Re: Less then 600

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Re: Less then 600

Thomas Wagner

19 Jul 2006 15:32

>My Dr left a message on my machine about my 12th week blood test. She
>said that the count is less then 600 which is considered undetectable
>(yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) but I read here that ppl are clearing the virus
>completely so... this is a bit confusing to me. Is less the 600 enough
>or do I need to be at 0.

There's no test that can detect 0. All virus tests have a level below
which they can't detect anything. The test your doc ordered needs at
least 600 virus particles for a positive result, but they can't
guarantee that there's no virus left if the result is negative. But in
reality, a level below the detection limit during treatment means you've
cleared.

>Well, the great thing is that because I am
>considered undetectable, I can start counting my weeks till I am done
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>yes? So it would just be confirmation on the VL test. What if it comes
>back positive? What does that mean?

There are a few tests that have a lower detection limit, qualitative
tests (that don't count) can detect down to 10-20 virus particles. She
might have ordered one of those to make sure. I wouldn't worry about
that turning up positive, that's pretty unlikely since you're obviously
a responder to treatment.

Thomas

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Ally

19 Jul 2006 13:32

My Dr left a message on my machine about my 12th week blood test. She
said that the count is less then 600 which is considered undetectable
(yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) but I read here that ppl are clearing the virus
completely so... this is a bit confusing to me. Is less the 600 enough
or do I need to be at 0. Well, the great thing is that because I am
considered undetectable, I can start counting my weeks till I am done
which means I have approxiamtely 45 weeks to go. She also said she is
still waiting for the "false negative" test to come in. I have no idea
what that is, I assume it means the virus is too low to be detected,
yes? So it would just be confirmation on the VL test. What if it comes
back positive? What does that mean?

Ally

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