Hello everyone my name is Eric and have HEPATITIS C RNA don't understand these reports
Cinnamon Girl said
May 28, 2016
Great result there, Eric, you must be so thrilled! Congratulations!
Half way through and you`re well on track for SVR!!
wmlj1960 said
May 28, 2016
Those labs are just what we expected and you can expect more good reports to come. Keep doing what your doing and you'll be SVR before you know it. Carry on....
lewis45424 said
May 28, 2016
Thank you Chris I am a 6 weeks in treatment a 6 more weeks to go but I was so surprised with my first bloodwork test I couldn't believe it work so fast
JimmyK said
May 28, 2016
Congrats Eric. I take it that is your 4 week RNA profile. Yes it is doing just as hoped. Stick with it continue doing what you are doing and th eroad ahead looks pretty bright!
JimmyK
RAGDOLL said
May 28, 2016
Eric......isn't that awesome!?! Great news. Thanks for sharing with us. Best Wishes, Chris
lewis45424 said
May 28, 2016
Got great news the viekira pack has done a great job for me and I Thank everyone here for your support
Component:
Standard Range:
Your Values:
Comments:
HCV RNA, PCR QN
NOT DETECTED
NOT DETECTED
HCV RNA, PCR QN
NOT DETECTED
THIS SPECIMEN WAS TESTED BY THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS HCV REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY. THE RESULT GIVEN ABOVE IS THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL UNITS (IU) OF HCV RNA PER 1 ML OF PLASMA (VIRAL LOAD). CHANGES OF THREE FOLD (0.5 LOG) OR MORE FROM THE BASELINE LEVEL ESTABLISHED FOR A PATIENT ARE SIGNIFICANT WITH REGARD TO PREDICTING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND MONITORING EFFICACY OF ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY. THIS ASSAY IS NOT INTENDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE. RESULTS FROM THIS ASSAY SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OTHER ESTABLISHED LABORATORY TEST. REPORTABLE RANGE: 15-100,000,000 IU/ML 1.18-8.00 LOG10 IU/ML
Linuxter said
Apr 8, 2016
Hi Eric,
Ditto on drinking 3-4 liters of water per day while on Tx ...
It's right up there with taking your meds exactly as prescribed every day.
Not to worry at all, your numbers are looking good ...
Dave
wmlj1960 said
Apr 8, 2016
Looking good Eric. You're no doubt going to slay that dragon with V-Pak. We have a seat with your name on it when you get ready to board the V-P Train.
JimmyK said
Apr 8, 2016
Greetings,
Indeed your numbers are pretty good. You will do fine.
One very important note is many Doctors, for some reason, don't thing to tell folks the importance of proper hydration while on these Meds.
You can really do yourself a favor by making sure you drink no less than 3.25 Liters of Water every day in particular during Treatment.
God Bless and keep us informed!
JimmyK
Cinnamon Girl said
Apr 8, 2016
Hello Eric,
Your lab work looks great. The numbers we`re particularly interested in are your liver enzymes, ALT and AST, and yours are only a little elevated above the normal range, which is fine considering that you have Hep C.
Good luck with starting your Viekira Pak treatment, it`s an excellent therapy and you should do very well!
Best of luck, do keep in touch!
(By the way, I`ve edited you post because your results appeared twice.)
