Lab Results Interpretation Help, Please

[wyntre9]

Hello everyone.

Can someone please tell me if these results are promising?

Before I started tx, my lab results from 11/14/06 were as follows:

Hep C Quantitiation 1,140,000 IU/mL

HCV log10  6.057 log10  IU/ml

(Is the first number my viral load?)

The results I got today from 1/16 bloodwork are:

Hep C Quantitation 93,200  IU/mL

HCV log10  4.969  log10  IU/mL

Thanks in advance,

Wyntre

[wyntre9]

Oh, the neutrophils (Absolute)

That's the same as ANC, right?

mine is slightly lower than norm - 1.6  Normal in this test is 1.8 to 7.8.

WBC is also low - 2.7 and so are platelets, 133.

How low does WBC have to be for the Doc to recommend neupogen?

2 weeks ago he called me when it was down to 2.2 and had me see the hematologist for a shot.

CH, so glad you figured it out!

Guess my posts are a surefire treatment for brain fog.

Trying to decipher the indecipherable will, if nothing else, get the juices flowing.

[jmjm530]

Not that I'm aware of. Quest Diagnostic's "Heptimax" goes down to 5 IU/ml and LabCorp has a test about the same (2 IU/ml).

[chcnme]

Great reading! And when I read Compulsive had figured out it was your 3 week PCR, it got even  better, and I said YAY!  It's looking good to me.  Your platelets look OK  (133 or... 130 something isn't bad yet, and so that's great news at this stage.)  Have you found out what your ANC is yet?  Somtimes it's not listed on the labs but your doc can tell you.  Did your GI doc tell you to stay home?  Even if it was just the regular doc, I think I'd be inclined to look at the couch real hard :)  Good luck.  You hang in there and let us know how you're doing and what they say.  

Hey Jim, I don't know much about the various viral load tests but have seen it discussed a lot here.  I came across this article a few days ago and was just curious - is this something that's going to be more sensitive if the FDA approves it?  

Roche Diagnostics Submits Hepatitis C Viral Load Monitoring Test to FDA
January 15, 2007 - 2:14 PM


Roche Diagnostics Submits Hepatitis C Viral Load Monitoring Test to FDA
January 15, 2007 - 2:14 PM

Test designed to give doctors highly accurate results and to improve workflow efficiency for labs

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche Diagnostics announced today that it has submitted its automated test for Hepatitis C viral load monitoring to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for review. The FDA will review the application to determine whether the test can be marketed for diagnostic use in the United States. The test, called the COBAS(R) AmpliPrep/COBAS(R) TaqMan(R) HCV Test, is designed to provide highly accurate information about the quantity of Hepatitis C virus in a patient's blood, from very high to very low levels. This type of diagnostic, called "viral load testing," is a key measure of how well a patient infected with Hepatitis C is responding to drug therapy.

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[stangshelly]

meaning to say fibrosis is the early stage term for cirroisis..scarring of the tissue. didn't mean to imply cirrosis at stage 2 ,not yet anyway..still have tumor lower lobe but unchanged so far..fingers crossed

[sfbaygirl]

ANC is Absolute Neutrifil Count. It should be on you CBC

[stangshelly]

I am geno 1a and did not clear until week 24..on 44/72 and blood work is all normal except tsh, but getting there. My inflamation is gone. To tx is a personal decision ,however, I am glad I decided to nip it in the bud so to speak. my damage was stage 2,grade 2 with fibrosis(cirrosis). My chances were not the best when I started but have improved since txing !we all respond to tx differently.my blood work has been boderline for weeks but has now returned to normal ranges. best wishes:) shelly