New test results - help please.

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Dear Sheila and other members,

I have been taking Armour for nearly a year now (I am up to 3 grains

a day) but I am still feeling really awful and I am starting to

wonder if I am doing all that I can to help myself. I am self

medicating because my doctor will not recognise that I could

possibly have a thyroid problem but I am now starting to have doubts

that I am on the right track myself.

I've just had the results of my latest blood tests back from NPTech

and it looks as if my T3 is rather low but I'm not sure what this

really means, could someone please interpret the results for me and

let me know what they think.

NPTech RESULTS 30-5-2008

TSH 0.005 (0.4 – 4 mlU/L)

Free T4 17.3 (12.0 – 22.0 pmol/L)

Free T3 2.8 (3.0 – 6.2 pmol/L)

TPO 7.1 (less than 40 IU/ml)

Ferritin 56.7 (female 13 – 150 ng/ml)

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My previous test results from last year were:

RED APPLE CLINIC RESULTS 11-4-2007

fTSH >600 high (borderline low: 20-25 nIU/ml normal: 26-85

nIU/ml borderline high: 86-120 nIU/ml)

fT4 0.22 normal (normal: 0.17-0.42 ng/dl)

fT3 0.39 normal (borderline low: 0.21-0.27 pg/ml normal: 0.28-

1.10 pg/ml)

TPO positive (normal: negative)

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GP RESULTS ON 17-6-2007

TSH 0.89 mU/I 0.35 – 5.0

Free-T4 12.9 pmoI/L 7.0 – 20.0

Ferritin 26 ug/L 12 – 250

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I'm feeling pretty desperate to be well again so would welcome any

comments from anyone.

Kind regards,

Sharon

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Hi

It seems you have a T3 problem and if you were taking thyroxine I would say you have a conversion problem but as you are not and you are taking armour which contains T3 and T4 then I dont know but others on here might, sorry.

From: sharon.smith37 <sharon.smith37@...>Subject: New test results - help please.thyroid treatment Date: Wednesday, 2 July, 2008, 3:35 PM

Dear Sheila and other members,I have been taking Armour for nearly a year now (I am up to 3 grains a day) but I am still feeling really awful and I am starting to wonder if I am doing all that I can to help myself. I am self medicating because my doctor will not recognise that I could possibly have a thyroid problem but I am now starting to have doubts that I am on the right track myself.I've just had the results of my latest blood tests back from NPTech and it looks as if my T3 is rather low but I'm not sure what this really means, could someone please interpret the results for me and let me know what they think.NPTech RESULTS 30-5-2008TSH 0.005 (0.4 – 4 mlU/L)Free T4 17.3 (12.0 – 22.0 pmol/L)Free T3 2.8 (3.0 – 6.2 pmol/L)TPO 7.1 (less than 40 IU/ml)Ferritin 56.7 (female 13 – 150 ng/ml)------------ --------- --------- --------- --My previous test results

from last year were:RED APPLE CLINIC RESULTS 11-4-2007fTSH >600 high (borderline low: 20-25 nIU/ml normal: 26-85 nIU/ml borderline high: 86-120 nIU/ml)fT4 0.22 normal (normal: 0.17-0.42 ng/dl)fT3 0.39 normal (borderline low: 0.21-0.27 pg/ml normal: 0.28-1.10 pg/ml)TPO positive (normal: negative)------------ --------- --------- -------GP RESULTS ON 17-6-2007TSH 0.89 mU/I 0.35 – 5.0Free-T4 12.9 pmoI/L 7.0 – 20.0Ferritin 26 ug/L 12 – 250------------ --------I'm feeling pretty desperate to be well again so would welcome any comments from anyone.Kind regards,Sharon

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Hi Sharon, I'd say you could with some T3 added as it's too low, looks like a conversion problem. I think the T4 could possibly be a little higher too, have you tried taking more than 3 grains to see what happens? Ferritin could be a little higher, 70-90 is optimal, was quite low a year ago but improved. Have you thought about candida and possible deficiencies. I think selenium is supposed to help the conversion process and possibly other things so may be an idea to supplement to see if it helps, it'll say on the TPA website somewhere about that I think. Have you seen any improvement at all on the Armour? Have you any symptoms that may suggest that there is something other than just your thyroid that is causing problems? I'm sure some other members will comment and hopefully give you some ideas. Ruth x x

thyroid treatment From: sharon.smith37@...Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:35:05 +0000Subject: New test results - help please.

Dear Sheila and other members,I have been taking Armour for nearly a year now (I am up to 3 grains a day) but I am still feeling really awful and I am starting to wonder if I am doing all that I can to help myself. I am self medicating because my doctor will not recognise that I could possibly have a thyroid problem but I am now starting to have doubts that I am on the right track myself.I've just had the results of my latest blood tests back from NPTech and it looks as if my T3 is rather low but I'm not sure what this really means, could someone please interpret the results for me and let me know what they think.NPTech RESULTS 30-5-2008TSH 0.005 (0.4 – 4 mlU/L)Free T4 17.3 (12.0 – 22.0 pmol/L)Free T3 2.8 (3.0 – 6.2 pmol/L)TPO 7.1 (less than 40 IU/ml)Ferritin 56.7 (female 13 – 150 ng/ml)-----------------------------------------My previous test results from last year were:RED APPLE CLINIC RESULTS 11-4-2007fTSH >600 high (borderline low: 20-25 nIU/ml normal: 26-85 nIU/ml borderline high: 86-120 nIU/ml)fT4 0.22 normal (normal: 0.17-0.42 ng/dl)fT3 0.39 normal (borderline low: 0.21-0.27 pg/ml normal: 0.28-1.10 pg/ml)TPO positive (normal: negative)-------------------------------------GP RESULTS ON 17-6-2007TSH 0.89 mU/I 0.35 – 5.0Free-T4 12.9 pmoI/L 7.0 – 20.0Ferritin 26 ug/L 12 – 250--------------------I'm feeling pretty desperate to be well again so would welcome any comments from anyone.Kind regards,Sharon Play now! Get fish-slapping on Messenger

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Dear Sharon

Sounds like you need more Armour. But have you considered your

adrenals? After 3 months on Armour and NAE X4 my symptoms started to

return. I am now taking Hydrocortisone it is early days yet but the

fatigue is already lifting! Think about your adrenals.

Ali

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>

> Dear Sheila and other members,

>

> I have been taking Armour for nearly a year now (I am up to 3

grains

> a day) but I am still feeling really awful and I am starting to

> wonder if I am doing all that I can to help myself. I am self

> medicating because my doctor will not recognise that I could

> possibly have a thyroid problem but I am now starting to have

doubts

> that I am on the right track myself.

>

[Guest guest]

Shiela is right on as always.

TSH says NOOO I don't want any more T3 your adrenals cannot handle

that much energy, and the clue that you have some T4 available for

conversion but the T3 is low bacause the body is putting on the brakes

by not bothering to convert it.

lotsa luv

Dawnx