Re: Help with blood test results and advice on what further tests to request

[Guest guest]

Do you know what the range references are for your DHEA score?

In the U.S. that would be exceedingly low.

Cheryl

>

> I am convinced that I was born iodine deficient because my physical

> features and birth circumstances match a huge list of those for

> iodine deficiency/hypothyroidism. I've been told i look russian,

> which is true, and I just clicked that the russians I look like

> (broad pale face etc etc) are probably iodine deficient too. I also

> have a lot of the lifelong symptoms of iodine deficiency and can

> easily sleep 12-18 hours a day. I've been formally diagnosed with

> idiopathic hypersomnia, adhd and severe ibs with probably multiple

> food intolerances.

>

> So I'm detoxing. Unfortunately I don't know of any doctors in Oz

> that know about this iodine thing and have realised to my horror

that

> most of them can't interpret blood test results. I did notice that

my

> blood test results match those reported by the NHMRC in relation to

> sheep & the hepatological effects of fluoride. Unfortunately there

> were apparently no studies on fluoride and human hepatology to

review.

>

> I am somewhat anaemic iron - 16.5 umol/L

> (Most drs seem to think this is just fine but it gets me rejected

> from the blood bank so it can't be that great)

> In the space of 2 years my results have been as follows

> Transferrin from 3.2 to 2.4 g/L

> IBC Calc has increased from 70 to 54 umol/L

> Saturation has increased from 23 to 31 %

> Ferritin has gone from 7 to 24 ug/L

>

> My TSH has gone from 2.7 to 1.11 mU/L

> I don't have a T3 or T4 yet.

>

> My B12 is 404

>

> Haemoglobin is 129

> RCC 4.2

> Haematocrit .38

> lymphocytes decreased from 1.4 to 1.25

> monocytes decreased from .9 to .52

> Basophils decreased from .1 to .05

> Platelets decreased from 339 to 296

> ESR was 8

>

> Sodium is 139

> potassium 3.8 up to 4.2

> chloride 105

> Urea up from 5.9 to 6.3

> creatinine static at 80

> egfr is 70

>

> GGT is up from 34 to *54

> LD is 164

> Total Protein 68

> Albuimin 45

> Globumin 23

>

> DHEA is 3.7

>

> Plasma cortisol estimation is 467.3 nmol/l

>

> I don't know if blood tests are reported in the same manner in the

> US. Is anyone able to suggest what further tests I should request

to

> shed light on stuff. I'm not overweight but there is diabetes in

the

> family.

>

> Sorry for such a big ask, but any tips - however small- would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl

the DHEA range for pre menopausal women is given as 2.1 - 8.6

umol/L. Mind you, I gather that the range represents normal

distribution rather than necessarily healthy values.

thanks for the response

Fiona

> >

> > I am convinced that I was born iodine deficient because my

physical

> > features and birth circumstances match a huge list of those for

> > iodine deficiency/hypothyroidism. I've been told i look russian,

> > which is true, and I just clicked that the russians I look like

> > (broad pale face etc etc) are probably iodine deficient too. I

also

> > have a lot of the lifelong symptoms of iodine deficiency and can

> > easily sleep 12-18 hours a day. I've been formally diagnosed

with

> > idiopathic hypersomnia, adhd and severe ibs with probably

multiple

> > food intolerances.

> >

> > So I'm detoxing. Unfortunately I don't know of any doctors in Oz

> > that know about this iodine thing and have realised to my horror

> that

> > most of them can't interpret blood test results. I did notice

that

> my

> > blood test results match those reported by the NHMRC in relation

to

> > sheep & the hepatological effects of fluoride. Unfortunately

there

> > were apparently no studies on fluoride and human hepatology to

> review.

> >

> > I am somewhat anaemic iron - 16.5 umol/L

> > (Most drs seem to think this is just fine but it gets me rejected

> > from the blood bank so it can't be that great)

> > In the space of 2 years my results have been as follows

> > Transferrin from 3.2 to 2.4 g/L

> > IBC Calc has increased from 70 to 54 umol/L

> > Saturation has increased from 23 to 31 %

> > Ferritin has gone from 7 to 24 ug/L

> >

> > My TSH has gone from 2.7 to 1.11 mU/L

> > I don't have a T3 or T4 yet.

> >

> > My B12 is 404

> >

> > Haemoglobin is 129

> > RCC 4.2

> > Haematocrit .38

> > lymphocytes decreased from 1.4 to 1.25

> > monocytes decreased from .9 to .52

> > Basophils decreased from .1 to .05

> > Platelets decreased from 339 to 296

> > ESR was 8

> >

> > Sodium is 139

> > potassium 3.8 up to 4.2

> > chloride 105

> > Urea up from 5.9 to 6.3

> > creatinine static at 80

> > egfr is 70

> >

> > GGT is up from 34 to *54

> > LD is 164

> > Total Protein 68

> > Albuimin 45

> > Globumin 23

> >

> > DHEA is 3.7

> >

> > Plasma cortisol estimation is 467.3 nmol/l

> >

> > I don't know if blood tests are reported in the same manner in

the

> > US. Is anyone able to suggest what further tests I should

request

> to

> > shed light on stuff. I'm not overweight but there is diabetes in

> the

> > family.

> >

> > Sorry for such a big ask, but any tips - however small- would be

> > greatly appreciated.

> >

>