lewis45424 said
Apr 8, 2016
I start the Vikera pac with Ribavirin on the 20th of this month I see my Hepp c Doctor on the 19th of this month to show me how to take the medication correctly here is my latest blood work I don't understand it still maybe someone on here will
03/10/2016
Lipid Panel, Serum
Cholesterol: 156 mg/dL
Final
Triglycerides: 96 mg/dL
Final
Low
Dhdl: 39 mg/dL
Final
Calc. LDL: 98
Final
VLDL Cal: 19.2 ratio
Final
LDL/HDL Ratio: 2.5 ratio
Final
03/10/2016
CMP, Serum or Plasma
Glucose: 92 mg/dL
Final
Bun: 10 mg/dL
Final
Creatinine: 0.83 mg/dL
Final
GFR Estimated: 102.6
Final
BUN/creat Ratio: 12.0 mg/dL
Final
Sodium: 145 mmol/L
Final
High
Potassium: 5.6 mmol/L
Final
Chloride: 104 mmol/L
Final
Co2: 30 mmol/L
Final
Calcium: 9.8 mg/dL
Final
Total Protein: 7.2 g/dL
Final
Albumin: 4.6 g/dL
Final
Total Bili: 0.6 mg/dL
Final
Alk Phos: 96 U/L
Final
AST/SGOT: 48 U/L
Final
ALT/SGPT: 44 U/L
Final
03/10/2016
TSH, Serum or Plasma
Tsh: 1.06 mIU/L
Final
03/10/2016
Cbc
Wbc: 8.8 10\S\3/uL
Final
Rbc: 4.74 10\S\6/uL
Final
Hgb: 15.6 g/dL
Final
Hct: 46.2 %
Final
High
Mcv: 97.5 fL
Final
Mch: 33.0 pg
Final
Mchc: 33.8 g/dL
Final
High
Rdw: 14.6 %
Final
Plt: 212 10\S\3/uL
Final
Mpv: 8.1 fL
Final
Neut%: 58.2 %
Final
Lym%: 30.6 %
Final
Mono%: 7.1 %
Final
Eos%: 2.8 %
Final
-- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Friday 8th of April 2016 05:13:41 PM -- Edited by wmlj1960 on Friday 8th of April 2016 07:41:37 PM
lewis45424 said
Mar 11, 2016
I would like to say Thank you to everyone I feel much better about this now and more at ease thanks to this site God Bless you all
Matt Chris said
Mar 11, 2016
Hello Eric , and welcome
You have found a good place with members who can provide great insight into all things HCV and show care for your long term welfare.
Find a good Gastro Doctor if you haven't already, it can make a big difference in your success or failure in treatment.
matt
bubble said
Mar 11, 2016
Welcome Eric. Your level of inflamation is very low. (AST. ALT) These numbers show your level of inflamation as your liver secreats it's defense. Looks like the dragon has set up his picnic table. My level was well over 9mil. when I was diagnosed. You have caught this beast very early. So get Vikera pac and do start.
1A requires Ribavirin. Your 4 week bloodwork will probably kick that level apart easily. I and other members of this forum agree you do have the 96% percent chance of a cure. Do keep us informed. Good luck to you.
RAGDOLL said
Mar 11, 2016
Hi Eric, welcome, your numbers look great, the V-PAK works, and you soon will be free from the virus at such a young age. You truly are so lucky at this time in our history that there are such amazing treatments to kill the virus. A lot of us never dreamed there would be a cure in our lifetime. We all are blessed. Thank God for all the research and one day this all will be a memory. No one will need to suffer again and for this I am truly grateful.
Take care of your self and God Bless!
hepcmannyc said
Mar 11, 2016
Best of luck Lewis - I don;t think you'll need it as I agree with everyone here - your #s are excellent!
lewis45424 said
Mar 11, 2016
Thank you
lewis45424 said
Mar 11, 2016
Genotype is 1A Doctors have away of scarring you easy they made sound as if I was really bad off I am very glad I found this site and I Thank you all for your response's to me you made me feel welcome and more relaxed about the treatment
wendyo said
Mar 11, 2016
Climb aboard Eric and best wishes to you as you start this new chapter.
Ari-anna said
Mar 11, 2016
Hi Eric,
welcome to the forum. Good news you are getting treatment.
I did a course on Viekiran Pak and I am now cured.
People on this forum are happy to help out, and eventually you can get to help others. It's a cool system!
Regards
Ari
wmlj1960 said
Mar 11, 2016
Hi Eric, and welcome from me also.
