Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. **** Hey this is GREAT! If your viral load dropped this much, you are doing great at 5 weeks. When I did tx, my liver didn't respond. I went from having a 50,000 VL to a 1,000,000 VL. Now my VL stays in the millions. Good luck, not sure about the WBC. Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. **** Hey this is GREAT! If your viral load dropped this much, you are doing great at 5 weeks. When I did tx, my liver didn't respond. I went from having a 50,000 VL to a 1,000,000 VL. Now my VL stays in the millions. Good luck, not sure about the WBC. Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi You are doing well, keep going! Yes , your wbcs are starting to get low but just keep an eye on it and ask for neupogen if you get much lower! Good luck! jax --- dhoshorjoey wrote: > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of > treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had > a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little > disappointed and I'm > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know > that the 12 week > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I > went in for labs > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin > has steadily risen > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to > 10.6. Today it was > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a > couple weeks ago. > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is > now 3.1. My > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting > concerned? > > > > > Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi You are doing well, keep going! Yes , your wbcs are starting to get low but just keep an eye on it and ask for neupogen if you get much lower! Good luck! jax --- dhoshorjoey wrote: > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of > treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had > a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little > disappointed and I'm > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know > that the 12 week > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I > went in for labs > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin > has steadily risen > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to > 10.6. Today it was > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a > couple weeks ago. > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is > now 3.1. My > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting > concerned? > > > > > Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 That's an excellent decrease for 4 weeks.If it continues at the same pace you should be clear at 12 weeks. It looks like your Procrit is going to need to be titrated down. Either decrease the dose or go longer between shots. You don't want the hemoglobin to increase more than 1 gram in a 2 week period of time.....because of the risk of high blood pressure, or having seizures or blood clots. You also don't want the Hg to ever go higher than 12 because then your heart has to overwork to pump the blood. All this info is on the medication insert. If your doctor didn't tell you to titrate down CALL HIM AND ASK HIM. Page 7 http://www.procrit.com/common/prescribing_information/PROCRIT/PDF/Procri tBooklet.pdf It doesn't matter how low the white cells are as long as the NEUTROPHILS are normal. Neutrophils are white cells that protect you against BACTERIAL infections (sinus, throat, skin infections, etc). Not having enough neutrophils can cause the infection to go to the blood stream and cause sepsis. The neutrophil results is on the bottom of your CBC. Your doctor also needs to keep a close eye on the rest of the differential to make sure that all those new red cells are not immature cells because they are being produced so Fast. None of this is meant to worry or upset you .....as anybody that knows me will tell you, I am anal.....LOL Silvia > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little disappointed and I'm > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know that the 12 week > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I went in for labs > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin has steadily risen > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to 10.6. Today it was > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a couple weeks ago. > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is now 3.1. My > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting concerned? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 That's an excellent decrease for 4 weeks.If it continues at the same pace you should be clear at 12 weeks. It looks like your Procrit is going to need to be titrated down. Either decrease the dose or go longer between shots. You don't want the hemoglobin to increase more than 1 gram in a 2 week period of time.....because of the risk of high blood pressure, or having seizures or blood clots. You also don't want the Hg to ever go higher than 12 because then your heart has to overwork to pump the blood. All this info is on the medication insert. If your doctor didn't tell you to titrate down CALL HIM AND ASK HIM. Page 7 http://www.procrit.com/common/prescribing_information/PROCRIT/PDF/Procri tBooklet.pdf It doesn't matter how low the white cells are as long as the NEUTROPHILS are normal. Neutrophils are white cells that protect you against BACTERIAL infections (sinus, throat, skin infections, etc). Not having enough neutrophils can cause the infection to go to the blood stream and cause sepsis. The neutrophil results is on the bottom of your CBC. Your doctor also needs to keep a close eye on the rest of the differential to make sure that all those new red cells are not immature cells because they are being produced so Fast. None of this is meant to worry or upset you .....as anybody that knows me will tell you, I am anal.....LOL Silvia > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little disappointed and I'm > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know that the 12 week > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I went in for labs > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin has steadily risen > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to 10.6. Today it was > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a couple weeks ago. > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is now 3.1. My > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting concerned? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 That's an excellent decrease for 4 weeks.If it continues at the same pace you should be clear at 12 weeks. It looks like your Procrit is going to need to be titrated down. Either decrease the dose or go longer between shots. You don't want the hemoglobin to increase more than 1 gram in a 2 week period of time.....because of the risk of high blood pressure, or having seizures or blood clots. You also don't want the Hg to ever go higher than 12 because then your heart has to overwork to pump the blood. All this info is on the medication insert. If your doctor didn't tell you to titrate down CALL HIM AND ASK HIM. Page 7 http://www.procrit.com/common/prescribing_information/PROCRIT/PDF/Procri tBooklet.pdf It doesn't matter how low the white cells are as long as the NEUTROPHILS are normal. Neutrophils are white cells that protect you against BACTERIAL infections (sinus, throat, skin infections, etc). Not having enough neutrophils can cause the infection to go to the blood stream and cause sepsis. The neutrophil results is on the bottom of your CBC. Your doctor also needs to keep a close eye on the rest of the differential to make sure that all those new red cells are not immature cells because they are being produced so Fast. None of this is meant to worry or upset you .....as anybody that knows me will tell you, I am anal.....LOL Silvia > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little disappointed and I'm > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know that the 12 week > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I went in for labs > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin has steadily risen > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to 10.6. Today it was > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a couple weeks ago. > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is now 3.1. My > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting concerned? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 45 on the neutrophils is great. Studies have shown that the rate of sepsis on people with low neutrophils is not any higher. Itwould be more dangerous for people who have cirrhosis to have a low neutrophil count. Great catch ....you would need to stay away from people with strep.....and if you do get an infection and your neutrophiols are low, you would call your doctor and get antibiotics RIGHT AWAY. I find that people tend to wait to see if things go away on their own. Silvia > > > > I had my viral load done last week after 5 weeks of treatment. > > My nurse called today with the results. I have had a 1 log drop. I > > went from 2,380,000 to 330,000. I'm a little disappointed and I'm > > wondering what everyone elses thoughts are. I know that the 12 week > > is the big one so I'm not in a panic. > > The good news is that the Procrit is working. I went in for labs > > today and have the results already. My hemoglobin has steadily risen > > the last 2 weeks. Last week it went from 9.8 to 10.6. Today it was > > 11.4! I definitely feel a lot stronger than I did a couple weeks ago. > > The other question I have is about my WBC. It is now 3.1. My > > baseline was 6.6. Is that OK or should I be getting concerned? > > > > > > > > > > > It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. > > If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hepatitis_C_Central/ > > Happy Posting > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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