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  • 27 May 2016 at 4:55 am #17873
    Avatar photoHit The Road Jack
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    @hit-the-road-jack

    I’m just wondering if it’s totally necessary to have so many blood tests
    done through out Tx or are they done more as personal means to alliviate the anxiety of knowing the medication is doing its thing.

    I totally understand baseline tests etc need doing but is anyone able to pls confirm which ones are the most important for 12wks extended to 16wks treatment.

    Tx naive. GT3a
    Female
    Diagnosed 1996

    Start 25/2/16
    VL 62700
    F0
    hb 141
    ALT 36
    ALP 81

    4 week test
    VL UND
    ALT 18
    ALP 70

    Additional 4 weeks Tx
    Start 19.5.16

    27 May 2016 at 5:06 am #17876
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    @pat1

    Hit the Road Jack
    hello
    I noted in your signature that you were UND at 4 weeks and so I would suggest that there is no need for further blood tests until SVR12 with perhaps a poor man’s bloods (LFT) drawn at SVR4 as an indicator to confirm all is on track. Unless of course PCR is required by your doctor as a record for trial results.

    gt 1a VL 6m
    F2/3 FibroScan – 9KPa in 2011 and 7KPa in 2015
    sof/dac 10 December for 12 weeks
    pre tx alt 85 ast 51
    4 wk alt 34 ast 31 UND <35
    8 wk alt 29 ast 32 UND <15
    12wk alt 25 ast 25 EOT 3.3.16
    SVR24 UND KPa5.3 F0 in normal range
    I am well
    .forever grateful to fixhepc

    27 May 2016 at 5:07 am #17877
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    @sonix

    Just my opinion, but the only tests needed are –
    – pre Tx
    – during Tx until UND*
    – SVR4 (less essential)
    – SVR12

    *Personally I had a test at 4 weeks into TX which showed Detected

    M 61yo HCV+ ~ 30 yrs Gt1a F2 VL 223,000 ALT 54 AST 42 Tx start Sof/Dac 17Dec15.
    SVR4 at 7Apr16 ALT 22 AST 22
    SVR12 at 9Jun16 ALT 23 AST 25
    Melbourne, Australia

    27 May 2016 at 5:16 am #17878
    Avatar photoHit The Road Jack
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    @hit-the-road-jack

    Thank you Sonix & Pat1
    I was hoping it would be along the lines of what you both suggested..
    Once again, with lightening speed, the great support of the forum has come to the rescue…

    Thanks again :)

    Tx naive. GT3a
    Female
    Diagnosed 1996

    Start 25/2/16
    VL 62700
    F0
    hb 141
    ALT 36
    ALP 81

    4 week test
    VL UND
    ALT 18
    ALP 70

    Additional 4 weeks Tx
    Start 19.5.16

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