Hair analysis and Indian thyroid test results

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Hi to all

I've just returned from holiday and now have my hair analysis results. I'd be

grateful if someone more knowledgeable than me would cast an eye over them.

Before I post that list I have another question.

Whilst in India I was ill with a lower respiratory infection which led to me

being in intensive care for a couple of days with a temp of 104 and a very fast

heartbeat. The hospital tested everything they could think of including thyroid

levels and these were t3 1.850 ref 0.520 - 1.850, t4 11.200 ref 4.800 - 11.600

and finally tsh 3.400 ref 0.390 - 6.160. I'm on 25 mg levothyroxine and have

been for nearly two months. Are these levels ok? I'm hoping my endo will up my

dose as I'd like to have a tsh nearer to one.

Now for the hair analysis - sorry for the length

Aluminium 2.6 ref <=17.3

antimony 0.007 ref <=0.016

arsenic <dl ref <=0.080

Barium 0.41 ref <=1.70

Bismuth <dl ref <=0.178

Cadmium 0.008 ref <=0.022

gadolinium <dl ref <=0.0005

lead 0.096 ref <=0.700

mercury 0.22 ref <=1.32

nickel 0.09 ref <= 0.55

rhodium 0.0002 ref <=0.0005

rubidium <dl ref <=0.040

thallium < dl ref <=0.0004

tin 0.043 ref <=0.149

uranium 0.0257 ref <=0.0057

Cadmium

Gadolinium

Lead

Mercury

Nickel

Rhodium

Rubidium

Thallium

Tin

Uranium

Calcium 361 ref 192-1,588

Chromium 0.07 ref 0.01-1.58

Cobalt 0.001 ref 0.001-0.129

Copper 18 ref 8-136

Iron 6.2 ref 5.2-24.4

Magnesium 29 ref 11-122

Manganese 0.05 ref 0.04-1.93

Molybdenum 0.02 ref 0.01-1.24

Phosphorus 145 ref 104-206

Selenium 13.06 ref 0.58-1.13

Strontium 0.73 ref 0.01-4.40

Sulfur 51,772 ref 41,781-60,894

Vanadium 0.014 ref 0.003-0.108

Zinc >243 ref 119-245

Lithium <dl ref <=0.302

Potassium <dl ref <=174