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Undetected at 12 wk EOT!
I had my bloods drawn yesterday for my 12 week EOT test after sofosbuvir/simeprevir/ribavirin. I am lucky to continue to be undetected!! Of course I'm very pleased with these results, and will next follow up with the test in another 12 weeks to make it official at 24. I hope many more here have good test results, too!!
Mark
Mark
I hope for the best test results for all of us.
The disease is rough; treatment has gotten easier but is still a challenge to get through, and is expensive. We all deserve some good news!
The disease is rough; treatment has gotten easier but is still a challenge to get through, and is expensive. We all deserve some good news!
Great news , congratulations Mark!
I will be doing my 12 week post treatment test in about 3 weeks.
Your news is encouraging.
I will be doing my 12 week post treatment test in about 3 weeks.
Your news is encouraging.
I totally agree with you as we are now seeing the virus becoming detectable for some, and its emotionally devastating for them. It's heartbreaking to see.
As you mentioned, it's setting everyone up to feel as tho they have failed themselves and others.
Perhaps when advice is asked, it may be a good idea to include that the new meds are not a sure thing, and UND simply means a reduced or lower viral load.
Take care. ...Kim..
As you mentioned, it's setting everyone up to feel as tho they have failed themselves and others.
Perhaps when advice is asked, it may be a good idea to include that the new meds are not a sure thing, and UND simply means a reduced or lower viral load.
Take care. ...Kim..
Kim,
See that's my problem - the fact that they know that there are likely trace amounts of the virus in the blood at Week 4, 8 and 12, etc. tests, that can cause a resurgence of the virus at EOT and yet still call it "undetectable".
Hearing you are undetectable at each of these weeks only makes it harder on the patient should they relapse. If they just stated LLOQ (lower level of quantification), I think the patient would be better mentally prepared for the possibility of relapse. Not everyone is as well educated about this as most on this site. It just seems to me that they should be more careful about getting
the patient's hopes up for SVR from practically the beginning of treatment.
Nan
See that's my problem - the fact that they know that there are likely trace amounts of the virus in the blood at Week 4, 8 and 12, etc. tests, that can cause a resurgence of the virus at EOT and yet still call it "undetectable".
Hearing you are undetectable at each of these weeks only makes it harder on the patient should they relapse. If they just stated LLOQ (lower level of quantification), I think the patient would be better mentally prepared for the possibility of relapse. Not everyone is as well educated about this as most on this site. It just seems to me that they should be more careful about getting
the patient's hopes up for SVR from practically the beginning of treatment.
Nan
I had the same question regarding UND prior to treatment and this is the answer I came up with. When you become UND, there are still trace amounts of the virus still present in the blood. If in fact you remain UND for
6 months, you are then considered cleared or cured. With the new treatment that we are on, they say if your are UND for a period of 3 months, then you are SVR12, or cured. Lets hope that's true!
Happy to hear that your husband is doing well with HE, and only has a few more weeks to go. You are so right that either if he clears or not, his liver has had at least a chance to regroup and heal, until newer meds are available.
Be well and hope for continued wellness
...Kim..
6 months, you are then considered cleared or cured. With the new treatment that we are on, they say if your are UND for a period of 3 months, then you are SVR12, or cured. Lets hope that's true!
Happy to hear that your husband is doing well with HE, and only has a few more weeks to go. You are so right that either if he clears or not, his liver has had at least a chance to regroup and heal, until newer meds are available.
Be well and hope for continued wellness
...Kim..
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