Re-post - Advice on future testing - what and how

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Advice on future testing - what and how

Posted by: " Marcy P " marcy_jo@... marcy_jo

Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:23 am (PST)

Not sure what happened or if I did something wrong so I re-posted.

Everything got a little behind for a while with all the colds and a sinus

infection, but I think I am ready to start moving in a positive way again.

Patience is so difficult when all is going along well and then wham! ...a simple

cold can really mess things up. I am finishing off the 7th week of T3 only and

would like to write down the test(s) that need to be checked again like Ferritin

and any tests that were not checked in the beginning that maybe should have

been.

This is what I was previously tested before 11/15/09

Free T3 = 207 (230-420)

Free T4 = 1.1 (0.8-1.8)

TSH = 2.71 (0.40-4.50)

Reverse T3 = 33 (11-32)

Iron = 113 (40-175)

Ferritin = 41 (10-232)

Vitamin D =37

Glucose, fasting =73 (65-99)

Insulin, serum = <2 (less than 17 uIU/mL).

Adrenocorticortrop in Hormone 11 @9am (5-27)

Salivary Cortisol and DHEA was done through Genova Diagnostics:

7-9am = 1.05 -reference range = (0.27-1.18 mcg/dL)

11am-1pm = 0.16 - (0.10-0.41 mcg/dL)

3pm-5pm = 0.18 - (0.05-0.27 mcg/dL)

10pm-12am = 0. 24 - (0.03-0.14 mcg/dL)

DHEA 7am-9am = 595 (71-640)

DHEA: Cortisol Ratio/10,000 = 567 (115-1,188)

LH and FSH serums show that I have not begun peri-menapause yet.

On 12/18/09 re-tested the following:

Free T3...287 pg/dL (230-420) went up a little from 207

Free T4 ..0.9 ng/dL (0.8-1.8) went down a little from 1.1

TSH 2.74 mIU/L(0.40-4. 50) went down a little from 2.71

T3 Reverse 33 ng/dL (11-32) stayed the same

Thought that I should check the following and really need your help first:

Ferritin -again to see if it is rising at all (just serum test?)

B 12 - what exactly should I ask for with this test?

Electralyte panel - again what if any specifics should I ask for?

Vitamin D

Any other advice on what and how would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to

know ahead of time so I can plan to stop iron supps. 5 days prior, no T3 the day

of test or from lunch the day before, and what about B 12 and electralyte

panel?, any special instructions? (no salt maybe and how long?)

With much appreciation,

Marcy Pearson

PS. Just a thought, are the percentages good that most people with RT3 issues

once cleared up can do well on natural thyroid or does this lean more to the

majority having to stay on T3 forever? I am just thinking ahead of myself.

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Serum Ferritin (you must stop iron supps for 5 days prior)

Serum B12

Electrolyte panel inclused serum sodium, potassium, chloride and C02

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