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Offline HopeandCope

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Quick ?? On Blood Tests
« on: October 10, 2008, 10:21:18 am »
Is it normal for blood tests for viral loads etc to take more than 2 weeks to return results?  My Son has been waiting a while for his new numbers.
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Offline Assurbanipal

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Re: Quick ?? On Blood Tests
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2008, 11:32:09 am »
I usually get mine back (by regular mail) in about a week.  But they are drawn at a Labcorp facility and Labcorp has a lot of processing labs very near by (within 25 miles).  The results include VL, CD4, blood counts, cholesterol, ...

Does he get them direct, or do they only go to his doctor?  It took a while before I realized I could make Labcorp send me a copy direct. (One needs to be a bit of a pain sometimes. :))

Also I think geno/pheno typing takes longer ?
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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

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Re: Quick ?? On Blood Tests
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2008, 12:03:59 pm »
They said they would call him in when they returned with the results.  He is in Alaska so I  am assuming that the tests go to the lower 48 .
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Offline J.R.E.

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Re: Quick ?? On Blood Tests
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2008, 03:51:26 pm »
Hello,

It ususally takes about a week and a half to get mine, but in some cases it has been over two weeks before I have received my results.


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Current Meds ; Viramune / Epzicom Eliquis, Diltiazem. Pravastatin 80mg, Ezetimibe. UPDATED 2/18/24
 Tested positive in 1985,.. In October of 2003, My t-cell count was 16, Viral load was over 500,000, Percentage at that time was 5%. I started on  HAART on October 24th, 2003.

 UPDATED: As of April, 2nd 2024,Viral load Undetectable.
CD 4 @593 /  CD4 % @ 18 %

Lymphocytes,total-3305 (within range)

cd4/cd8 ratio -0.31

cd8 %-57

72 YEARS YOUNG
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