Finally got the results back 7 months post treatment and it’s “HCV RNA target not detected” but the explanation in the comments says that it is equivalent to “<15 IU/mL" but that Health Ontario will be using the new nomenclature from 2019 on.

It's a little mind blowing that such a physically and psychologically damaging disease is not regularly screened for. I had to reach out across the ocean to find someone that cares. Thank you Dr James and the great bunch of people on this site for really giving a damn about people with nowhere else to turn to , God bless.

Finally got a final blood test done and am waiting for the results. A separate CBC showed a change in ALT from 35 to 13 7 months post treatment (Harvoni) and my platelet counts are slowly rising , 132 on the last test and 143 on the most recent. The Hep C results can take 3-4 weeks but they notify your doctor if you have any viral load so no call after 2 weeks is a good sign

While on the treatment my WBC MONOCYTES were at 9.4 which my FD was concerned about but this test put them at 7.0 so I am chalking that up to the Harvoni.

Hmmmm,

3 weeks post treatment and last blood test came back negative but now I have developed a severe lower back ache since about a week before finishing tx. Doctor is doing a PSA test and a prostate exam on the 12th but it doesn’t feel like it’s a constant pain like my father described but just to the left of my tailbone and seems to ebb and flow throughout the day.

Hmmm , AST on the latest was 26 and ALT 42. Fibroscan at 12 weeks was F0 so no change. Are the first two numbers supposed to drop ? 2 pills left then EOT test on Monday and I will delay the SVR test until 24 weeks.

Thank you Dr Freeman,

I will pass this along to my FD and hold off on the vitamin K. It was the rate of drop that had him concerned . about 35 per month since the pre treatment reading. He said he wanted another reading next week to see if it is still the same rate which would put me at about 50 at EOT if it is. He did run a culture of a blood sample and said he didn’t see any obvious infection. My diet is really bland since the treatment started and I plan on remedying that as soon as it is over . He said he will consult with the hepatologist that saw me for the fibroscan and your experience with treating Hep C vastly eclipses the experience my FD has so I I will go with your advice and hold off to see if it corrects itself once everything gets back to normal.

Thank you ,

I am aware that there isn’t much of a possibility that my situation is the norm. My private insurance has agree to cover a single RNA test in Quebec that will be collected on Monday morning and results will be in the Doctors office by next Friday before end of business.

Ontario stills says to retake the test so my Doctor got fed up and found a laboratory in Quebec that will collect and run the same assay test but it will cost 312$ CAD that my insurance will cover minus a 12.50$ co-pay. I am good with that and have given up on Ontario.