Aside from smelling like a trolls personal vendetta

Exactly what value info or opinion did you add to this thread?
And your credentials are exactly what?

I find TW always adds something of value
and even on the very rare occasion he leans more to a personal
opinion, since his facts are generally pretty damn good, I find his
opinions are worth hearing regardless of if I  agree with them

In this case I understand TW's point and believe it is technically
correct, As much as I would like to hang on to VL as an easy
indicator, The term words Sustained Viral Response itself
implies that it is the Sustained and continued response,  that is the
actual goal not just the temporary detect ability of a VL,

My feeling is (especially in life threatening situations!) we are
looking for easy and absolute definition. But since these definitions
have a transient nature (their importance and effect vary over time)
What's true at one stage may not be the major truth at another stage

I've seen to many people report high VL,  (how long?)
with no liver damage or other detectable symptoms. and people
with low VL that were ready for a liver transplant. And nothing
that says there is a direct correlation between VL and liver damage.

We also see many people with VL  undetectable and then relapse later

The VL only directly speaks of the level in the blood not the
entire body (apparently that's why we relapse)

But when your waiting for the results of a PCR during TX
What you want is 2 log drop or zip  
So you need to know the baseline VL to determine
your 2 log drop so then the VL is the most important thing
(but who would care about the baseline VL it was now undetectable)

So PVT please either add something of value, without the dramatics
or please go back to increasing your certifiable "clinic time" .

DB


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)