RE: I'd like to know also~sero-status~ PLUS - - -

[Guest guest]

Well - I always thought that 'serostatus' was if you

were positive or negative for HCV. You know, anti-HCV

positive, or anti-HCV negative. I do think that is

the correct meaning, but their use of the word does

leave me a little confused. Why would an HCV negative

person be calling about these studies? Maybe they are

using the term to mean detectable or undetectable

viral load? I guess the thing to do would be to ask

if you call them!

Claudine

--- <@...> wrote:

> Claudine,,,the word " sero-status " was used in that

> article about the

> Pegysus clinical trial phone number,,,it said

> " according to a

> patient's sero-status...they can get on the clinical

> trial " -

> something to that effect and I'd like to know what

> that is also.

> AND!!! Here's something I want you all to see at my

> Hepatitis C

> Resources and Information web site,,,I was adding

> more sunrise

> pictures to my Sunset poem,,,and just discovered

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> just so

> cool,,,and I describe it at my HCV web site here:

> http://www.hcvinfo.com/ind-sunset.html There's lots

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> links on " HEPATITIS C " too!!!! I have Web Links to

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> that'll be of interest to you...sign the gbook if

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>

> Ya'll have a Beautiful Day!

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I called the phone number listed in that email and

according to the woman I spoke to " sero status " refers

to viral load. Hope this helps

Lori

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[Guest guest]

Dear Lori Marrs,

Thank you for calling my sero type of HCV is Sero Type

4. for future contact my number is 00923009568893.

With best wishes

Rizwan.

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[Guest guest]

--- Dear Lori

thank you for calling my sero type is HCV Sero Type 4.

for future contact my telephone number is

00923009568893.

With best wishes

Rizwan.

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[Guest guest]

My viral load is about 385.000 ui/ml and I want know if is a high load or not . I'm infected since 1992.

Thanx.

-----Original Message-----From: Lori Marrs [mailto:stormy_in@...]Sent: sábado, 12 de maio de 2001 10:11 Subject: Re: [ ] I'd like to know also~sero-status~ PLUS - - - I called the phone number listed in that email andaccording to the woman I spoke to "sero status" refersto viral load. Hope this helpsLori__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

well this is in reply of viral count--- i work in a

hepatology unit (medical ward)---according to my

professor (who is diplomate of american boards) more

then 2 million copies /ml of virus is high & below it

we label as low viral count

i hope this will answer yur question

shazia

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[Guest guest]

another thing if you have been infected since

1992---are the results of 1992 or recent?

then have u having your LFT's checked ? if not than u

should get your LFT's checked to find out biochemical

activity.than a liver biopsy is also required to find

out whether it is chornic active or chronic persitent

type of hepatitis besides we also require an

ultrasound scan of liver

than after total baseline investigations you can

(under the guidance of a hepatologist) start treatment

for it.

the results of treatment depend also on a large no of

factors---like viral genotype(2 & 3 are goos

reponders) to interferon & antiviral(ribavirin)

hopefully this might answer few of yur questions

Dr Shazia

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Dr. Shazia, my results are recent, I started the exams this year and I will do a liver biopsy next mounth and genotype test to start or not treatment. I Don't know about LFT , what does it means. My AST is 63 u/l and ALT is 120 u/l. My liver ultrasound scan show a light steatosis.

Thank you again.

-----Original Message-----From: shazia sheikh [mailto:shaziafsheikh@...]Sent: segunda-feira, 14 de maio de 2001 12:51 Subject: RE: [ ] I'd like to know also~sero-status~ PLUS - - - another thing if you have been infected since1992---are the results of 1992 or recent?then have u having your LFT's checked ? if not than ushould get your LFT's checked to find out biochemicalactivity.than a liver biopsy is also required to findout whether it is chornic active or chronic persitenttype of hepatitis besides we also require anultrasound scan of liverthan after total baseline investigations you can(under the guidance of a hepatologist) start treatmentfor it.the results of treatment depend also on a large no offactors---like viral genotype(2 & 3 are goosreponders) to interferon & antiviral(ribavirin)hopefully this might answer few of yur questionsDr Shazia__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

350,000 is quite low eat right rest well and ill pray its stays low

hepper huggggggggssssssssss hank

[Guest guest]

This is in reply of inqiury about LFTS----

they refer to Liver function tests

namely

serum bilirubin total=0.3-1.1mg/dl; direct=0-0.3mg/dl

serum aminotransferases;

ALT=7-53 IU/L

AST=11-47 IU/L

Alkaine phosphatase=38-126IU/L,

GGT,5'nucleosidase

Synthetic products

serum albumin=3.6-5.0g/dl

prothombin time=8.2-10.3 secs

these tests are a parameter to show liver functioning

both in chronic & acute liver diseases

It is good that you are proceeding in the right

direction & i'd advice you to take therapy & complete

it according to your physicians recommendation

as you must know that hepatitis C is a silent killer

with cirrhosis occuring after 2-3 decades if chornic

infection ,than as cirrhosis progresses hepatocellular

carcinoma can set in in this setting .

there are so many cases of hepatic insufficiency due

to cirrhosis in our ward & then they have so many

complications (ascites,protal hypertension, upper GIT

bleeding through varices,hepatic encephlopathy,

spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, coagulopathy,

hepatorenal & hepatopulmonary syndromes

to name some)of it that it is better to get treatment

at an earlier stage than to suffer .

Unfortunately most people here dont even know that

they have the infection & only come to us when

cirrhosis sets in.so i think you are fortunate to know

that you have the virus & take steps to eradicate it.

go ahead with all your tests & do ask if you have any

further questions

ps all values given are normal

best of luck

DR SHAZIA

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[Guest guest]

Thank you all.

-----Original Message-----From: shazia sheikh [mailto:shaziafsheikh@...]Sent: terça-feira, 15 de maio de 2001 16:05 Subject: RE: [ ] I'd like to know also~sero-status~ PLUS - - - This is in reply of inqiury about LFTS----they refer to Liver function testsnamelyserum bilirubin total=0.3-1.1mg/dl; direct=0-0.3mg/dlserum aminotransferases; ALT=7-53 IU/L AST=11-47 IU/LAlkaine phosphatase=38-126IU/L,GGT,5'nucleosidaseSynthetic productsserum albumin=3.6-5.0g/dlprothombin time=8.2-10.3 secsthese tests are a parameter to show liver functioningboth in chronic & acute liver diseasesIt is good that you are proceeding in the rightdirection & i'd advice you to take therapy & completeit according to your physicians recommendationas you must know that hepatitis C is a silent killerwith cirrhosis occuring after 2-3 decades if chornicinfection ,than as cirrhosis progresses hepatocellularcarcinoma can set in in this setting .there are so many cases of hepatic insufficiency dueto cirrhosis in our ward & then they have so manycomplications (ascites,protal hypertension, upper GITbleeding through varices,hepatic encephlopathy,spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, coagulopathy,hepatorenal & hepatopulmonary syndromesto name some)of it that it is better to get treatmentat an earlier stage than to suffer .Unfortunately most people here dont even know thatthey have the infection & only come to us whencirrhosis sets in.so i think you are fortunate to knowthat you have the virus & take steps to eradicate it.go ahead with all your tests & do ask if you have anyfurther questionsps all values given are normalbest of luckDR SHAZIA__________________________________________________