Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Because most doctors don't know SQUAT abotu thyroid! If they did these thyroid lists would be graveyards instead of the teaming wiht life they are. What really cracks me up is they will use the really outdated thyroid -anel which has Thyroid Uptake, which relly IS an old and totally outdated test, Perhaps this is what they are confusing it with. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Even so, if this uptake is below the range, it means something, no? That's all my DDs doc would order. >>>they will use the really outdated thyroid -anel which has Thyroid Uptake, which relly IS an old and totally outdated test, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 T3 Resin Uptake or Thyroid Uptake. This is a test that confuses doctors, nurses, and patients. First, this is _not_ a thyroid test, but a test on the proteins that carry thyroid around in your blood stream. Not only that, a high test number may indicate a low level of the protein! The method of reporting varies from lab to lab. The proper use of the test is to compute the free thyroxine index. Free Thyroxine Index (FTI or T7) : A mathematical computation allows the lab to estimate the free thyroxine index from the T4 and T3 Uptake tests. The results tell us how much thyroid hormone is free in the blood stream to work on the body. Unlike the T4 alone, it is not affected by estrogen levels. From this site: http://www.amarillomed.com/howto.htm Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 You need to ahve Free T3 and Free T4 labs done. Thes etell onyl a small part of the story, but your total T4 is quite high so I suspect your RT3 would be high as well. THYROID antbodies should also be tested as oyu may have Graves or Hashi's/ -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 >>The Endro usually orders my Free's, but he never seems to order everything at once... I believe my antibodies were ok when I did my salvia testing...can they go bad as time goes on???>> Antibodies can coime & go at any time. ONE positive result means you have Hashi's. >>Is the total T4 my FTI??? Or are you referring to the T-4 that was 11.8??<< No the FTI is a calcutated number and really outdated lab. The T4 I was referring to was the 11.8 which I can tell from the ranges is a Total T4 and not a Free T4. Your docto is not running the correct tests that actually tell you the most oimportant information. He is using an outdated " thyroid panel " that was popular before the Free testing was perfected. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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