No it really is just another antibody test. They wanted to confirm or deny the first positive test I had.
How cool would it be to be told that the original positive results were an error and you don't even show a positive antibody test? WOW!! Of course after the thrill subsided, I'd be a little unhappy that I had to experience such unneeded anxiety and fear. I hope that you suffer from neither and walk away HCV RNA negative! Good luck Tig
Cinnamon Girl said
Jul 4, 2013
Ok, thanks Huffy, let us know the outcome.
Huffy said
Jul 4, 2013
No it really is just another antibody test. They wanted to confirm or deny the first positive test I had.
Cinnamon Girl said
Jul 4, 2013
Hi Huffy, the results you posted were from a viral load pcr test, not an antibody test. After having a viral load test there would be no need to have another antibody test done, you`ll always have those in your blood stream. It`s more likely that you`ve had another viral load test done, to confirm the earlier results.
Best of luck!
Huffy said
Jul 4, 2013
Angie- No. They're only retesting the antibody. It's to confirm the first one.
AngieV123 said
Jul 4, 2013
I guess it could be possible for your own immune system to keep it dormant but then it suddenly returns...much like for those of us that failed treatment after being undetected for a while before it came back. Did you get your retested viral load numbers?
Biggyb said
Jul 4, 2013
Huffy wrote:
Oh snap! Can it happen to people who spontaneously cleared it before it became a chronic infection?
I don't know, sorry.
Huffy said
Jul 4, 2013
Oh snap! Can it happen to people who spontaneously cleared it before it became a chronic infection?
Biggyb said
Jul 4, 2013
Huffy wrote:
What is a hep c relapse? Does that mean it was once gone but came back?
Yep, went through treatment and was undetected at end of treatment. Then about a month or 2 later it's baaaack !!
Huffy said
Jul 4, 2013
What is a hep c relapse? Does that mean it was once gone but came back?
Cinnamon Girl said
Jul 3, 2013
Yes, that`s right, Huffy, you`ll always have the antibodies in your blood stream. This test was an HCV-RNA viral load test, which measure the quantity of virus particles present. It`s the usual follow up after someone tests positive for hep c antibodies, to check whether there is any active infection. It looks like your immune system has cleared the virus on its own, which will be great. Let us know your next results when you get them!
Huffy said
Jul 3, 2013
oops I meant the virus. I know the antibody will still be there.
Huffy said
Jul 3, 2013
Cinnamon girl- the only test I'm redoing is the hep c antibody. I hope it's gone!
Kellie said
Jul 3, 2013
Yay Huffy! Looking good!!! Kel
Biggyb said
Jul 3, 2013
Yep, means undetected. Mine have them numbers too. I'll put a pict here.
I got my results back today and no one can explain them to me. Today I got another antibody test done. But these numbers are the ones I got today from last week. Hep c rna realtime pcr <1.6 HCV rna qnt realtime pcr <43 hep c pcr quant interp not detected. I requested a hard copy because I didn't understand.
Cinnamon Girl said
Jul 2, 2013
Huffy wrote:
Hep c rna realtime pcr <1.6 HCV rna qnt realtime pcr <43 hep c pcr quant interp not detected.
Hi Huffy, so this was your result from last week and you`ve had the test repeated today, is that what you`re saying?
The most important bit here is `not detected`...which means you have no measurable viral load and so no active infection. The numbers just refer to the lowest number of virus particles that the test can measure.
If today`s test comes back with the same result, you`re in the clear.
How cool would it be to be told that the original positive results were an error and you don't even show a positive antibody test? WOW!! Of course after the thrill subsided, I'd be a little unhappy that I had to experience such unneeded anxiety and fear. I hope that you suffer from neither and walk away HCV RNA negative! Good luck
Tig
Ok, thanks Huffy, let us know the outcome.
No it really is just another antibody test. They wanted to confirm or deny the first positive test I had.
Hi Huffy, the results you posted were from a viral load pcr test, not an antibody test. After having a viral load test there would be no need to have another antibody test done, you`ll always have those in your blood stream. It`s more likely that you`ve had another viral load test done, to confirm the earlier results.
Best of luck!
Angie- No. They're only retesting the antibody. It's to confirm the first one.
I don't know, sorry.
Oh snap! Can it happen to people who spontaneously cleared it before it became a chronic infection?
Yep, went through treatment and was undetected at end of treatment. Then about a month or 2 later it's baaaack !!
What is a hep c relapse? Does that mean it was once gone but came back?
Yes, that`s right, Huffy, you`ll always have the antibodies in your blood stream. This test was an HCV-RNA viral load test, which measure the quantity of virus particles present. It`s the usual follow up after someone tests positive for hep c antibodies, to check whether there is any active infection. It looks like your immune system has cleared the virus on its own, which will be great. Let us know your next results when you get them!
oops I meant the virus. I know the antibody will still be there.
Cinnamon girl- the only test I'm redoing is the hep c antibody. I hope it's gone!
Yay Huffy! Looking good!!!
Kel
Yep, means undetected. Mine have them numbers too. I'll put a pict here.
I got my results back today and no one can explain them to me. Today I got another antibody test done. But these numbers are the ones I got today from last week. Hep c rna realtime pcr <1.6 HCV rna qnt realtime pcr <43 hep c pcr quant interp not detected. I requested a hard copy because I didn't understand.
Hi Huffy, so this was your result from last week and you`ve had the test repeated today, is that what you`re saying?
The most important bit here is `not detected`...which means you have no measurable viral load and so no active infection. The numbers just refer to the lowest number of virus particles that the test can measure.
If today`s test comes back with the same result, you`re in the clear.