Re: Help with Hubbies results please

[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

A year of struggling? no great hurry then....

The t4 is in range but not particularly high.... the t3 is good considering the

level of t4 so he must be ok at converting and making t3 in the first place...

BUT... (there's always one)...

The raised TSH shows that in order to produce the thyroid hormones, his thyroid

is having to be driven hard to do it, hence the raised tsh. In some countries

when his tsh got to 2.5 he would be classed as hypothyroid.. (not in the uk

though).

It would be worth getting his thyroid antibodies tested as this could be

Hashimotos....... If it is then he should start thyroid replacement sooner

rather than later, before he gets other associated problems.

x

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> Results

> Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

> Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

> Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks

He did have antibodies done but a while ago ( negative might be worth

repeating)and he was left a couple of years inbetween each visit.

His Mum had Graves disease and had the op as she was so skinny.

Hope he will get some where now.

Luv Stephie

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> Hi Steph,

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> A year of struggling? no great hurry then....

>>

> It would be worth getting his thyroid antibodies tested as this could be

Hashimotos....... If it is then he should start thyroid replacement sooner

rather than later, before he gets other associated problems.

>

> x

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> > Results

> > Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

> > Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

> > Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

His TSH needs watching. Most people feel best with a TSH of 1.0

or less. His free T4 is low, and for those not on thyroid hormone

replacement a normal reading for fT4 should be just above the middle of the

reference range, so his should be somewhere in the region of 15/16. However,

his free T3 looks fine. He should be tested to see whether he has

antibodies to his thyroid. The thyroid function blood tests however, ONLY test

the level of thyroid hormones in the blood, they do NOT show whether he might

be suffering with peripheral thyroid hormone deficiency. He would need the

Genova 24 hour urine test to see how much T4 and T3 has been used at the

cellular level.

Does he know what his TSH was before these last results Stephie?

Luv - Sheila

Hi everyone

You might or might not remember my hubbie being told he had chronic fatigue. He

had to pace himself he was told? He went back to endo a year later and has just

had last of six monthly iron infusions.

A different endo has now had his thyriod tested.

Results

Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

They all seem low to me but although I have learnt tuns of information about

thyroid problems over the years have never been great at reading thyroid

results.

Help please!

Luv Stephie

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Sheila

His TSH in Oct 2008 was 1.9 range 0.40- 4.00

in Aug 2009 was 3.3 .. 0.40 -4.00

in Mar 2010 was 1.3 .. 0.55 -4.78

now 2011 2.3 .. 0.55- 4.78

I remember you saying about the fickle TSH previously. His symptoms are so

tired, cold, aching,dry skin,bags under his eyes, he has stopped being sick

since the iron infusions thank fully.

Thanks

Stephie

be suffering with

> peripheral thyroid hormone deficiency. He would need the Genova 24 hour

> urine test to see how much T4 and T3 has been used at the cellular level.

>

> Does he know what his TSH was before these last results Stephie?

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> Luv - Sheila

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> > has just had last of six monthly iron infusions.

> A different endo has now had his thyriod tested.

>

> Results

> Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

> Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

> Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

>

> >

[Guest guest]

Did they ONLY test his TSH Stephie?

Luv - Sheila

Thanks so much Sheila

His TSH in Oct 2008 was 1.9 range 0.40- 4.00

in Aug 2009 was 3.3 .. 0.40 -4.00

in Mar 2010 was 1.3 .. 0.55 -4.78

now 2011 2.3 .. 0.55- 4.78

I remember you saying about the fickle TSH previously. His symptoms are so

tired, cold, aching,dry skin,bags under his eyes, he has stopped being sick

since the iron infusions thank fully.

Thanks

Stephie

be suffering with

> peripheral thyroid hormone deficiency. He would need the Genova 24 hour

> urine test to see how much T4 and T3 has been used at the cellular level.

>

> Does he know what his TSH was before these last results Stephie?

>

> Luv - Sheila

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> > has just had last of six monthly iron infusions.

> A different endo has now had his thyriod tested.

>

> Results

> Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

> Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

> Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

>

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila

in October 2008 They did test Thyroid peroxidase 21.3

then it says thyroid antibodies screen (TPO) negative

lots of usual blood tests I could post but nothing else for thyroid untill this

months.

Thanks Stephie

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> Did they ONLY test his TSH Stephie?

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> Luv - Sheila

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> Thanks so much Sheila

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> His TSH in Oct 2008 was 1.9 range 0.40- 4.00

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> in Aug 2009 was 3.3 .. 0.40 -4.00

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> in Mar 2010 was 1.3 .. 0.55 -4.78

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> now 2011 2.3 .. 0.55- 4.78

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> > > has just had last of six monthly iron infusions.

> > A different endo has now had his thyriod tested.

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> > Results

> > Serum TSH 2.3 range 0.55 to 4.78

> > Serum T4 12 range 9 to 23

> > Serum free 5.0 range 3.5 to 6.5 Triiodthyronine level.

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