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Offline RedBear

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A re: VL and blips
« on: June 16, 2009, 05:11:49 pm »
I just got word my VL went up from U to 70 after being U for about 3 months.  I had the test 1 week ago and they want to retest tomorrow.  Is this normal? Will the week really make a difference? Odd thing is that I felt the best I have in 3 years on the day I took the test. Any thoughts appreciated.   David
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Re: A re: VL and blips
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 06:18:34 pm »
It's normal to retest to see if it was a bad reading -- labs do make the occasional mistake.  Stuff I've read seems to have most retest a month or so later rather than a week but perhaps they are just being cautious since you went undetectable so recently?

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5/06 VL 1M+, CD4 22, 5% , pneumonia, thrush -- O2 support 2 months, 6/06 +Kaletra/Truvada
9/06 VL 3959 CD4 297 13.5% 12/06 VL <400 CD4 350 15.2% +Pravachol
2007 VL<400, 70, 50 CD4 408-729 16.0% -19.7%
2008 VL UD CD4 468 - 538 16.7% - 24.6% Osteoporosis 11/08 doubled Pravachol, +Calcium/D
02/09 VL 100 CD4 616 23.7% 03/09 VL 130 5/09 VL 100 CD4 540 28.4% +Actonel (osteoporosis) 7/09 VL 130
8/09  new regimen Isentress/Epzicom 9/09 VL UD CD4 621 32.7% 11/09 VL UD CD4 607 26.4% swap Isentress for Prezista/Norvir 12/09 (liver and muscle issues) VL 50
2010 VL UD CD4 573-680 26.1% - 30.9% 12/10 VL 20
2011 VL UD-20 CD4 568-673 24.7%-30.6%
2012 VL UD swap Prezista/Norvir for Reyataz drop statin CD4 768-828 26.7%-30.7%
2014 VL UD - 48
2015 VL 130 Moved to Triumeq

Offline Miss Philicia

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Re: A re: VL and blips
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 06:19:17 pm »
Yeah, it happens.  It will most likely be a blip and go back to where you want it.  I've had it happen twice in the past three years, and it always went back to undetectable.  In fact, the last time it happened and because my doctor knows I'm very adherent, he didn't even have me schedule a re-test immediately but is just keeping to my same every-4-month lab schedule.

As far as how you felt on the day of the test physically I wouldn't read much into that one.
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Offline newt

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Re: A re: VL and blips
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 06:35:39 pm »
Yes well I wouldn't worry

some modern viral load tests are very sensistive and 70 is nearly 50 eh?

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