Re: CindyTyroid results need some input

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the response. I will probably try and find out if they do

the Antithyroidglobulin.

I can't understand why the GP is not doing anything about this!!!!\

It appears that I will have to do some research about the mechanism

and work it out myelf including the role of possibly takin iodine and

its affect.

Kooky

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> >

> > First time posting, but here goes:

> >

> > Following recent gain weight, I had thyroid tested. There results

> > were as follows:

> >

> > Serum TSH level 8.65 (ref 0.4-5.00)

> > Serum free T4 level 14.4 (ref 11.0-23.0)

> > Thyroid peroxidase

> > antibody level <30 (ref<109 U)

> > (UK ref range differs from US and Europe, note it is higher, guess

> it

> > is less costly this way!)

> >

> > A few months previous to the above:

> >

> > Thyroid Profile 3

> > Thyroid Stimulating Hormone 3.16 (0.27-4.20)

> > Free Thyroixine 15.7 (12.0 - 22.0)

> > Free T3 4.6 (4.0 - 6.8)

> >

> > I am not sure how to interpret, because these fluctuations have been

> > consistent now for a few years.

> >

> > I would welcome input and interpretations as I am not sure I

> > understand what is going on.

> >

> > Furthermore, there is a need to understand before taking thryroxine,

> > or alternative treatment.

> >

> > Many thanks for input

> > Kooky

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I truly think some of them just Don't Know about thyroid.....

Since the TSH came into use...it seems that docs over-rely on a Lab

Test to determine hypo and are just rather ignorant about all the

many many hypo symptoms...and what the various clinical presentations

of a hypo person might be. Then you compound lack of knowledge of

hypo symptoms ... plus lack of knowledge about autoimmune thyroid

disease... with the fact that the TSH upper range has been changed a

number of times...

If I remember correctly, the top TSH value was originally a 10!!!

Now the new recommended top end of the range is 3!!!

Quite a difference...but many docs were probably trained when that 10

was the " standard " ...and so they are just having trouble

understanding why a patient with a TSH of 3 is whining and

complaining.

Not that i'm giving the docs a break....they should be listening to

their patient...and keeping up with the news that TSH has been proven

to be very unreliable for many reasons...

but I'm just explaining where the doc might be coming from..

sometimes we have to educate them...

cindi

>

> Thanks for the response. I will probably try and find out if they

do

> the Antithyroidglobulin.

>

> I can't understand why the GP is not doing anything about this!!!!\

>

> It appears that I will have to do some research about the mechanism

> and work it out myelf including the role of possibly takin iodine

and

> its affect.