viral load ?

[pitter]

it's me again.... can you all tell me the significance of viral load numbers? what do they mean and how are they used ...and (how or) can you lower the viral load.?? mine was 3 million. geno 1 grade 0-1 damage (3 mos. ago)
thank you so much...

[pitter]

thank you.
mine at 3 mill isn't low I guess...I am breaking thru my denial...or trying to.
I am signing off now til tomorrow...wicked tired today....New England weather!!! when the temp drops below 60.....so does my energy!!! (also when it goes  above 78)  i guess I need to move to CA and take my chances...!!

[FloridaMouse]

Vrial load has nothing to do with the amount  of liver damage a person suffers.  Gizmo is correct that the "viral load" is the amount of virus found in a specific measurement of the blood.  Viral  load is used to guage how well a person is responding to treatment.  It is said that a person with a low viral load is more likely to respond to treatment than a person with a higher viral load.  If I reacall correctly any viral load under 100,000 is considered VERY low and anything under 1mil is considered low.  I could  be slightly off on this though.

Mouse

[pitter]

so I guess 3 mill. is med high?   oh I don't like this thing at alll!!!!!
tanks!

[wyntre9]

I think it's something like below250,00 is low, 250,000 to 1 million is medium.  Above 1 million is high.  5 million and above is very high.

Numbers aren't exact but that's the kind of scale I remember.  My starting VL was 1,140,000 and that was considered high

Your stage and grade look good, though and it seems you have minimal damage.

wyntre.

[pitter]

thank you...for your input.
where in Az. are you (don't have to answere if you don't want to of course)
my inlaws live in Sedona...we go to visit them..I love it there..they were in Phoenix...like Sedona MUCH better...Phoenix is soooo big...
I hope you feel better gizmoesgirl....
why are you feeling sick? are you treating?
pitter

[gizmoesgirl]

Hi i am fairly new here and to Hep C but it was explained to me by my doctor that your viral load is how they measure how much virus is in your blood.  Im not sure about lowering it, i think the only way to do that is treatment.  Again i am new to Hep C and I may not understand everything correctly but I hope this helps.

Best wishes