I agree with Tig; you are lucky, and you have an excellent opportunity to put HCV behind you and move on with your life. And your luck includes finding this forum as we have a great bunch of helpful and knowledgeable members here that are willing to help you put this behind you. Have a look around the forum and notice the search function up top ^^^ which can help find topics that have been discussed previously. Also you can create your own signature with information specific to you. More info on doing that can be found HERE as well as a link to definitions for all the abbreviations you'll be seeing in member post and signatures.
We hope you'll stick around and keep us up to date on your progress. I too will be interested to find out why your doctors lab listed undetected on a test result with 2.65 mil viral load. I hope you get started on Viekira Pak soon and I wish you well for a successful outcome and a happy Hep C free life.
Firechic19 said
Mar 10, 2016
Hi Eric!
Welcome to the forum!
Youre numbers aren't bad at all. My first lab results were crazy! I'm on Viekira as well along with Ribavirin. You're on a very good med! The Viekira definitely does it's job if u let it. You found a very good forum full of amazing ppl that will help with any questions u have and support you all through your treatment. They have helped me tremendously and still do! I honestly think they know more than my dr does..lol
Btw, it's very nice to meet you!
mallani said
Mar 10, 2016
Hi and welcome, Eric.
Your Viral Load is 2.65 million i.u./ml. This is moderate.
Your Lab has an unusual way of expressing results.
All the other tests are normal. Your ALT is excellent, so you shouldn't have much liver damage.
Do you know your Genotype? I presume it's Geno 1 if you are being offered Viekira Pak.
Good luck and keep us informed. Cheers.
JimmyK said
Mar 10, 2016
Greetings,
What led then to test your RNA Q ?
JimmyK
Linuxter said
Mar 10, 2016
Hi Eric,
Welcome to the forum! Nice to have you here.
This is a great place, lots of great people and lots of resources and excellent information.
Keep us posted on what your doc or the lab says.
Again, Welcome,
Dave
lewis45424 said
Mar 10, 2016
Thank you very much for your response. And I sure will ask them about why they list it that way Thank you for your advice
Tig said
Mar 10, 2016
Hello again Eric,
Your original post was properly placed, there was just some confusion. Nothing to worry about!
Your blood work is absolutely perfect in my opinion, with the exception of the viral load. I'm still confused why they list your viral load at 2.5 million IU/ml but then state UNDETECTED. The only time you will see the mention of undetected viral counts is when there is no virus to quantify (count). The current lower levels of quantification are typically <15 IU/ml. If your viral count is below that and the test still detects the virus it will say <15 IU/ml "Detected". If it's truly undetected, it says <15 IU/ml Undetected or just Undetected. Check with your lab or doctors office and ask why they listed it that way.
Your ALT and AST are in fine shape, as is everything else. When your liver starts to inflame and the disease process gets moving forward, you will see those two tests begin to elevate. You appear to be getting this treatment at the perfect time, before damage is done. I also was infected by a bad tattoo back in the 80's. I wasn't as lucky as you and had the virus for many years before finding out. I ended up with advanced fibrosis and complications from the virus itself. It can affect many systems adversely. You're a very lucky man to have been approved so quickly and without significant damage. It has been difficult for many here to get approval for these treatments until their disease was more advanced. You should go out and buy a lottery ticket next time you go to the store! You're very lucky.
