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  • 16 January 2016 at 6:45 pm #9452
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    Sirchinenge wrote:

    I thought all tests come up with a number other wise they have no idea if you’re
    VL is going down.

    The only time its suggested you stop treatment is when you’re VL increases.

    What test did they preform exactly I agree its important you know its working.

    Hi GAJ,
    Unfortunately they tested your viral load only qualitative. But you have good LFT. So logically, you are going in the good direction. :cheer:
    I always had VL with numbers. So I supposed that’s the way it is done.
    My 4 weeks viral load only monday!
    Wish you UND soon! :lol:

    HCV since I don’t know. Diagnosed in 2010.
    GT1b, F0/F1, VL 9M, ALT 44, AST 42, Tx naive,
    started 12 wks Twinvir on 06.12.2015. Feeling great and grateful 🙂
    virus not detected 06.02.2016 & SVR24
    isaing4@gmail.com

    18 January 2016 at 4:51 am #9580
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    Well, just heard from my clinic that they have now got my VL retest results. Per my updated signature I was <15 at 4 weeks.

    #woohoo!

    (....wasn't given a reason for previous result, will discuss face to face in approx. 3 weeks)

    G3a since ’78 – Dx ’12 – F4 (2xHCC)
    24wk Tx – PEG/Riba/Dac 2013 relapsed
    24wk Tx – Generic Sof/Dac/Riba 2015/16 relapsed
    16wk Tx – 12/01/17 -> 03/05/17 NS3/NS5a + Generic Sof
    SVR7 – 22/06/17 UND
    SRV12 – 27/07/17 UND
    SVR24 – 26/10/17 UND
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    18 January 2016 at 5:12 am #9586
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    Good news GAJ Congrats :cheer: :cheer:

    QLD Australia ☀️
    G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
    Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16

    Dec ’15
    AST 70
    ALT 89
    GGT 124
    Fibroscore 8.5
    F1-F2
    13 Feb’16 VL UND #woohoo!
    AST 24
    ALT 26
    GGT 50H

    18 January 2016 at 5:19 am #9587
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    @zhuk

    Bloody hell what a wait, GAJ!

    Really pleased for you mate :)

    GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
    F0, tx naive
    VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
    Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
    11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
    AST 26
    ALT 26

    18 January 2016 at 6:33 am #9595
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    Well, if you’re going to get a detected result that is the best type of detected you could hope for!!

    #woohoo!

    So glad you finally got them back GAJ!! Now you know things are going in exactly the right direction!!

    3a F0 TX Naive
    Started Tx 12/12/2015 Kingswood Sof/Dac

    Pre Tx – ALT 71 AST 40 V/L 9 million
    Day 11 – ALT 12 AST 15
    4 week – LFTs normal – detected (same sample sent for v/l showed undetected) :/
    6 week – UND
    12 week EOT – UND
    SVR4
    SVR12

    18 January 2016 at 10:12 am #9617
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    Yes great news GAJ, the tide has turned. Very happy for you. #duck

    18 January 2016 at 10:57 am #9623
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    #duck Yes GAJ very happy to read your comment also cheers

    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

    18 January 2016 at 11:01 am #9625
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    Jaz wrote:

    So glad you finally got them back GAJ!! Now you know things are going in exactly the right direction!!

    Thanks Jaz,

    Sorry to steal your thunder in your thread, I’m sure yours will be the same when you get them too! :)

    G3a since ’78 – Dx ’12 – F4 (2xHCC)
    24wk Tx – PEG/Riba/Dac 2013 relapsed
    24wk Tx – Generic Sof/Dac/Riba 2015/16 relapsed
    16wk Tx – 12/01/17 -> 03/05/17 NS3/NS5a + Generic Sof
    SVR7 – 22/06/17 UND
    SRV12 – 27/07/17 UND
    SVR24 – 26/10/17 UND
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    18 January 2016 at 11:06 am #9627
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    @londongirl

    Good news over my morning coffee is always cheery :+1:
    Way to go :cheer:

    GT1a Dec14 F2/8.7 VL 900000-2.5M
    Jan16 Hepcivir-L MonkMed/Redemption
    Baseline: VL 913575 Alt 76 Platelets low
    Wk2 VL1157 Alt 23
    DET Wk 8 VL 32 Alt19 ‘In the slow lane’
    June16 Fibro 5.7 F0/1 LIF 1.5
    Wk 11 VL<12 Alt 13 Det/Unq
    Extending tx 12 wks Mylan Sofo/Dac MonkMed
    Wk 14 VL <12 Det/Unq
    Wk 16 VL UNDETECTED
    Wk 22 + 4 Wks Sunprevir FixHepC
    Wk 24 UNDETECTED Alt 13
    Wk 12 post tx SVR12 Wk 26 SVR24
    Thank-you Tim, Dr Debasis @ MonkMed & Dr Freeman @ Fix HepC

