Val or Nick - potentially dangerous thyroid test results?

[Guest guest]

My latest blood test results arrived with the following warning: " The results of

your recent blood tests are ABNORMAL and, if ignored, could be potentially

dangerous to your health. "

My best understanding is that I should not be worried about these, in fact they

are progress for someone with an RT3 problem. But I would appreciate your

opinion(s). Thank you.

TSH 0.021, range 0.450-4.500

T4, Free (Direct) 0.17, range 0.82-1.77

Reverse T3 35, range 90-350

[Guest guest]

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>My best understanding is that I should not be worried about these, in fact they

are progress for someone with an RT3 problem. But I would appreciate your

opinion(s). Thank you.

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>TSH 0.021, range 0.450-4.500

>T4, Free (Direct) 0.17, range 0.82-1.77

>Reverse T3 35, range 90-350

Did they not do a FT3 and realize that you were adequately medicated??

Looked at from the point of view of T4 you are very hypo

What was the purpose of running those labs?

Nick

[Guest guest]

Nick, to answer your question, the purpose of those labs was " before " and

" after " switching to t3 only from Armour. (18 weeks after.) I ran the labs

because I feel worse now than I did 18 weeks ago. The complete results are:

Thyroid tests, October 2009 vs. February 2010

Reverse T3: Oct 319, Feb 35, range 90-350

Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum: Oct 4.1, range 2.3-4.2, Feb 4.3, range 2.0-4.4

TSH: Oct not tested, Feb 0.021, range 0.450-4.500

T4, Free, Direct: Oct not tested, Feb 0.17, range 0.82-1.77

The " potentially dangerous " message is automatically generated by the lab when

anything is way out of (their) range. It would have come up regardless of the

FT3.

I am increasing Cynomel 6.25 mg every 3 days (currently on 112.5mg/day, divided

into 5 doses). My resting heart rate is between 80 and 84 and never varies

much.

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> >My best understanding is that I should not be worried about these, in fact

they are progress for someone with an RT3 problem. But I would appreciate your

opinion(s). Thank you.

> >

> >TSH 0.021, range 0.450-4.500

> >T4, Free (Direct) 0.17, range 0.82-1.77

> >Reverse T3 35, range 90-350

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> Did they not do a FT3 and realize that you were adequately medicated??

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> Looked at from the point of view of T4 you are very hypo

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> What was the purpose of running those labs?

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> Nick

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