four week PCR

[Pancho and Lefty]

Got some interesting results today:

       4 wk                                                                                           prior to tx                                                                                                                                                                                 

count        range                                                                           count           range

18            <5 iu/ml                                                                         330,000     <50

     log              range                                                                         log          range
   1.26         <.7 (blurry print)                                                             5.52         <1.7


Quest has gotten quite accurate in their testing. Load before tx was 330k and detectable to 50 iu/ml as tested 11.28.2007

Today's results:  18 accurate to <5     So, if tested by standards of 11/28/2007 today's results would be undie.

The PA I saw was confused, too. She said the standards they use at U of U for undie are still <1.7 log. The doc will make tx recommendation Thursday

I'm confused. The old test (four months old) would show und. Today's test shows 18 iu/ml and 1.26 log.  They're talking about an improvement by a factor of ten. The new test has a linear range of <5 iu/ml to 7500 iu/ml. They're claiming some amazing accuracy.

Would love to hear what YOU think. I imagine the doc will read chicken bones (maybe tea leaves) to decide whether or not to 'suggest' extending tx.

You guys know more than the docs; what do you think?

Keep the Faith (it's stronger than HCV)

Max

PS Did I make it clear that Quest did both labs. Oh, all the blood is ok. Bilirubin rose to 1.14 from .68 in November.

[MissyMouse]

Max, that is just too dern cool!

Mouse

[RedRodeo]

Hey Max,

     That really is confussing. My Doc uses Lab Corp. They call it Quanatasure Plus and its cut off is 10/ml. If your Md recomends48wks what are you going to do?
      Chris

[negative1]

Pretty good numbers there Max.

The tests that they did for me in Calif was different. If I was < 1,000, it was considered undie.
Earl