copy of test results

[loonie]

hey guys I'm back with a copy of my test results but I still don't know what they mean. hope ya'll can explain first test is the hep c antibody  results REACTIVE  24.90 H    NON-REACTIVE <1.00.                                                               THE PATIENT'S SAMPLE TESTS REACTIVE WITH A HIGH S/CO RATIO: > OR = 8.0. SAMPLES WITH HIGH S/CO RATIOS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REPEAT AS POSITIVE USING A DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY 95% OF THE TIME OR GREATER. THEREFORE,ADDITIONAL TESTING FOR VERIFICATION OF THE RESULTS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

[NYgirl]

It's not a very common thing though - you already have the VL number and you do have HepC.

If you HAVE to have a disease...this one isn't too bad because it DOESNT spread too quickly usually and it does have a cure (even though there is no guarantee)...so keep your head up!

[loonie]

sorry...I have one more question    What is a false-positive result?

[jmjm530]

It means you have Hepatitis C with viral load of
133,700 IU (international units).

Hopefully, you're working with a doctor with experience in treating hepatitis C. If not, seek out a liver specialist. They're called hepatologists and can be found at your larger, teaching hospitals.

If the haven't already, next step would probably be to order what they call a genotype test. A genotype test tells you what variety of hepatitis c you have. Depending on your genotype and other factors, they may want to order a liver biopsy which is a relatively painless procedure done on an out-patient basis. But we're really getting ahead of things. First, find yourself a good liver specialist to explain things.

Meanwhile try not to worry. Hepatitis C is generally a very slow moving disease that is being treated successfully today and with potentially exciting new treatments now being tested.

All the best.

-- Jim

[loonie]

the other test iS : HCV QN BDNA TMA OUT OF RANGE 133700 H  IU/mL  REFERENCE RANGE :<5                                      HCV QN BDNA TMA  OUT OF RANGE 5.13  H  LOGIU/mL  REFERENCE RANGE:<0.7                                               HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL                                        PROTEIN,TOTAL  IN RANGE 6.4                                  ALBUMIN     OUT OF RANGE  3.2 L     PREFERENCE RANGE  3.7-5.1 GLOBULIN   IN RANGE 3.2                                        ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO    IN RANGE  1.0                      BILIRUBIN,TOTAL     IN RANGE  0.6                            BILIRUBIN,DIRECT   IN RANGE 0.1                                BILIRUBIN,INDIRECT   IN RANGE    0.5                          ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE    IN RANGE   90                         AST        IN RANGE  27                                       ALT      IN RANGE    27                                        what does all mean????

[painterlady13]

sometimes you can get a positive reading on a test when it really was negative.  It does happen but usually it is because there may be something else going on with the bloodwork.

[jmjm530]

That appears to be a positive antibody test, but yesterday you posted another test result "...as less than 5 mine was 133,000..."
It's probably a VL test but if you can post exactly what the lab report says maybe we can be helpful. Of course, you should also speak to your doctor about the results.

-- J