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Tig


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Anytime you get a report like that, it's helpful to either post everything listed on the report, verbatim or a photo (minus identifying info) of the report itself. That will allow us to provide better informed opinions. You should be asking for copies of everything, you have a right to them. 

Congrats on the good news!



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Yesssss! Thanks y'all. I found so much contradictory stuff online , or dated, I thought let me ask the prosð

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Less than 15 = UND. wink



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That is terrific news Marcos. The dragon is dying a slow death - YAY!



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T3:  Harvoni 12 weeks Sept. 19, 2015 ALT 41 AST 30 VL 541800 UND at EOT and SVR 24 ALT 18 AST 26 platelets 223

 
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Hey marcos,

What does it mean??!! 

Well, it means you should be ecstatic!!

It means you have just recieved some very good news! You have the (very telling) ideal, early response everyone wants to see!

You gotter made bud!

These early "crashes", we call them, are exactly what these stellar new drugs do, not everyone gets early crashes, but it is so nice when we do.

If you ever had any doubts these drugs would ever work for you, you can just take that all back now, and be very happy to know you are responding just perfectly to them.

Too bad you missed that exciting call from your nurse, but I am betting hearing her message was just as riveting!! Hang on her every word, and savour them and the moment, because she conveyed the ALL-IMPORTANT bits. She said ... "it is working" ... pppht (understatement!), ... "you are less than 15" .... your prior viral load of almost a half million, in just 4 short weeks, has just been blown to smitherines! (By message, or, even if you had actually caught her on the phone, you would still not have been able to "see" that huge grin and happy face I am sure she was sporting!) You should be sporting one too! ... "keep taking them" ... was another great thing she said, she should have also reminded ou to keep drinking LOTS of water, to try to eat really well, to try not to work too hard, to get good rests and sleeps, and to be very very pleased with yourself.

I love Jimmy's analogy of the "mass murder" that is going on inside your body, (oh these drugs are grand), you have just dealt this viral foe it's death blow, critially injured with a single round, with tons of ammo to spare - fire at will, unload your chamber!

Good going guy! (We bet your ALT might have come down a tad too!) biggrin C.



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Ok so I started Harvoni about a month ago. I had one month bloodwork last week. I have not talked to my nurse but I had a voicemail today that said "it is working, you are less than 15, keep taking them." I got off work too late to call back but I am thrilled that it is working but what does less than 15 usually mean? If anything. I will try to find out more tomorrow. Thanks 



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