Week 8 Labs - Improvement?

[RobertBeWell]

Hi Guys,

I just got my week 8 labs. The nurse put in the subject line "You're labs are looking great!". I opened them up, excited, to find out what she was so excited about.

It appears that my WBC, ANC, and platelets have actually RISEN back into the normal range. Granted, their at the very low end, but the came up quite a bit since week 6:

WBC went from 2.51 to 3.35
ANC went from 1114 to 1970.
Platelets went from 132 to 150.
ALT and AST are both now at record lows (18, and 22 respectively).

Finally, my HGB took a big hit this time, dropping almost a gram from 15.4 to 14.4 in two weeks. I started with almost 17, so the Riba is finally starting to kick in. I'm definitely noticing my endurance level falling off.

Anyhow, is it normal for these counts to rise? Is this a bad sign for clearing? Or can and does it happen routinely? I'm hoping I'm just one of those lucky ones who may not need any assistance meds.

Any personal experience would be most welcome.

Thanks

RBW

[RobertBeWell]

Thanks guys, good to hear there's nothing unusual about the nothing odd about the numbers rising. Keep on trucking Co - wish I had one more left :-)

[James10500]

CoStudy great to hear.  Thanks for your mention of Dr Everson in the HepFriends forum.  He was great.  This is a great forum to, the other seemed to be one guy telling everyone everything.

Robert your liver is swimming in a sea of bliss with #'s like yours.

[CoStudy]

Great results. I was blinded to week 12 also. It will be here before you know it, and poof you are UND. Glad to hear you are feeling good. Keep strong and positive.

I have one injection left. Next Monday!!!

[RobertBeWell]

For those not familiar with my situation, I'm in a study and my viral load counts are blinded till week 12.

Guess that's really the only number that matters in the end eh ?

:-)