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what is or means on a report hcv qn bdna tma value 1128000 and hvc qn bdna tma value 6.05 -test was performed using the Versant(r) hcv rna assay -(bdna) 3.0 kit by siemens.
if it is any help to u i just finished treatment and my virus is still undetectable after 2 mos as it was since week 4 of tx. i fully expect to be rid of this virus forever. i did not suffer any more than others others on the site and in fact often less. i have no serious remaining side effects and am back to my part time cooking job back to gym and have traveled some since finishing treatment in march. i am a healthy 64.5 year old optimist. good luck to u., babs824
In response to your other thread:
Hcv viral load does not correspond without the amount of liver damage a person has. Some people have low viral loads and a lot of liver damage, others have high viral loads and little or no liver damage. It generally takes 20-40 years before significant liver damage occurs, and often it never occurs. There are exceptions of course.
It is important that you maintain a liver friendly lifestyle. No alcohol, healthy weight, exercise and a healthy diet. Drinking about 3 cups of coffee per day supposedly is helpful in slowing liver damage. Of course other issues like high blood pressure should be considered when drinking coffee.
-Dave
Hcv viral load does not correspond without the amount of liver damage a person has. Some people have low viral loads and a lot of liver damage, others have high viral loads and little or no liver damage. It generally takes 20-40 years before significant liver damage occurs, and often it never occurs. There are exceptions of course.
It is important that you maintain a liver friendly lifestyle. No alcohol, healthy weight, exercise and a healthy diet. Drinking about 3 cups of coffee per day supposedly is helpful in slowing liver damage. Of course other issues like high blood pressure should be considered when drinking coffee.
-Dave
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-Dave
meant to say:
this is the amount of hepatitis c
-Dave
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