lewis45424 said
Mar 10, 2016
HEPATITIS C RNA BY PCR, QUANTITATIVE
See notes below
2650000 Reference range: NOT DETECTED Unit: IU/ML
RESULT, HCV
See notes below
6.42 Unit: Log IU/ml THIS SPECIMEN WAS TESTED BY THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS HCV REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY. THE RESULT GIVEN ABOVE IS THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL UNITS (IU) OF HCV RNA PER 1 ML OF PLASMA (VIRAL LOAD). CHANGES OF THREE FOLD (0.5 LOG) OR MORE FROM THE BASELINE LEVEL ESTABLISHED FOR A PATIENT ARE SIGNIFICANT WITH REGARD TO PREDICTING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND MONITORING EFFICACY OF ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY. THIS ASSAY IS NOT INTENDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE. RESULTS FROM THIS ASSAY SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OTHER ESTABLISHED LABORATORY TEST. REPORTABLE RANGE: 15-100,000,000 IU/ML 1.18-8.00 LOG10 IU/ML PERFORMED AT COMPUNET CLINICAL LAB;
The Doctor say's it's from infected ink from a tattoo I had a liver biopsy done back in 2010 and it was good no scaring of any kind and here is my latest blood work done that I can post just had another CBC done today and it will be a couple days before I have those results
Component
Your Value
Standard Range
WBC COUNT
6.3 K/MM3
3.8 - 10.8 K/MM3
RBC COUNT
4.91 M/MM3
4.40 - 5.80 M/MM3
HEMOGLOBIN
15.8 G/DL
13.8 - 17.2 G/DL
HEMATOCRIT
47.2 %
41.0 - 50.0 %
MCV
96.1 FL
80.0 - 100.0 FL
MCH
32.1 PG
27.0 - 33.0 PG
MCHC
33.4 G/DL
32.0 - 36.0 G/DL
RDW
13.0 %
9.0 - 15.0 %
PLATELET COUNT
179 K/MM3
130 - 400 K/MM3
% SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS
62.3 %
40.0 - 75.0 %
% LYMPHOCYTES
26.6 %
18.0 - 47.0 %
% MONOCYTES
7.1 %
0 - 14.0 %
% EOSINOPHILS
2.7 %
0.0 - 7.0 %
% BASOPHILS
1.3 %
0.0 - 2.0 %
ABSOLUTE SEGMENTED NEUTROPHIL
3.9 K/MM3
1.5 - 7.8 K/MM3
ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTE
1.7 K/MM3
0.9 - 4.1 K/MM3
ABSOLUTE MONOCYTE
0.4 K/MM3
0.2 - 1.1 K/MM3
ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL
0.2 K/MM3
0.0 - 0.6 K/MM3
ABSOLUTE BASOPHIL
0.1 K/MM3
0.0 - 0.3 K/MM3
And they plan on starting me on Viekira Pak and I am hoping for good results and get this behind me I just don't understand how to read these results and I hope someone can help me to understand them
Component Results
Component
Your Value
Standard Range
TOTAL PROTEIN
7.3 GM/DL
6.0 - 8.3 GM/DL
ALBUMIN, SERUM
4.6 GM/DL
3.5 - 5.2 GM/DL
GLOBULIN
2.7 GM/DL (CALC)
1.9 - 3.6 GM/DL (CALC)
A/G RATIO
1.7 (CALC)
0.8 - 2.6 (CALC)
BILIRUBIN,TOTAL
0.3 MG/DL
0.0 - 1.2 MG/DL
BILIRUBIN,DIRECT
0.1 MG/DL
0.0 - 0.4 MG/DL
BILIRUBIN,INDIRECT
0.2 MG/DL
0.0 - 1.2 MG/DL
AST(SGOT)
25 U/L
0 - 46 U/L
ALT(SGPT)
26 U/L
0 - 60 U/L
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
89 U/L
23 - 144 U/L
-- Edited by lewis45424 on Friday 11th of March 2016 01:21:34 AM
Great result there, Eric, you must be so thrilled! Congratulations!
Half way through and you`re well on track for SVR!!
Those labs are just what we expected and you can expect more good reports to come. Keep doing what your doing and you'll be SVR before you know it. Carry on....
Thank you Chris I am a 6 weeks in treatment a 6 more weeks to go but I was so surprised with my first bloodwork test I couldn't believe it work so fast
Congrats Eric. I take it that is your 4 week RNA profile. Yes it is doing just as hoped. Stick with it continue doing what you are doing and th eroad ahead looks pretty bright!
