts)
Shawn - 26 Nov 2004 09:39 GMT
Great news!!! What a way to start!!!

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Shawn
> Yesterday I was told that some partial results for my 4th week test were
> ready. I made a quick trip to the place this morning to get the results.
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
> Hugs,
> jeeb.
buster - 26 Nov 2004 17:09 GMT
Good news, keep on trucking down the road and this will all be in the past.
buster
> Yesterday I was told that some partial results for my 4th week test were
> ready. I made a quick trip to the place this morning to get the results.
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
> Hugs,
> jeeb.