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UND what does it mean?!
Hello every one..
Before i get the treatment, I would like to know few things.
treatment from HCV and become UND, dose it mean that am clear, i don't have the virus any more (not contagious)??
Or mean that am cure and having Anti-bodys against the virus, so it's not effecting on me, but still contagious?? ( If still what is the point !! ).
I am 21 years old, with genotype 1, how much i need to be UND??
what is the short period to become UND from type 1??
Should I have to start the treatment or wait?!
I realy don't know what to do, my life is destroyed :(
Thank u all..
Before i get the treatment, I would like to know few things.
treatment from HCV and become UND, dose it mean that am clear, i don't have the virus any more (not contagious)??
Or mean that am cure and having Anti-bodys against the virus, so it's not effecting on me, but still contagious?? ( If still what is the point !! ).
I am 21 years old, with genotype 1, how much i need to be UND??
what is the short period to become UND from type 1??
Should I have to start the treatment or wait?!
I realy don't know what to do, my life is destroyed :(
Thank u all..
Thank u all for your comment
I realy get benefit from all what u said, I thought that UND is the goal of treatment, apparently I was wrong :)
I don't have any Questions for this moment :)
I wish all the best for u.
I realy get benefit from all what u said, I thought that UND is the goal of treatment, apparently I was wrong :)
I don't have any Questions for this moment :)
I wish all the best for u.
Being diagnosed with HepC comes as a bit of a shock doesn’t it.
But its not the end of the world. HepC is a slowly progressing disease that takes decades for most problems to occur. You have time on your side.
Not knowing how you caught it is common.
Even when we do know how we cught it for many of us its still a guess
You will always have anti bodies to HCV even after you SVR (cure)
UND means undetectable virus in your blood. It is tested using PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). The limit of detection varies from 2IU/mL to 615IU, with less than 50 IU being the most common worldwide.
UND does not mean cured.
While your are UND your are clear of the virus and your blood is probably not infectious.
But still not cured.
SVR (cure) is when you are Undetectable 24 weeks after finishing treatment.
A VL of 755,000 is quite low for G1s.
Any Questions just ask
CS
But its not the end of the world. HepC is a slowly progressing disease that takes decades for most problems to occur. You have time on your side.
Not knowing how you caught it is common.
Even when we do know how we cught it for many of us its still a guess
You will always have anti bodies to HCV even after you SVR (cure)
UND means undetectable virus in your blood. It is tested using PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). The limit of detection varies from 2IU/mL to 615IU, with less than 50 IU being the most common worldwide.
UND does not mean cured.
While your are UND your are clear of the virus and your blood is probably not infectious.
But still not cured.
SVR (cure) is when you are Undetectable 24 weeks after finishing treatment.
A VL of 755,000 is quite low for G1s.
Any Questions just ask
CS
welcome pinky.
keep courage against a disease which may cause lot of harm and a treatment which can cause more harm. So best thing is to keep in touch and keep reading the literature and keep discussing with your doc who should be at least a gastro specialist if not hepatologist.The disease progresses so slowly that you will have lot of time to make decisions.
keep courage against a disease which may cause lot of harm and a treatment which can cause more harm. So best thing is to keep in touch and keep reading the literature and keep discussing with your doc who should be at least a gastro specialist if not hepatologist.The disease progresses so slowly that you will have lot of time to make decisions.
Welcome pink! You are in the right place.
Try to remain calm. I know it is hard at first. But just take it one step at a time and everything will be okay. We are all living with this disease or have cured ourselves of it. It is the unknown that is scary. As you learn more about this illness you will see that it is not understanding what is happening to us that is the most frightening thing about it.!
Are you in a very good position to cure this virus and live a normal life. You are 21 years young, you've probably only the had the virus for a few years, you are a woman. All of these factors increase your chance of curing this virus (SVR). You have your whole life ahead of you. There is no need to be sad. Smile!!! ;-)
UND = undetectable level of the HCV virus which is achieved during treatment.
In order to clear the virus from your body for good you must first be able to reduce the level of virus by 100 times and then reach undetectable (UND) levels of the virus during treatment. Ny monitoring your viral load your doctor will be able to determine how long you need to treat your Hep C (HCV).
UND is not the goal of treatment. The goal of treatment is to clear the virus (SVR) and stop future liver damage caused is caused by the virus. After you finish therapy you will be tested to make sure the virus hasn't come back. If the virus is gone you and live the rest of your life without your liver damage progressing.
You will always have antibodies that indicate that you were at one time exposed to the virus. But this has NO impact of your health! Many people have antibodies to different diseases that they have been exposed to it is nothing to be concerned about.
