Need Help Interpreting Most Recent Lab Results

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Hi All,

Met w/doc last Thursday, who increased my T3 (on T3 only) from 25 mcg/day to 50

mcg/day.

My latest labs are:

TSH = 0.01

FT3 3 = 3.6 (range 2.4 - 4.2)

RT3 = 306 (range 90 - 350)

T4 = 7.13

FT4 = .90 (0.93 - 1.70)

(my FT3 to RT3 ratio is now improved somewhat, to about 10 or so)

TPO = 193 (up from 168)

Tg Ab = 68 (up from 46)

(both of these levels have consistently risen with each blood draw over the last

6 months, including while on hormone replacement)

Ferritin last time was 84.

Can anyone tell me what all this means? My last RT3 to FT3 ratio was 7.86 --

it's a bit better now (around 10-11), but since I'm on T3 alone, what should I

be doing? Was the doctor's decision to double my T3 ok? She told me to take two

25 mcg tabs a day (I will break that down into 4 doses).

Thanks a lot,

Therese

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>Can anyone tell me what all this means? My last RT3 to FT3 ratio was 7.86 --

it's a bit better now (around 10-11), but since I'm on T3 alone, what should I

be doing? Was the doctor's decision to double my T3 ok? She told me to take two

25 mcg tabs a day (I will break that down into 4 doses).

>

It means things are going the right way.

I would avoid doubling that T3 in one hit, too much for a sudden jump

Maybe take it up a quarter tablet a day every few days or half a

tablet now and half in a week's time.

Some dosing and increasing suggestions are here

http://thyroid-rt3.com/dosing.htm

Nick