RE: Some help with test results?

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Hello Jess

Your TSH is

definitely coming down but your free T3 should be in the upper third of the

reference range, so you may not be converting all of the mainly inactive

thyroid hormone T4 into the active thyroid hormone T3. It is T3 your every cell

in your body and brain needs, not T4. Are you taking 200mcgs Selenium daily

plus 15mcg zinc, plus 1/2000mgs Vitamin C to help with the conversion. Ask your

GP to test your levels of ferritin, vitamin vitamin D3, magnesium, copper

and zinc because if any of these are low in the range, no amount of thyroid

hormone is going to be fully utilised at cellular level. If s/he says there is

no reason to test these, then show him the attached so s/he can see the reason

why these minerals and vitamins are very important that they are where they

should be in the range for patients who are suffering the symptoms of

hypothyroidism.

Whilst asking for

tests, ask also that your blood be tested to see whether you have any

antibodies too your thyroid. The tests you need are TPO and TgAb. If you do

have antibodies, you have Hashimoto's disease. This is a cause of hypothyroidism

and the antibodies see your thyroid gland as public enemy number one and set

about its gradual destruction until your thyroid is unable to secrete any more

thyroid hormones. The majority of sufferers of the symptoms of hypothyroidism

have antibodies to their thyroid.

Have a look in our

FILES section under 'NHS Information for Patients' and check out 'First Visit

to Endocrinologist and see if you can pick up some tips from there. There are

some good ones, and it should help you knowing what questions to ask etc. Take

somebody with you who is prepared to sit at your side with a note pad and pen

poisoned. Doctors always pay more attention to what their patient is saying. If

your endocrinologist has a medical student in with him and asks for your

permission for him/her to stay, say no, you would rather not. We find often

endocrinologists pay more attention to teaching the poor student rather than

really bothering about their patient - this has been complained about time and

time again.

Your B12 level is fine;

Luv - Sheila

I'm still pretty ill but am glad to see the TSH has come down, I realise it

does need to be around 1 though to feel better.. what I was wondering about was

the FT3.. is this ok or should it be higher? Am I possibly having conversion

problems or is it too early to tell? Am seeing an endocrinologist on Weds and

would just like to be informed.

Also my thyroid antibodies have come back as negative:

TPO 12 (0-34)

My GP went through the other causes with me but none apply to me. Is it

important to find out the true cause incase it can be treated and the hypo

reversed? Or will the thyroid be destroyed anyway, whatever the cause? My GP

didn't seem sure.

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