As far as being contagious. HCV is spread through blood. The virus is passed from one persons blood to another's blood through shared razors, toothbrushes, needles, or anything else that would have blood on it. It is NOT spread through sex (except "rough sex" were blood is involved of course) or casual contact. So it is not easy to spread. Many of us have had unprotected sex with our love ones for many decades and have never spread the virus to our partners. So using common sense and the knowledge you will get learning about this disease you will not spread the virus to any one else.
You are young and probably have very little if any liver damage. So you may choose to wait for newer more effective therapies come along. It usually takes many DECADES for the virus to cause major damage to you liver. I've had HCV for 38 years!
So please find a experience Gastroenteroligist or Hepatologist who has lots of experince treating Hep C patients who you can work with. They will help you decide if and when you should do treatment.
You are going to be fine. And they are many here who will answer any questions you have as you learn more about this disease and how to manage it. We all go through this panic when we find out we have this disease. As we come to understand it better we realize it is not so bleak as it first seems.
Keep posting.
Good luck.
Hector
Try to remain calm. I know it is hard at first. But just take it one step at a time and everything will be okay. We are all living with this disease or have cured ourselves of it. It is the unknown that is scary. As you learn more about this illness you will see that it is not understanding what is happening to us that is the most frightening thing about it.!
Are you in a very good position to cure this virus and live a normal life. You are 21 years young, you've probably only the had the virus for a few years, you are a woman. All of these factors increase your chance of curing this virus (SVR). You have your whole life ahead of you. There is no need to be sad. Smile!!! ;-)
UND = undetectable level of the HCV virus which is achieved during treatment.
In order to clear the virus from your body for good you must first be able to reduce the level of virus by 100 times and then reach undetectable (UND) levels of the virus during treatment. Ny monitoring your viral load your doctor will be able to determine how long you need to treat your Hep C (HCV).
UND is not the goal of treatment. The goal of treatment is to clear the virus (SVR) and stop future liver damage caused is caused by the virus. After you finish therapy you will be tested to make sure the virus hasn't come back. If the virus is gone you and live the rest of your life without your liver damage progressing.
You will always have antibodies that indicate that you were at one time exposed to the virus. But this has NO impact of your health! Many people have antibodies to different diseases that they have been exposed to it is nothing to be concerned about.
As far as being contagious. HCV is spread through blood. The virus is passed from one persons blood to another's blood through shared razors, toothbrushes, needles, or anything else that would have blood on it. It is NOT spread through sex (except "rough sex" were blood is involved of course) or casual contact. So it is not easy to spread. Many of us have had unprotected sex with our love ones for many decades and have never spread the virus to our partners. So using common sense and the knowledge you will get learning about this disease you will not spread the virus to any one else.
You are young and probably have very little if any liver damage. So you may choose to wait for newer more effective therapies come along. It usually takes many DECADES for the virus to cause major damage to you liver. I've had HCV for 38 years!
So please find a experience Gastroenteroligist or Hepatologist who has lots of experince treating Hep C patients who you can work with. They will help you decide if and when you should do treatment.
You are going to be fine. And they are many here who will answer any questions you have as you learn more about this disease and how to manage it. We all go through this panic when we find out we have this disease. As we come to understand it better we realize it is not so bleak as it first seems.
Keep posting.
Good luck.
Hector
I'm not panic or freak out, i'm realy calm.
But also i can't stop my self from thinking about it at lest one time in day, I think it's normal especially if my future and maybe my career is related to it.
There is no any facts, I just about 2 month ago discovered that I'm having HCV.
From where I got it I realy don't know!!, that is the most frustrating.
I have genotype 1 and that is rare in my country, my VL 755000 IU.
thank for your comment.
But also i can't stop my self from thinking about it at lest one time in day, I think it's normal especially if my future and maybe my career is related to it.
There is no any facts, I just about 2 month ago discovered that I'm having HCV.
From where I got it I realy don't know!!, that is the most frustrating.
I have genotype 1 and that is rare in my country, my VL 755000 IU.
thank for your comment.
Dont panic yet, as I did was it just yesterday? It's later now, I'm newly positive, but don't understand your question fully. Lots of people here will help you though, because they got me through my first questions, which were very confusing.
First, you're young, and that's a good thing, try not to freak yet. Maybe you can be more clear on whether you did dose, or haven't dosed. I thought UND was undetected, but I've only been here a few hours more than you. Take a breath, go again on your thread, and guarantee someone will help you out soon.
Hang in and tell them the facts from the start, k?
First, you're young, and that's a good thing, try not to freak yet. Maybe you can be more clear on whether you did dose, or haven't dosed. I thought UND was undetected, but I've only been here a few hours more than you. Take a breath, go again on your thread, and guarantee someone will help you out soon.
Hang in and tell them the facts from the start, k?
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