Thanks for pointing that out Malcolm! I've always appreciated the accuracy of your explanations! I wasn't aware that the difference was that significantly different. Thanks as always for your help!
Tig
mallani said
Oct 19, 2014
Hi Tig,
You know I love being pedantic!
1 i.u.= 2 to 5 viral equivalents, so you really have to multiple the number of I.U.'s to get the true viral load. It's really time the Labs standardized this. My Lab uses 2. Cheers.
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Tig56 wrote:
Hi David,
Welcome to the forum from me too! We have a great group here and lots of information just waiting for the taking!! I'm glad you found us and look forward to following your progress. Good luck....
Tig
Thanks Tig, I'm glad I found this forum!
Tig said
Oct 19, 2014
Hi David,
Welcome to the forum from me too! We have a great group here and lots of information just waiting for the taking!! I'm glad you found us and look forward to following your progress. Good luck....
Tig
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Cinnamon Girl wrote:
Hi Moody, welcome! Your viral load of 3.5 million is considered moderate so nothing too worrying about that in itself.
A genotype means the particular strain of the Hep C virus that you are infected with. The most commonly seen ones are 1a, 1b , 2 and 3 but there are others. You`ll see that a lot of us have that information written underneath all our posts, in our `signature`. For example I had genotype 3a before I did my treatment. Once you know that we`ll be able to give you a lot more information about which treatments would be most suitable for you.
Best of luck!
Thanks, This forum will be a huge help for information I can use!
Cinnamon Girl said
Oct 19, 2014
Hi Moody, welcome! Your viral load of 3.5 million is considered moderate so nothing too worrying about that in itself.
A genotype means the particular strain of the Hep C virus that you are infected with. The most commonly seen ones are 1a, 1b , 2 and 3 but there are others. You`ll see that a lot of us have that information written underneath all our posts, in our `signature`. For example I had genotype 3a before I did my treatment. Once you know that we`ll be able to give you a lot more information about which treatments would be most suitable for you.
Best of luck!
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Google say's: There are 70mL/kg in the human body per male
there are 65mL/kg in the human body per female Example A 60kg patient (or 132lbs) has 4,200mL of blood
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Thanks for the info!
Tig said
Oct 19, 2014
Remember that the quantified viral load test is given in IU/ml, which stands for "International Units per miliLiter". So that's 3.5 million copies per milliliter. You have lots of milliliters of blood in your body! (Will have to figure that out someday).As was mentioned, this number fluctuates significantly everyday.
Tig
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Well luckily I work for LabCorp and one of the perks is free blood work so the test you recommend would be of no charge. I found out that I had Hep C through donating blood 6-7 years ago, told my family Doc at that time about it, went to a specialist, had a biopsy done and testing showed that I was at a low range / safe level but to keep an eye on it. The specialist wanted to start me on medication I can't remember the name of now but it had very bad side effects so being in the safe zone I decided not to at that time.
Dzdayscomin said
Oct 19, 2014
moodyblue8363 wrote:
Thanks Rob for the reply and for the information. A 3.5 million result to me sounded a bit scary so I'm glad to hear that it's in a moderate range. My family Doc had the test done. I'm not even sure what a Genotype test is but I'll Google it to find out. Thanks again.
Not to to be a wise guy but they are small so depending on where you search its somwhere between
2 million to a billion can sit on a pin head depending on the sIze of the virus. Typically 1-2 nm
I just googled that so if its way off blame google....otherwise it was meant for entertainment.
Duane
Fireman Rob said
Oct 19, 2014
I wouldn't worry too much about that viral load but while you're requesting more blood work, I would ask for a CMP- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. This is a relatively inexpensive test and can tell you a lot about the condition of your liver. Specifically, reference the AST/ALT numbers when you get your results back to see how far, if any, those levels are out of the "normal" range.
I would guess your family doc is in the process of referring you to a specialist? It's definitely proved to be in my best interest to become my own self advocate before my dr. apt. This forum is full of some great info to help you understand the nuts and bolts of this nightmare we call HCV.
-Rob
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Thanks Rob for the reply and for the information. A 3.5 million result to me sounded a bit scary so I'm glad to hear that it's in a moderate range. My family Doc had the test done. I'm not even sure what a Genotype test is but I'll Google it to find out. Thanks again.
Fireman Rob said
Oct 19, 2014
Hi Moody,
This means you have a viral load about 3.5 million. It's simply how many copies of the virus are in your body. This is considered to be a moderate level and it's almost exactly where I was at before starting Tx.