JimmyK
Eric......isn't that awesome!?! Great news. Thanks for sharing with us. Best Wishes, Chris
Got great news the viekira pack has done a great job for me and I Thank everyone here for your support
Hi Eric,
Ditto on drinking 3-4 liters of water per day while on Tx ...
It's right up there with taking your meds exactly as prescribed every day.
Not to worry at all, your numbers are looking good ...
Dave
Looking good Eric. You're no doubt going to slay that dragon with V-Pak. We have a seat with your name on it when you get ready to board the V-P Train.
Greetings,
Indeed your numbers are pretty good. You will do fine.
One very important note is many Doctors, for some reason, don't thing to tell folks the importance of proper hydration while on these Meds.
You can really do yourself a favor by making sure you drink no less than 3.25 Liters of Water every day in particular during Treatment.
God Bless and keep us informed!
JimmyK
Hello Eric,
Your lab work looks great. The numbers we`re particularly interested in are your liver enzymes, ALT and AST, and yours are only a little elevated above the normal range, which is fine considering that you have Hep C.
Good luck with starting your Viekira Pak treatment, it`s an excellent therapy and you should do very well!
Best of luck, do keep in touch!
(By the way, I`ve edited you post because your results appeared twice.)
I start the Vikera pac with Ribavirin on the 20th of this month I see my Hepp c Doctor on the 19th of this month to show me how to take the medication correctly here is my latest blood work I don't understand it still maybe someone on here will
-- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Friday 8th of April 2016 05:13:41 PM
-- Edited by wmlj1960 on Friday 8th of April 2016 07:41:37 PM
I would like to say Thank you to everyone I feel much better about this now and more at ease thanks to this site God Bless you all
Hello Eric , and welcome
You have found a good place with members who can provide great insight into all things HCV and show care for your long term welfare.
Find a good Gastro Doctor if you haven't already, it can make a big difference in your success or failure in treatment.
matt
Welcome Eric. Your level of inflamation is very low. (AST. ALT) These numbers show your level of inflamation as your liver secreats it's defense. Looks like the dragon has set up his picnic table. My level was well over 9mil. when I was diagnosed. You have caught this beast very early. So get Vikera pac and do start.
1A requires Ribavirin. Your 4 week bloodwork will probably kick that level apart easily. I and other members of this forum agree you do have the 96% percent chance of a cure. Do keep us informed. Good luck to you.
Hi Eric, welcome, your numbers look great, the V-PAK works, and you soon will be free from the virus at such a young age. You truly are so lucky at this time in our history that there are such amazing treatments to kill the virus. A lot of us never dreamed there would be a cure in our lifetime. We all are blessed. Thank God for all the research and one day this all will be a memory. No one will need to suffer again and for this I am truly grateful.
Take care of your self and God Bless!
Best of luck Lewis - I don;t think you'll need it as I agree with everyone here - your #s are excellent!
Thank you
Genotype is 1A Doctors have away of scarring you easy they made sound as if I was really bad off I am very glad I found this site and I Thank you all for your response's to me you made me feel welcome and more relaxed about the treatment
Climb aboard Eric and best wishes to you as you start this new chapter.
Hi Eric,
welcome to the forum. Good news you are getting treatment.
I did a course on Viekiran Pak and I am now cured.
People on this forum are happy to help out, and eventually you can get to help others. It's a cool system!
Regards
Ari
Hi Eric, and welcome from me also.
I agree with Tig; you are lucky, and you have an excellent opportunity to put HCV behind you and move on with your life. And your luck includes finding this forum as we have a great bunch of helpful and knowledgeable members here that are willing to help you put this behind you. Have a look around the forum and notice the search function up top ^^^ which can help find topics that have been discussed previously. Also you can create your own signature with information specific to you. More info on doing that can be found HERE as well as a link to definitions for all the abbreviations you'll be seeing in member post and signatures.
