Test Result

[junparcon]

My Test Results shows 9,822,742 IU/ml Result with HCV RNA Viral Load detection limit: 25 - 391,000,000 IU/mL.  what this mean please?

[junparcon]

I am truly grateful for your comment

this result was validated May 25, 2012 however i diagnose having hepa c as early as December 21, 2000while undergoing routine company medical check-up.
Hepatitist C Antigen Test was taken on July 30, 2001 and with result of "Positive for the presence of HC-RNA.
Conbination Therapy of Interperon and rebairin was made for 4 months and Hepatitist PCR Assay Test was performed on April 25, 2002 where the result was "HCV-RNA not detected".
Another Hepatitist PCR Assay Test was conducted on September 9, 2002 with result "558,900 IU/mL (Note: > 800,000 Ui/ml - HIGH / < 800,000 UI/ml -LOW)"

However, HCV-RNA Viral Load (Quantitative) Test was conducted again on July 4, 2003 with result : HCV-RNA Detected Greater than 850,000 IU/mL.
this was repeated on July 25, 2005 with same result.

I was subsequently treated with Pegasys 180 mcg SQ, Rebavirin 200N6/Tab 2 TA , TID and Phosphatisylcholine2 caps TID. Howevver my medications were witheld due leukopenia and decreaselevel of Absolute Neutrophic Count. Geno typing was conducted on December 29, 2006 with result: Genotype 1.

I get this from my past medical records and recently I was advice to undergo again the  Pegasys / Revabirin Combination therapy.

I.am quite anxious and contemplating to use alternative method of treatment or Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

I need an expert opinion.

Thank you very much

[pooh55811]

I don't know if this is a new diagnosis (Hepatitis C) for you or not, but I would like to reassure you that there are now very good treatments for people who have Hep C and are Genotype 1. The cure rate if about 75% (or higher depending on contributing factors). The currently recommended treatment for Genotype 1 is Interferon, Ribavirin, and a protease inhibitor (either Teleprevir or Boceprevir).

Best of luck to you.

[junparcon]

Geno Type 1

thanks for immediate reply

[Idyllic]

Looks like 9,822,742 IU/ml is your viral load which is perhaps maybe around....7 log. Someone else might want to narrow that one down. Is there a part on the results that says what your genotype is?

This link explains what the term "detection limit" means as well as other related information:
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hepatitis-c/what-is-viral-load.html

Here is a viral load to log chart:
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/hepatitis/loadchart.html