4 week labs

[marsfreek]

okay I have a 1 log drop at 4 weeks  3,770,000 baseline to 393,000 at 4 weeks

[Trinity4]

Thanks Pro
I've got an extra months supply so should be in good shape.  Also, my doc's office said they will continue to provide the meds until everything has transitioned over.  I have no rx coverage on my private pay so my doc's drug rep has been providing the meds through his "physicians sample program".  Might have to hussle if ANC tanks again because he already said he'd put me on Neupogen.  Hopefully, that won't happen.  
Trinity

[Proactive]

"my group insurance kicks in and pays a whole lot better than private pay" I don't know your exact insurance situation, but a word of caution..a change in insurance companies could result in needing another "prior approval" to get the tx drugs---make sure you don't find yourself in a position where you run out of meds while waiting for reapproval if required...
Hope your tx journey is going as smoothly as possible.
Pro

[nerja2007]

this is great- cheeeeers

[orleans]

This was posted by cocksparrow a few months ago, welcome, you have found a place with alot of info and support. jerry-----------I have posted my list before and its been reposted a few times, but here it is again with some updates.

Hepatitis means Imflamation of the Liver. from ancient Greek hepar or hepato- meaning 'liver' and suffix -itis denoting 'inflammation'
Acute Hepatitis:   is when it lasts less than 6 months
Chronic Hepatitis: is when it persists longer than 6 months

HCV Acronyms
HCV Hepatitis C Virus
AHC Acute Hepatitis C
CHC Chronic Hepatitis C
G or GT Genotype
RNA RiboNucleic Acid
DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Tx Treatment, Therapy (can also mean Transplant)
Bx Biopsy
Dx Diagnosis
Sx Symptoms, Side Effects
Rx Prescription
Hx History
SOC Standard of Care
ITT Intent to Treat
RVR Rapid Virological Response (4 Week PCR - UND
EVR Early Virological Response (12 Week PCR - >2 Log Drop)
EVC Early Virological Clearance (Aviremic - HCV RNA Negative at Week 12)
PVR Partial Virological Response (Viremic Response – >2 Log Drop still HCV+ at Week 12
EOT End of Treatment
SVR Sustained Virological Response (UND 6 Months post EOT)
VR Virological Response
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
RT-PCR Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.
TMA Transcription Mediated Amplification
VL Viral Load
HVL High Viral Load (≥400,000 IU) (≥600,000 IU) (≥800,000 IU)
LVL Low Viral Load (<400,000 IU)
UND Undetectable Viral Load
IU International Unit 1 IU = 2.5 VL Copies apx
BMI Body Mass Index
WHR Waist to Hip Ratio

Drug Acronyms
IFN Interferon (Alpha 2a / Alpha 2b)
NPIA Non-Pegylated Interferon Alpha
PegIFN Pegylated Interferon (Alpha 2a / Alpha 2b)
CIFN Consensus Interferon (Infergen/alphacon)
RBV Ribavirin
RVN Ribavirin
Riba Ribavirin
WBR Weight Based Ribavirin
WBD Weight Based Dose
FDR Fixed Dose Ribavirin
LDR Low Dose Ribavirin (Same as FDR)
EPO Erythropoietin Epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit), Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
Neup Neupogen
TIW Three Injections Weekly (Tri Weekly, Three Times a Week, Thrice Weekly)
SC Subcutaneous (Beneath or Under the skin)
QW Once a Week (from Latin quaque

Blood Test Acronyms
LFT Liver Function Test
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
SGPT ALT was called Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase.
SGOT AST was called Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase.
ALP Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos)
AFP Alpha-FetoProtein
GGT Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase
LDH Lactate Dehydrogenase
FBC Full Blood Count
CBC Complete Blood Count (almost the same as FBC)
RCC Red Cell Count
HGB Hemoglobin
WCC White Cell Count
MCV Mean Corpuscular Volume
TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone (Also called: Thyrotropin)
ULN Upper Limit of Normal
LLN Lower Limit of Normal

Cholesterol
VLDL Very Low Density Lipoproteins
LDL Low Density Lipoproteins
HDL High Density Lipoproteins

CS

[Trinity4]

UND means undetected - no virus detected in the blood.  
SVR means sustained virological response - virus free for at least 6 months or longer

[nerja2007]

sorry could you tell me (I am new) what is UND?

[Trinity4]

Take what you can get!!  I had a little over 1 log in 6 wks.  I was just glad to know I was responding to tx.  The lab botched my baseline in March so I had to use my vl from the first PCR I got back in Oct. (1,290,000)  Doc had another PCR done in May (100,000 - after six injections)  and VL could have gone up or down from Oct to May but I'll never know because the only number they gave me when I had pre-tx baseline in March was above 750,000.  Actually, I'm supposed to have my 12 wk PCR done next Thursday but I asked the doc to hold off until July 1st because my group insurance kicks in and pays a whole lot better than private pay.  My numbers have been skewed from the beginning so I don't feel like it will make a huge difference whether I have 12 wk PCR done in two weeks.  If everything had gone like it was supposed to I would be very anxious to know because UND at 12 wks gives you a better chance of SVR.  If I don't have a 2 log by 12 weeks, not so good.  If not UND by 24 - forget it, I'm outta here!!  It sounds like I have a bad attitude but mostly I'm just not going to drive myself crazy about the numbers.  It is what it is - whether I know now or later.  Hmm, I think I just had a tx moment - BLAH BLAH BLAH  LOL
Trin