blood results are in

[denisef714]

AS of 7/1/10

hcv rna qn tma <5
hcv rna qn tma <0.70
hcv rna quantitatine real <43
hcv rna Quantitative real <1.63

Areas of concern
wbc 3.5
platelet count 136

What else should I be looking at?

[IAmTheWalrus]

Geez! Just relax and get through the next 18 weeks, then get on with your life. Your situation could not look better in my opinion. Good for you!

[spectda]

Right on! This is wonderful news!
I am so happy for you - Dave

[Bill1954]

I agree with Trin; you could hardly ask for better news all around, even if you custom ordered it. A member in here, 'FlGuy' experienced elevated liver enzymes throughout treatment, but was successful in the end. Interferon can stir things up in there, but I don't think it's an issue for you at this time.

Enjoy the day,

Bill

[Trinity4]

Don't worry about that.  You enzymes levels were super before tx and still are.  Enzymes go up and down and some people experience a huge spike because of the tx drugs so don't concern yourself.   You really and truly are doing great!

Trinity

[denisef714]

ast and alt are up?

at start ast 14 now 24
at start alt 16 now 20

[Trinity4]

Looks like maybe a 6 wk PCR?  Fantastic news on the UND.  Geno 2's do 24 wks so the earlier you become the UND, the better your chance for SVR.  

Ditto on the bloodwork, everything looks good.

Keep up the good work!
Trinity

[denisef714]

hemoglobin as of start 14.9

as of latest results
absolute neutrophils 1679
neutrophils 53.6

[copyman]

"What else should I be looking at"...........A place to celebrate !!!!

Congrats, you are on your way to being cured.

Seriously everything looks good. WBC and platelets are low but typical for this TX. HGB looks great.

best of luck with rest of TX.

[portann]

Doctors have different thresholds for platelets but yours looks safe and sound.

I think the danger point is actually somewhere in the 20's or 30's, depending on the doc and clotting time is more important than just platelet count by itself.  

As for your hemoglobin, it's robust!!!  How much was it at start-up?

Another important number to keep tabs on is neutrophil count (rather than WBC count as a whole). What was yours?

The great news here is you have the big UND and so much to be thrilled about.

Congrats. You're on your way to victory.

Susan

P.S. What week was the bloodwork done?

[denisef714]

yes
hemoglobin 13.4
hemocrit 39.9

[Bill1954]

The virus has left the building! Do they show hemoglobin results (Hgb, or Hg)?