When you look at the real facts about the viral load, it will send shivers down your spine.
The # the lab tests give us is copies per milliliter.
That's how many copies show up in a milliliter of your blood.
You have about 6 quarts of blood in your body.
That's about 5678 milliliters.
So, let's say your viral load is 2 million.
That's 2 million per milliliter.
So that means there are 11,356,000,000 (about 11 and 1/3 billion) virus copies in your entire body, and given the fact that they congregate in the liver, and not at the spot where they are taking the blood sample, probably more than that.
The important thing is, what's happening with your ALT and AST. Viral load can change in a few hours, just get upset and the little bounders multiply like crazy. ALT and AST, on the other hand, seem to be a bit more steady.
The best time to get your viral load tested is when you're feeling good, and not stressed out. Don't go the day after you lose it and scream bloody murder and throw things and put holes in walls! LOL
The # the lab tests give us is copies per milliliter.
That's how many copies show up in a milliliter of your blood.
You have about 6 quarts of blood in your body.
That's about 5678 milliliters.
So, let's say your viral load is 2 million.
That's 2 million per milliliter.
So that means there are 11,356,000,000 (about 11 and 1/3 billion) virus copies in your entire body, and given the fact that they congregate in the liver, and not at the spot where they are taking the blood sample, probably more than that.
The important thing is, what's happening with your ALT and AST. Viral load can change in a few hours, just get upset and the little bounders multiply like crazy. ALT and AST, on the other hand, seem to be a bit more steady.
The best time to get your viral load tested is when you're feeling good, and not stressed out. Don't go the day after you lose it and scream bloody murder and throw things and put holes in walls! LOL
Either do the Tx or forget about your viral load.
If doing Tx is not a viable option, if you're like me, genotype 1A, 57 years old, post menopausal, no insurance (that's the catch right there) a liver Dr will try to get you in a study. That's a terrifying thing, you just don't know what you're going to get, and when it's over, you're no longer "treatment naive" and when they finally get something that works, you'll have a harder time clearing.
For me, what this says, is, forget about lowering the viral load. Just focus on boosting the immune system and protecting the liver from damage that is avoidable, such as alcohol, smoking, junk foods, stress....ok, stress might be hard to avoid, but we do our best. Exercise and get enough sleep and have a positive attitude.
I spent the day listening to 7 minutes for liver health, a nice meditational free download.
http://www.hepcmeditations.org/abou...
Link for free download is on the left....
Wishing everyone a happy day!
It's getting a bit crazy out there now I think...they treat HCV like it's bubonic plague or something..lol.
Nice meditation link..thanks..:)
My vegan diet lasted about 2 weeks.
I'm now eating raw eggs in my smoothies
and sprinkling salmon on my salads.
oh, and I had a little yogurt in a smoothie last night
1/2 cup each of mango, papaya, strawberries, yogurt and orange juice.
it was really good.
I won't be eating a lot of yogurt, but we have a whole quart of greek yogurt to finish, that expired 7-13.
Actually, I just googled and top hits say there is more like 8 pints in women and 10 pints in men. of blood.
care to share?
thanks so much
Karen
Here is the link to the free 7 Minutes for Liver Health Meditation.
http://www.hepcmeditations.org/download.html