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RudiRoo


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None. I had a VL in 2013 and it was over 2.5 m. (uninsured)



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Matt Chris


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Hey Rudi

Just curious, what weeks have you had a viral load check?

If I was going to have only one test after EOT, I personally would choose 4 week after end of treatment. Just me, but any time you receive a UND lab result it was a good time to take it.

matt 



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RudiRoo


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I was going to skip the EOT viral load test and just do the 12 week post treatment to save $$. My Yoda-like reasoning - it is, or is not.

My family wants me to get it and suggested since I'm in the states already, to just get it now, 19 days prior to EOT as it might cost less here.

I thought I was fine skipping it, but got excited when I started thinking about the chance to see those promising, and much longed for letters; UND.

I think I saw somewhere that it's only one US lab that does the actual processing of that test? Quantitive Real Time PCR I think it's called? If so, it's going to cost about the same anywhere. At home it would be around $300. Is there more than one kind of VL test? Is there one that is better than the other?

If anyone knows of a lab, I'm in South Carolina and heading to Raleigh, NC in a few days. I could also wander down to Savannah.

Happy New Year!



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Hep C since 1982, GT IL28b CC, tx naive, VL 2.5M, normal liver panel, Hepascore F-0, A-1. Sjogren's, Hashimoto's, Raynaud's, etc. SOT S/O 12 wk tx on 10.28.14. EOT 1.19.15. HEP C FREE AT LAST! 4.29.15
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