new labs and questioning Erfa as an option

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I am currently on 45 mcg. cytomel and questioining whether to switch to Erfa; my

rt3 has cleared and it is past 12 weeks already.

My temps were unstable until I increased to 90 hc. I backed down to 60 and again

my temps became unstable.

I'm back up to 8o since yesterday and again my temps are stable. My face is

puffy and waistline as well. I'm not bothered by the weight gain, as long as I

'feel better'.

Also, checking temps before a t3 dose and after a t3 dose, when I cut back on my

hc my temps dipped considerably after a t3 dose. Now that I am back on higher

dose hc my temps remain the same and at times increase. I hated when on lower

dose hc my temps dipped after a t3 dose.

Could my increased sodium be due to high hc levels?

I ned to get my free t3 up and tsh down, (I'm thyroidless, post-cancer) but am

extremely sensitive to the cytomel.

sodium; 144 (135-145) am I drinking too much salt-water?

potassium, serum 3.8 (3.5-5.2) have not been taking my potassium

protein, serium 6.6 (6.0-8.5) why's this dipping?

albumin, 4.2 (3.5-5.5)

globulin total 2.4 (1.5-4.5)

alkaline phosphatase 40 (finally these numbers are coming up a tad)

AST 16

ALT 21 (a month ago these numbers were 65 and 70 and we thought it was due to

the cortef or hypothyroid, remember?)

cholesterol total 143 (i'd love to see this higher)

EBV Ab VCA, IgG 2.7 (flagged as high)

EBV Nuclear Antigen Av, IgG >8.0 (flagged as high)

Immunoglobulin E, total 17 (0-158)

CMV Ab, IgG (Cytomegalovirus) 12.2 (flagged as high)

CNV Av, IgM (Cytomegalovirus) <0.9

free t4 .06 (flagged as low, but that's because I'm not producing t4, as I am

thyroidless)

testosterone <3 (flagged as low)

LDH 118

T3 65 (71-180)

t3, free 2.2 (2.0-4.4)

TPO 5 (0-34)

Iron binding cap. (TIBC) 291 (250-450)

UIBC 132 (150-375)

Iron, serum 159 (35-155)

iron saturation 55% (15-55)

ferritin 14

FSH 6.2 (a day before my period)

LH 5.4

prolactin 20.5 (4.8-23.3)

TSH 23.20

(a month ago it was 49)

b12, 511 (211-911)

folic acid 18.5

red blood cells 4.09 (3.80-5.10)

hemoglobin 13.8 (11.5-15.0)

hematocrit 40.0 (34-44)

platelets 148