Re: Help - Test Results, Feedback Please

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On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:53:16 -0000, you wrote:

>T3 – 0.64 1.0-2.8

>

>Would appreciate any feedback on these test results, although the new ones I am

waiting for are probably far more important.

With T3 that low you must be feeling terrible.

Most people on thyroid treatment feel best with T3 near the top of the

range.

When your results come back if they are the same as this then it's

time to start adding T3.

You need to make sure your adrenals are strong enough and you have

enough iron first though.

Nick

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Hi Nick

Walking dead comes to mind.

I think you are right re T3, also I may need to support my adrenals plus take

other Minerals and Vitamins, but I wanted to wait until I had my results back to

know how much and exactly what else I need to take.

Nicola

> >T3 – 0.64 1.0-2.8

> With T3 that low you must be feeling terrible.

>

> Most people on thyroid treatment feel best with T3 near the top of the

> range.

> You need to make sure your adrenals are strong enough and you have

> enough iron first though.

>

> Nick

>

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FYI - I was not taking any supplements that I can remember and I do not

remember if I had stopped my thyroine before the tests. I was told all the

following blood tests were normal, other than thyroid antibodies and that was

done by the doctor just out of interest to see why I had an underactive

thyroid. It did not alter the treatment of 150mg Thyroine daily.

BLOOD TESTS

REF RANGES

MAY 2009

TSH – 1.4 sorry no ref range - Most people

feel best with their TSH around 1.0 (depending on whether they are on T4 or T3.

T4 – 14.1 sorry no ref range - If using a

similar ref. range to us, this would be about 9 - 22. For anybody not on any

thyroid hormone replacement, their level should be just above the middle of the

range so they should show a level of around 17 - but for those on thyroid

hormone replacement, it should be well into the upper third of the reference

range. Your free T4 at 14.1 therefore is a little on the low side..

T3 – 0.8 sorry no ref range - Without a ref.

range, impossible to tell you

ATG – 94.2 under 34 - ATPO –

328.2 less than 12 - yes, you have antibodies

to your thyroid. This is a cause of your hypothyroidism. Antibodies see your

thyroid gland as public enemy number one and set about its gradual complete

destruction. You may have other autoimmune diseases, but doesn't necessarily

follow that you will get any problems.

March 2010

LH – 6.8 Follicular 2.4-12.6 - Not good with sex hormones, perhaps somebody else will

come along and help with these.

Ovulation 14.0-95.6

Luteal 1.0-11.4

Menopausal 7.7-58.5

Testosterone – 1.51 0.22-2.9

SHBG 24.0 16.0-120.0

Free Androgen Index 0.06 under 0.09

TSH - 2.47 0.3-4.2

- This is rising, showing that the pituitary is needing to secrete more TSH to

nudge the thyroid gland into producing more thyroid hormone.

T4 – 8.71 5.10-14.10 - I am assuming this is

your free T4 and not Total T4. Free T4 is very low in the reference range - it

should be in the upper third.

T3 – 0.81 0.8-2.0 - Again, assuming this is

Free T3 and not Total T3. This is getting very low. Probably not secreting

enough thyroxine to convert to the active thyroid hormone T3.

AUGUST 2010

Creatine – 57.06 53.0-110.0 - low

Sodium – 142 136.0-145.0 - fine

Potassium – 4.1 3.5-5.1 0 - this is low and

needs watching. Potassium must not be allowed to go too low. Eat tomatoes and

bananas and foods high in potassium.

TSH – 0.338 0.49-4.57 - very suppressed.

T4 – 130.64 80.0-160.0 - why the different

reference range from the one above. This is a better level of free T4 (if it is

FT4 and not Tt4)

T3 – 0.64 1.0-2.8 - I get the feeling this is

Total T3 and not free T3 - so no use really. We need to know what the free T3

result was to see whether the thyroxine is converting or not.

Would appreciate any feedback on these test results, although the new ones I am

waiting for are probably far more important.

From the information I have gathered I have started the following - following a

gluten free diet, taking 200mcg Selenium daily at breakfast along with 4000mg

of Vit C (powder). I have also been following a diet because of Candida, (I did

the jellyfish test). For the Candida I have taken 150mg Diflucan, as per Dr P,

and will do so once a week for 3 weeks. I have also found Garlic Extract here

and some good probiotics.

What's the 'jellyfish test'?

In addition I have been taking my temperature

every morning and it has fluctuated between 96.9 and 97.9. I have also taken my

BP and think it is low, average - 90s/50s. My heart rate also appears very

erratic from 51 to 87. This could point to low

adrenal reserve. Have you done the Adrenal Questionnaire in our FILES Section?

Answer all the questions there and see how you score and if high, you might

want to do the 24 hour salivary adrenal profile to check where your levels of

cortisol and DHEA lie at four specific times during the day.

Luv - Sheila

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Hi SheilaThanks for the feedback.I have checked the paperwork for the test results to see if it states Free T4/T3>> > > March 2010> > > TSH - 2.47 0.3-4.2 - This is rising, showing that the pituitary is needing> to secrete more TSH to nudge the thyroid gland into producing more thyroid> hormone.> T4 - 8.71 5.10-14.10 - I am assuming this is your free T4 and not Total T4.> Free T4 is very low in the reference range - it should be in the upper> third.The Lab report actualy states Total T4> T3 - 0.81 0.8-2.0 - Again, assuming this is Free T3 and not Total T3. This> is getting very low. Probably not secreting enough thyroxine to convert to> the active thyroid hormone T3.The Lab report also states Total T3> > AUGUST 2010> > TSH - 0.338 0.49-4.57 - very suppressed.> T4 - 130.64 80.0-160.0 - why the different reference range from the one> above. This is a better level of free T4 (if it is FT4 and not Tt4)Again Lab report shows Total T4 (it is a different lab from the first test and they have used a different unit measurement, I think)> T3 - 0.64 1.0-2.8 - I get the feeling this is Total T3 and not free T3 - so> no use really. We need to know what the free T3 result was to see whether> the thyroxine is converting or not.Also Total T3> I have also been following a diet> because of Candida, (I did the jellyfish test). > > What's the 'jellyfish test'?Sorry, that's the name I use for the test where you spit into a glass of water first thing in the morning, supposidly if tentacles form from your spit this is a sign of Candida.> you might want to do the 24 hour salivary adrenal> profile to check where your levels of cortisol and DHEA lie at four specific> times during the day.Will speak with Genova and see if they can courier this to me.> > Luv Nicola> > _____ > > No virus found in this message.> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com> Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4771 - Release Date: 01/27/12>

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Hi would someone be able to comment on my sex hormones for me. LH – 6.8 Follicular 2.4-12.6 Ovulation 14.0-95.6 Luteal 1.0-11.4 Menopausal 7.7-58.5 Testosterone – 1.51 0.22-2.9 SHBG 24.0 16.0-120.0 Free Androgen Index 0.06 under 0.09 Also I'm very new to all of this information, my blood test results below are Total T3 and Total T4, not free as Sheila thought.What difference does this make.March 2010 Total T4 - 8.71 ref - 5.10-14.10 Total T3 - 0.81 ref - 0.8-2.0 August 2010Total T4 - 130.64 ref - 80.0-160.0Total T3 - 0.64 ref - 1.0-2.8 ThanksNicola