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Linuxter


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List of abbreviations used on this site (in case you need it).

 

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4wk: HCV-RNA <15 Detected, ALT 15, AST 17, Hb 13.6 EOT: 4/12/16, ALT 18 , Hb 12.9176a2f85d05d9c965eafe199f2ba9ba5.jpg SVR Achieved 7/8/16

 
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Hi Lori,

Per your original post, you should just make yourself feel at home here and post when and where you want ... we're an easy bunch to get along with. If, for some reason, the moderators think it more to your advantage to have it elsewhere (which, I'm sure is not the case here), they will let you know or move it for you, never a problem.

I just started treatment recently and it takes a short while to get a grasp on the tons of information surrounding your treatment, we all go through that feeling of being overwhelmed at the beginning ... but soon it will all start to make more sense. This is especially true if you've already started treatment since the drugs do tend to fog us all out a bit during Tx.

 

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63yy,HCV,2b,F3-A1, Sof/Riba,12wks Tx   SOT: 1/20/16, HCV-RNA 9,816,581, ALT 56, Hb 14.6

4wk: HCV-RNA <15 Detected, ALT 15, AST 17, Hb 13.6 EOT: 4/12/16, ALT 18 , Hb 12.9176a2f85d05d9c965eafe199f2ba9ba5.jpg SVR Achieved 7/8/16

 
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Wow! So much simpler and easy to understand! I've overwhelmed myself so much since starting the treatment putting too much thought into it. I literally went into this whole thing in the dark. My doctor basically ordered labs and said she was starting the process for my insurance. Two months later I hear from express scripts and have meds. No one ever said anything about the lab results, or about the hep c in general, just "u tested pos". Im so grateful that I found this discussion board! You guys have been amazing with the help and extremely supportive! I really appreciate all of the advice and help!!!

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Hello,

No reason to worry about those numbers. They are a combination of tests that comprise the test known as the "Fibrosure" test. It is a test for inflammation and fibrosis that uses blood markers and an algorithm to determine your stage of both. I'll leave a link below to the Fibrosure explanation. The necroinflammatory score is high, that simply indicates you have a high degree of liver inflammation going on. That's part of having HCV and as you progress with treatment, that will go down fast. The fibrosis score listed is 0.13 or NO fibrosis, that's excellent! You're getting this treatment out of the way before you have suffered any level of fibrosis. You can be very pleased with that. The HIV screen is negative, so no problem there and the Hepatitis C Quantification is the blood test that tells us exactly how high your viral load is. Yours is 178,660, which is low. Mine was over 5 million. But you should also know that the viral level doesn't impact the ability to cure or not. Some treatments require longer courses of medication if that score is above 6 million. So you have nothing to be concerned about. You're starting out low and it will be gone in no time! 

Just stick with the plan, be compliant, don't miss any doses and follow the good advice around here. You absolutely must stay well hydrated, nourished and rested. If you do that and ask any questions you may have along the way, you'll be done and cured before you know it! 

http://www.hemophilia.co.il/documents/Fibrotest.pdf



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I can't explain them all but no fibrosis is excellent!  Means you don't have any or very little liver damage. Thats awesome!



-- Edited by Gracie on Friday 12th of February 2016 10:34:46 PM

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I hope it's okay that I create a new post for this. I was going to jump in on one of the test result related posts I found while searching but some were old and I felt like I was intruding. 

Bare with me my brain isn't functioning right today lol

so..I'm new to the whole world of hcv treatment and have no idea what my test results mean. I have tried to google some of it but with these meds I'm finding it hard to concentrate. I keep forgetting what I've read and getting lost in thought as weird as it sounds. Can someone please explain these numbers to me, are they terrible? Do I focus on all of that or is there certain ones that are more important than others during treatment? Which is my viral load number? Looking at my results is like trying to learn another language and my thought process being stuck on stupid mode isn't helping lol I guess I chose a bad time for a crash course

Fibrosis Score: 0.13 , Necroinflammant activity score: 0.78 - Activity Grade: A3 Severe Activity , Alpha 2-Macroglobulins, Qn:279 mg/dl , Haptoglobin: 64 mg/dl , Bilirubin, total: 0.2 mg/dl , GGT: 33 IU/L , ALT (SGPT) P5P: 213 IU/L , Fibrosis stage: nofib , Apolipoprotein A-1: 170 mg/dl , HIV Screen 4th Gen wRfx: Non Reactive , Hepatitis C Quantitation 178660 IU/mL , HCV log10: 5.252 IU/mL

These are the results from the "prior to treatment" labs, as I am only starting week 2

I would greatly appreciate any and all help with this

 



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