viral load 330 million

[girlie7]

hi I have been battling with a codeine pill addiction was a previous iv user now I have fronted to my doctor and he has told me I have a viral load of 350 million, I have no idea what this means but he said it is very high!!! Does any one else know about viral loads and have experience with this, I need to get myself off the pills quick smart cause this could have  aggravated my hep c,

[girlie7]

Thanks for that it was a bit of a fright but my stomach has not been good along with other things but I have been struggling with addiction again for a bit all up in the 17 years of had had it I have only drunk alcohol three times but have had 7 years clean and a few years a year ago . My main demon being heroin but now the last year pills codeine. I have been detoxing every second day and bringing my self off them trying to get clean fast as I can't afford to be doing this any more particularly if I go on treatment. I am sick of addiction in all its form. I also think Hep c is killing a lot of people that have remained untreated. So its kind of serious hey.

[penn1023]

Can you have cirrhosis and have normal platelets, albumin, alt, ast, ggt, Pt?

[copyman]

33  million sounds more like it. That is high but really means nothing until treating, then it is monitored to see how well treatment is working. It is no indication of how much damage has been done to your liver. Also the Alt is no indication of the condition of liver. Some people have normal test results and have cirrhosis others have high #'s and no damage. There is nothing linear about this disease. Different for everyone. As you know more tests are needed. If you can you should consult with a Hepatologist (liver specialist) .
Best of luck

[girlie7]

Also to follow up I have had hep c for 17 years and never new I was under any kind of strain cause you know why my alt levels have been pretty good last one 51, I have never had my liver checked properly so that bloody ALT score is useless cause how can I have a viral load like that and my ALT levels are normal. So I have heard it before you can't tell any thing until you have the scan which is how they do it in Australia here.

[girlie7]

No guys I made a mistake in saying 350 million it was around 33 million not 350 million! So thats still really bloody high though!

[girlie7]

I tried to get the hard copy and he said that no I couldn't  have it and then he said that I needed to collegiate information and he would write referral. My specialist appointment is on the 26 of october. I am not sure guys but he said it was real high and he said 33  million but sure to hope you guys are write cause I looked it up and that it is real high. Remember I am in Australia so maybe figures are different here. I really wanted a copy, the guy at the clinic I told him on the phone and he said that was high but did not seem shocked!!!