I have to admit that I was sweating these labs since it has been so long since the last ones - and having been out of so many supplements, I was concerned that my lft's would have gone up. Thankfully, they did not.
HCV RNA PCR - (viral load test) - 16,288 from 36,902 (1,400,000 pre-ldn)
ALT 25 was 27 (6-40)
AST 28 was 28 (10-35)
ALK PHOS 65 was 64 (33-130)
ALBUMIN 5.2 was 5.1 (3.6-5.1)
Globulin - 2.7 was 2.7 (2.2-3.9)
Bilirubin Tot. .05 was 0.8 (0.2-1.2)
Protein Tot 7.9 was 7.8 (6.2-8.3)
Alpha Fetoprotein (tumor marker) 5.1 was 5.2
White Blood cell - 4.8 was 4.3 (3.8-10.8)
Red Blood cell - 4.04 was 4.02 (3.80-5.10)
Platelets - 152 was 156 (140-400)
(all others pretty much same)
Glucose 75 was 80 (65-99)
Urea Nitrogen (Bun) 13 was 8 (7-25)
Creatinine 0.83 was 0.75
Sodium 136 was 137
Potassium 4.0 was 4.3 (3.5-5.3)
Chloride 99 was 100 (98-110)
Carbon Dioxide 22 was 21 (21-33)
Calcium 10.3 was 10.3 (8.6-10.4)
Cortisol.A.M. 17.7 was 18.5
Rheumatoid Factor 25 (H) was 21 (H)
Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide <16>
C-Reactive Protein - <0 .10=".10">
DHEA - 60 was 93 (15-170)
Estradiol - 15 was 21
FERRITIN - 89 was 47 (10-232) note - this is the highest this has been in years - HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING IP6!
IgA (Immunoglobulin A) 64 (L) was 61 (L) (81-463) note - am IGA deficient
IgG (Immunoglobulin G) 1327 was 1353 (694-1618)
IgM (Immunoglobulin M) 105 was 101 (48-271)
Insulin - 2 (<17>
Sjogren's antibody 1.4Pos was 1.7 was 2.5 was 3.5 in 2009
T3, FREE 2.6 was 3,1 (2,3-4,2)
T4, FREE 1.0 was 1.1 (0.8-1.8)
TSH, 3RD Generation - 1.85 WAS 2.19 (0.40-4.50)
Testosterone 45 was 17 (2-45) which is not surprising due to the constant stress!
Vitamin D, 25-OH total 53 was 72 (30-100) need more
A lot of other tests weren't run - lymphocytes, various hhv stuff and a few other things. However, absolute Lymphocytes increased 1718 from 1290 (850-3900) so despite everything, my immune system is in pretty good shape.
I am very pleased with these labs under the circumstances :<) But will me most happy to get my viral load level back - hopefully still low!
THE POWER OF LDN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nola Chris
Living in New Orleans, Louisiana with Hepatitis C and how taking Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)to treat it is giving me back my life.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
LDN for Hepatitis C 2012
Just wanted to let you know that I am still here - I have gotten much too lazy about this blog - and I really don't have any new test results.
In the first few years of being on LDN, I had as many blood tests as I could but after awhile, with most of the test results being the same test after test, I cut back.
I feel great and am assuming that my liver function tests are still normal and HCV viral load still low - most of my test results have been in the normal range since being on 3 mg. Low Dose Naltrexone since early 2009!
In the first few years of being on LDN, I had as many blood tests as I could but after awhile, with most of the test results being the same test after test, I cut back.
I feel great and am assuming that my liver function tests are still normal and HCV viral load still low - most of my test results have been in the normal range since being on 3 mg. Low Dose Naltrexone since early 2009!