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JoAnneh


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Love having the extra info Malcomb! JoAnne

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Hi Nancy, I'm actually in Australia. Have had HCV for 40 years- 2 previous treatments with double Rx (Prior Relapser). Cheers.



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Geno 1b, IL28B CT,  x3 prior relapser,  ex-cirrhotic, 75 yo, did 48 weeks with Victrelis/Peg./Riba.  VL 1.28m at start, UNDET. at 8 ,12 ,16 ,24 ,30  and 48 weeks.  EOT 15 Feb 2013 , UNDET. at EOT + 28 weeks. SVR!  Still Undet. at EOT +5 years

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Hi Malcom:

Thanks for the information. You are so helpful. How many years have you have HEP C. Do you live in Canada or the US.

You are always helpful, and I appreciate your help. I have not started the treatment yet. May be in a month or so.



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Hi Nancy, Yes, it is great when your Viral Load (VL) goes down. It means the drugs are working!. VL can be expressed in a variety of ways. The most common is as viral equivalents/ml of blood. Another common way is to use viral log. A VL of 1,000,000 copies/ml is equivalent to a VL of Log 6 copies/ml.

They both mean the same. There is a VL chart you can find by doing an internet search for HCV Viral Load chart. An easy way to remember it is to count the zeros eg 1million is 6 zeros, so is log 6. 100,000 is log 5 etc.



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Geno 1b, IL28B CT,  x3 prior relapser,  ex-cirrhotic, 75 yo, did 48 weeks with Victrelis/Peg./Riba.  VL 1.28m at start, UNDET. at 8 ,12 ,16 ,24 ,30  and 48 weeks.  EOT 15 Feb 2013 , UNDET. at EOT + 28 weeks. SVR!  Still Undet. at EOT +5 years

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Is it a good sign when your viral load goes down? The doctor says viral log is more important than viral load? Can someone shed some lights on this?



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