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Title: Thank you!
Post by: kcmetroman on June 05, 2006, 09:48:57 pm: Cliff, Rocky, Mark, Claude, Alan, Poz, Newt, Bill, and R.

You guys were right

I posted a thread in the general treatment forum about my viral load mysteriously jumping to 93,000 from undetectable.

Well, we redid the labs and it was a lab error. I am still undetectable. Guess what? Trish is too!!!

DOUBLE YAY!!

Just wanted to say thanks. I was a little freaked out
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Post by: RAB on June 05, 2006, 09:52:44 pm: Hey John

That is great news! ;D

RAB

(Who curses these damn lab errors >:( )
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Post by: The Canuck on June 05, 2006, 10:00:12 pm: John,

This is great and it didn't make too much sense anyway of going undetectable to 93,000. Now you can relax and your CD4 will jump over 200 if not already done.

Remember one thing John, by example 193 CD4 USD will worth 222 CD4 CAD while being in Montreal. :D

Regards,

The Canuck
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Post by: cubbybear on June 05, 2006, 10:10:05 pm: Way to go John, I'm happy for you mate. Take it easy.

xx
Matt
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Post by: Markmt on June 06, 2006, 08:13:57 am: I can imagine its such a relief to find out it was an error!. More grand news and more celebrations :)

mark
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Post by: Optimistic on June 06, 2006, 08:16:20 am: congrats. ;D

Justin
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Post by: joemutt on June 06, 2006, 08:16:31 am: Jeez John, I'm glad they found out it was wrong.
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Post by: cmhjeff on June 06, 2006, 08:26:39 am: For John ;D ;D ;D
For Trish ;D ;D ;D

I'm happy for you both!
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Post by: AlanBama on June 06, 2006, 11:33:59 am: That's a big relief, John. Welcome to the world of LAB ERRORS. It happens.

Hugs,

Alan
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Post by: Cliff on June 06, 2006, 11:43:57 am: cool beans!

:D
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Post by: JohnOso on June 06, 2006, 02:58:42 pm: Very good news John!

But fuck that lab for putting you through that! >:(

Take care,
John
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Post by: Andy Velez on June 06, 2006, 03:01:27 pm: Thank god/goddess for that happy clarification, KC. And small wonder you were freaked out. Whew!!! Scareeeeee! That lab owes you an apology.

Great news that both you and Trish are undetectable now.

Cheers,
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Post by: newt on June 06, 2006, 05:15:56 pm: Good.

One survey at one major London hospital found that 50% of "blips"/odd viral load results for people who were undetectable were lab erros (either testing or reading)

P - Go Trish

- matt
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Post by: manchesteruk on June 06, 2006, 05:52:00 pm: John,

Great news that you and Trish are both undetectable! I read your orginal thread in the treatment forums and had my fingers crossed it was just a blip.

Chris
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Post by: kcmetroman on June 06, 2006, 11:28:35 pm: Yeah, I made them run geno and pheno tests to be sure, and obviously they came up blank. We also took labs again yesterday because truly I don't know if the CD4 count that they quoted me was right either.

Thanks again everyone...
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Post by: The Canuck on June 06, 2006, 11:30:19 pm: John,

What was your CD4 count on the same blood work and previous one ?

The Canuck
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Post by: kcmetroman on June 06, 2006, 11:36:51 pm: no Claude, like idiots, they didn't do the CD4's again. Just the VL.....Crazy shit is that the hospital will have to eat the cost of the first labs.
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Post by: The Canuck on June 06, 2006, 11:38:35 pm: Yeah sounds like complete idiots...no wonder you came up with such a result. :(

The can certainly eat the cost of the first lab.

The Canuck
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Post by: kcmetroman on June 07, 2006, 12:32:02 am: They have eaten several. My insurance company requires that a specific lab be used, and when they send it to another, they don't pay. I think it has happened three times in the last year. About a $600 pop.
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Post by: aztecan on June 07, 2006, 12:54:24 am: Hey John

That is GREAT news for you both! ;D :) :D

Keep it up (figuratively speaking, of course ::)

HUGS,

Mark
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Post by: kcmetroman on June 07, 2006, 09:27:38 am: Jesus,

The lab just called me. I gotta go back and redo them. They screwed up the damn viles. When does it end?
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Post by: RAB on June 07, 2006, 09:42:14 am: >:(

This is getting assanine! Seriously assanine!

RAB
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Post by: Trish on June 07, 2006, 09:47:44 am: And to think, he wanted me to go with him... ??? It's too damn early in the morning for me...no one wants to see me when I first wake up. :o Not a pretty sight!!! ::) :D ;) :-[
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Post by: heartforyou on June 07, 2006, 11:26:44 am: a box of belgian chocolates on the good news.

hug for the 2 of u

Hermie ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: franfrog on June 07, 2006, 12:40:42 pm: Glad to see you and Trish are doing so well. I hope this lab can start to fix there errors so you do not have to be put through this anymore.
Fran
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Post by: kcmetroman on June 07, 2006, 01:09:59 pm: Thank you alll!

Well, I am okay with re-taking tests so long s they get them right, but what REALLY pissed me off was that they made my ass wait when I got there.

Oh well, I feel like a million bucks today, so I aint gonna let it get me down!
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Post by: Optimistic on June 07, 2006, 01:19:46 pm: I hope they get it right the second time...

Justin