The virus replicates constantly and the vl can rise and drop daily. Did you get a Genotype test to see which type of HCV you have? If not, this is the next step to determine which treatment regimen is required to kill the virus.
Welcome to the forum, feel free to ask questions as there are a lot of great folks here to help if needed.
I hope this answers your question,
-Rob
moodyblue8363 said
Oct 19, 2014
Hello all, New to this forum to try and gain information about Hep C that I have. I recently had blood work done and the test results are Hepatitis C Quantitation 3,566,240 IU/mL 01
Thanks for pointing that out Malcolm! I've always appreciated the accuracy of your explanations! I wasn't aware that the difference was that significantly different. Thanks as always for your help!
Tig
Hi Tig,
You know I love being pedantic!
1 i.u.= 2 to 5 viral equivalents, so you really have to multiple the number of I.U.'s to get the true viral load. It's really time the Labs standardized this. My Lab uses 2. Cheers.
Thanks Tig, I'm glad I found this forum!
Hi David,
Welcome to the forum from me too! We have a great group here and lots of information just waiting for the taking!! I'm glad you found us and look forward to following your progress. Good luck....
Tig
Thanks, This forum will be a huge help for information I can use!
Hi Moody, welcome! Your viral load of 3.5 million is considered moderate so nothing too worrying about that in itself.
A genotype means the particular strain of the Hep C virus that you are infected with. The most commonly seen ones are 1a, 1b , 2 and 3 but there are others. You`ll see that a lot of us have that information written underneath all our posts, in our `signature`. For example I had genotype 3a before I did my treatment. Once you know that we`ll be able to give you a lot more information about which treatments would be most suitable for you.
Best of luck!
Google say's: There are 70mL/kg in the human body per male
there are 65mL/kg in the human body per female
Example
A 60kg patient (or 132lbs) has 4,200mL of blood
Thanks for the info!
Remember that the quantified viral load test is given in IU/ml, which stands for "International Units per miliLiter". So that's 3.5 million copies per milliliter. You have lots of milliliters of blood in your body! (Will have to figure that out someday).As was mentioned, this number fluctuates significantly everyday.
Tig
Well luckily I work for LabCorp and one of the perks is free blood work so the test you recommend would be of no charge. I found out that I had Hep C through donating blood 6-7 years ago, told my family Doc at that time about it, went to a specialist, had a biopsy done and testing showed that I was at a low range / safe level but to keep an eye on it. The specialist wanted to start me on medication I can't remember the name of now but it had very bad side effects so being in the safe zone I decided not to at that time.
Not to to be a wise guy but they are small so depending on where you search its somwhere between
2 million to a billion can sit on a pin head depending on the sIze of the virus. Typically 1-2 nm
I just googled that so if its way off blame google....otherwise it was meant for entertainment.
Duane
I wouldn't worry too much about that viral load but while you're requesting more blood work, I would ask for a CMP- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. This is a relatively inexpensive test and can tell you a lot about the condition of your liver. Specifically, reference the AST/ALT numbers when you get your results back to see how far, if any, those levels are out of the "normal" range.
I would guess your family doc is in the process of referring you to a specialist? It's definitely proved to be in my best interest to become my own self advocate before my dr. apt. This forum is full of some great info to help you understand the nuts and bolts of this nightmare we call HCV.
-Rob
Thanks Rob for the reply and for the information. A 3.5 million result to me sounded a bit scary so I'm glad to hear that it's in a moderate range. My family Doc had the test done. I'm not even sure what a Genotype test is but I'll Google it to find out. Thanks again.
Hi Moody,
This means you have a viral load about 3.5 million. It's simply how many copies of the virus are in your body. This is considered to be a moderate level and it's almost exactly where I was at before starting Tx.
The virus replicates constantly and the vl can rise and drop daily. Did you get a Genotype test to see which type of HCV you have? If not, this is the next step to determine which treatment regimen is required to kill the virus.
Welcome to the forum, feel free to ask questions as there are a lot of great folks here to help if needed.
I hope this answers your question,
-Rob
Hello all, New to this forum to try and gain information about Hep C that I have. I recently had blood work done and the test results are Hepatitis C Quantitation 3,566,240 IU/mL 01
HCV log10 6.552 log10 IU/mL
Is there anyone that understands these levels?
Thanks!