    18 January 2016 at 11:52 am #9633
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    Gaj wrote:

    Thanks Jaz,

    Sorry to steal your thunder in your thread, I’m sure yours will be the same when you get them too! :)

    No need to apologise at all. I’ve been eager to see your results come through. There’s a party at my place, everyone’s welcome! :lol:

    3a F0 TX Naive
    Started Tx 12/12/2015 Kingswood Sof/Dac

    Pre Tx – ALT 71 AST 40 V/L 9 million
    Day 11 – ALT 12 AST 15
    4 week – LFTs normal – detected (same sample sent for v/l showed undetected) :/
    6 week – UND
    12 week EOT – UND
    SVR4
    SVR12

    18 January 2016 at 12:37 pm #9646
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    #woohoo! GAJ :)
    (hoping the woohoo worked)

    G2B – DIAGNOSED 2014, STARTED SOF/DAC 11/11/15 VL 6M
    UND @ WEEK4
    FINISHED TREATMENT 26/4/16
    UND @ WEEK 24
    ALT 12 AST 15
    MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE TO GREG JEFFERYS & DR FREEMAN

    19 January 2016 at 3:42 pm #9819
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    Late to the party again , but well done GAJ and it’s another outing for the #woohoo! banana!
    Sorry Jaz, you are an impeccable host!
    All the best to you when you get your results also x #duck #flower

    2 February 2016 at 2:40 am #10947
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    So I rang the nurse today to get my results. I had the 4 week test on the 8th Jan and it was just a qualitative test and came back detected. They sent the sample away to be re-tested for viral load and apparently the result for that was undetected. The lower limit is apparently <12. Little bit confused.... But very pleased all the same!!

    If I didn't have a need to understand all this I'd just accept it and leave it there. But I must understand...can anyone explain. I guess they are different labs but I would've thought the lab doing the quantitative would have the more sensitive equipment and this seems backwards.

    But....YAY #woohoo!

    Geez I've been waiting so patiently to use that banana!

    Also have a 6 week qualitative coming through (she is chasing it up) so that will confirm for me that the UND is for real! Because I'm having trouble believing it at the moment...

    Edited to add: 6 week qualitative pcr UNDETECTED <img style=illy:' /> :) :woohoo: ;)

    3a F0 TX Naive
    Started Tx 12/12/2015 Kingswood Sof/Dac

    Pre Tx – ALT 71 AST 40 V/L 9 million
    Day 11 – ALT 12 AST 15
    4 week – LFTs normal – detected (same sample sent for v/l showed undetected) :/
    6 week – UND
    12 week EOT – UND
    SVR4
    SVR12

    2 February 2016 at 5:04 am #10961
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    @gaj

    #woohoo!

    Congratulations Jaz!

    Not totally sure what your 4 week result meant but possibly that the quantitative was undetected for levels greater than 12 but they didn’t run testing to below that level?
    Something I was planning on bringing up with my specialist next week is the anxiety patients feel when they don’t get a clear explanation of the meaning of these tests from the nurses, who may well not be totally sure themselves? I think the communication needs improvement given the changes to PBS coming in from 1st March.

    G3a since ’78 – Dx ’12 – F4 (2xHCC)
    24wk Tx – PEG/Riba/Dac 2013 relapsed
    24wk Tx – Generic Sof/Dac/Riba 2015/16 relapsed
    16wk Tx – 12/01/17 -> 03/05/17 NS3/NS5a + Generic Sof
    SVR7 – 22/06/17 UND
    SRV12 – 27/07/17 UND
    SVR24 – 26/10/17 UND
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    2 February 2016 at 5:30 am #10963
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    That’s so true. She said they are raising it to see if they can change their procedure to only having a quantitative done at 4 weeks. Apparently it happens quite often and is frankly a waste of time and resources and causes anxiety to patients that could be avoided. I have my 6 week test to confirm it now so I can relax a bit.

    It is interesting though that two different labs can produce conflicting results on the same sample…as patients we rely so much on those results (well I have, it’s hard not to). I guess this kind of thing is not black and white…but dependant on the presence or absence of a faint smudge apparently :lol:

    3a F0 TX Naive
    Started Tx 12/12/2015 Kingswood Sof/Dac

    Pre Tx – ALT 71 AST 40 V/L 9 million
    Day 11 – ALT 12 AST 15
    4 week – LFTs normal – detected (same sample sent for v/l showed undetected) :/
    6 week – UND
    12 week EOT – UND
    SVR4
    SVR12

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