Viral load

[doc1960]

I have genotype 1a and my viral load is 5,800,000. Is that real bad or normal in this case.

[sugarcookies]

My husbands viral load went from 50 million down to 2 million - His liver ultra sound was perfectly normal - My husband  has been taking herbs  for his hep c - 1a - Viral load keeps going down more herbs he takes yet the doctor says his liver still could be not good  & telling him to get a biopsy ??  His White count is going down to?? He's not sick and looks really healthy - I don't quite understand enzymes being high -

[FlGuy]

The highness or the lowness of a viral load does not necessarily correlate to the amount of damage that hcv can cause the liver.  An ultra sound does not give the down and gritty detail that a biposy does.  Consider liver enzymes like you do mouse droppings in the garage.  By themselves they might not smell and look like a real mess.  However, their presense indicates that there is someting in your house and you should guard the cookies. A full assessment including bloodwork and a biopsy should tell the tail.  Find an expereinced exterminator, I mean liver doc.

[Diane12855]

Your husband does need to get a biopsy. That is the only way to know for sure how much damage there is to his liver, and herbs won't cure Hep c.

[GrandOak]

My pre-TX was 92 million.
Lowest during TX 1.4 million
Pulled from TX at 4 million

Keep in mind VL means nothing other than a unit of measurement to determine if TX is working.  One can have a low VL with substantial damage and/or attack or a high VL with little to no damage nor symptoms.

[chemister]

Your virus cont is not the most important, but how good you respond to the medication.
I had 2 700 000, and after first week with Tx, I had 6300, and 1-2 week later negative of the virus. After that free from virus all the way.
Now 12 weeks after EOT = negative.
The question is, are you a virus responder or no responder to the drugs.

[sugarcookies]

So if you are on the medicine & your  high viral load goes down  to 0  are you then  cured of the hep c virus ??  Also I was reading that  strenuous exercize can give you  really high liver enzymes & my husbands job is very hard work-- Also what is the billirubin ?? His bilirubin is normal as well as all his liver tests except  his viral load 2 million 75 thousand & enzymes alt - ast is 182 H / 100 H - I have all his paperwork but dont understand it and his doc dont explain it in detail - I'm giving him liver herbs and so far viral load dropped from 50 million to 2 million 75,000 and his enzymes also went down some- Is the enzymes the white count ?? Doc says his white count has gone down - He is refusing a liver biopsy because he says his liver gallbladder ultra sound was perfect with no sighn of enlargement etc- Have a nice day !!