Re:please interpret.

[Guest guest]

Sheila, Thankyou.

I am beginning to understand this problem & the emotions that go with this

territory.

Today I received the result of Thyroid Hormones 24 hour urine. I started crying

before I had finished reading it. At last I think I have evidence! I had

started to doubt myself.

Please check this for me:-

Triiodothyronine (T3) 364 (low) (ref 592-1850 pomp/24h)

Thyroxine (T4) 856 (ref 347-1994)

T3:T4 ratio 0.4 (low) (ref 0.5-2.0)

I also have raised antibodies on the total thyroid screen. Is there two problems

going on here? Is it worth putting these results here too or not (the blood

results).

Today has been a red letter day for me. I have been even more emotional than

ever, the thought that I have a problem that could be helped, also angry that I

could have been helped years ago!! For the first time I have felt free to admit

I've had a problem & felt rotten instead of struggling pretending everything is

fine!

I have appt with GP on Monday to show her results, this time I don't feel timid

- I am mad! Please tell me I have interpreted this correctly! If so, if I can

get T3 (?), what is the usual time to feel better?

Sheila, I have to say THANK YOU again, you put so much time into this & I am

grateful.

x

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> I can see no problem in you starting the DHEA before your endocrinologists

> appointment. Unless you are suffering with 's disease, they are not

> likely to suggest doing a short synacthen or ACTH test so not likely to mess

> those up. You need to start to look after yourself and it annoys me so much

> when we are being left without any treatment/supplements until we see a

> specialist, who can take up to 3 months to see us in some cases. Here is a

> link where you can read about DHEA and it's uses

> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/stay

> ing-forever-young-565335.html and also read

> http://www.well-women.com/support-files/fromthehormonehandbook.pdf

>

> If you type 'Nutri Adrenal Extra Ingredients into Google', you will find

> just how much of the different B vitamins it has

> I have the following results:-

> B12 408ng/L (246.0-911) (previously 529 over 1 year ago) - you could take

> 1000mcgs sublingual B12 as a maintenance dose as I do and this would stop

> your B12 from falling

> Serum folate 7.8ug/L (5.4-20) (previously 8.9 July 2010) - this is still too

> low and you could try 899mcgs Folic Acid.

> Serum ferritin is old result (September 2009) 54.2 ug/L (20.0-300.0) might

> be an idea to get this retested and also Haemoglobin,plus transferrin

> saturation%.

>