We hope you'll stick around and keep us up to date on your progress. I too will be interested to find out why your doctors lab listed undetected on a test result with 2.65 mil viral load. I hope you get started on Viekira Pak soon and I wish you well for a successful outcome and a happy Hep C free life.
Hi Eric!
Welcome to the forum!
Youre numbers aren't bad at all. My first lab results were crazy! I'm on Viekira as well along with Ribavirin. You're on a very good med! The Viekira definitely does it's job if u let it. You found a very good forum full of amazing ppl that will help with any questions u have and support you all through your treatment. They have helped me tremendously and still do! I honestly think they know more than my dr does..lol
Btw, it's very nice to meet you!
Hi and welcome, Eric.
Your Viral Load is 2.65 million i.u./ml. This is moderate.
Your Lab has an unusual way of expressing results.
All the other tests are normal. Your ALT is excellent, so you shouldn't have much liver damage.
Do you know your Genotype? I presume it's Geno 1 if you are being offered Viekira Pak.
Good luck and keep us informed. Cheers.
Greetings,
What led then to test your RNA Q ?
JimmyK
Hi Eric,
Welcome to the forum! Nice to have you here.
This is a great place, lots of great people and lots of resources and excellent information.
Keep us posted on what your doc or the lab says.
Again, Welcome,
Dave
Thank you very much for your response. And I sure will ask them about why they list it that way Thank you for your advice
Hello again Eric,
Your original post was properly placed, there was just some confusion. Nothing to worry about!
Your blood work is absolutely perfect in my opinion, with the exception of the viral load. I'm still confused why they list your viral load at 2.5 million IU/ml but then state UNDETECTED. The only time you will see the mention of undetected viral counts is when there is no virus to quantify (count). The current lower levels of quantification are typically <15 IU/ml. If your viral count is below that and the test still detects the virus it will say <15 IU/ml "Detected". If it's truly undetected, it says <15 IU/ml Undetected or just Undetected. Check with your lab or doctors office and ask why they listed it that way.
Your ALT and AST are in fine shape, as is everything else. When your liver starts to inflame and the disease process gets moving forward, you will see those two tests begin to elevate. You appear to be getting this treatment at the perfect time, before damage is done. I also was infected by a bad tattoo back in the 80's. I wasn't as lucky as you and had the virus for many years before finding out. I ended up with advanced fibrosis and complications from the virus itself. It can affect many systems adversely. You're a very lucky man to have been approved so quickly and without significant damage. It has been difficult for many here to get approval for these treatments until their disease was more advanced. You should go out and buy a lottery ticket next time you go to the store! You're very lucky.
6.42 Unit: Log IU/ml THIS SPECIMEN WAS TESTED BY THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS HCV REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY. THE RESULT GIVEN ABOVE IS THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL UNITS (IU) OF HCV RNA PER 1 ML OF PLASMA (VIRAL LOAD). CHANGES OF THREE FOLD (0.5 LOG) OR MORE FROM THE BASELINE LEVEL ESTABLISHED FOR A PATIENT ARE SIGNIFICANT WITH REGARD TO PREDICTING DISEASE PROGRESSION AND MONITORING EFFICACY OF ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY. THIS ASSAY IS NOT INTENDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE. RESULTS FROM THIS ASSAY SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OTHER ESTABLISHED LABORATORY TEST. REPORTABLE RANGE: 15-100,000,000 IU/ML 1.18-8.00 LOG10 IU/ML PERFORMED AT COMPUNET CLINICAL LAB;
The Doctor say's it's from infected ink from a tattoo I had a liver biopsy done back in 2010 and it was good no scaring of any kind and here is my latest blood work done that I can post just had another CBC done today and it will be a couple days before I have those results
Component Results
-- Edited by lewis45424 on Friday 11th of March 2016 01:21:34 AM