Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 No, two different tests. Cheri What is RT3 Val, I posted this question yesterday but didn't get a response. Here it goes again...Is RT3 the same as thyroid antibodies? My doctor has ordered on my next blood work to check my antibodies for Grave's disease and I was wondering if this is the same thing? She wrote it up as TJI (or TSI it's hard to read) 140749. Does that mean anything to you? Debbie . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks Cheri. I will have to call Monday to see if she can add it to my blood work. I don't even see it on the paperwork. Would it be something she writes in or would it be included in a thyroid panel? I can probably get the nurse to enter an order online but wanted to know what I was asking for. Debbie > > No, two different tests. Cheri > What is RT3 > > > Val, > > I posted this question yesterday but didn't get a response. Here it > goes again...Is RT3 the same as thyroid antibodies? My doctor has > ordered on my next blood work to check my antibodies for Grave's > disease and I was wondering if this is the same thing? She wrote it up > as TJI (or TSI it's hard to read) 140749. Does that mean anything to > you? > > Debbie > > > . > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 RT3 is Reverse T3. It is what the body makes when ity is not utilizing thyroid properly as in low or high cortiosl. It binds ot the same receptors as T3 but it is totally inactive and thus blocks the active thyroid hormone, T3, from being able to work. Thyroid antibodies are entirely different and are actualy antibpdies that attack the thyroid and destroy it. Whne you have antibodies at a certain level you have autoimmine thyroid disease usually Hashimoto's or in hyperthyroidism, Graves Disease. When you have high RT3 it is called thyrodi hormones resistance. -- 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 > Thanks, Val, for the clarification. It sounds like I may want to have both tested? I don't think my Grave's disease is in remission which is why I asked her to check my antibodies, but I also wonder if I have any resistence to T3? Would I have extremely high T3 if my RT3 were also high? My T3 is lower on the normal scale as it my T4 so we are still working on raising my armour? Debbie > RT3 is Reverse T3. It is what the body makes when ity is not utilizing > thyroid properly as in low or high cortiosl. It binds ot the same > receptors as T3 but it is totally inactive and thus blocks the active > thyroid hormone, T3, from being able to work. Thyroid antibodies are > entirely different and are actualy antibpdies that attack the thyroid > and destroy it. Whne you have antibodies at a certain level you have > autoimmine thyroid disease usually Hashimoto's or in hyperthyroidism, > Graves Disease. When you have high RT3 it is called thyrodi hormones > resistance. > > -- > 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 >> Would I have extremely high T3 if my RT3 were also high? My T3 is lower on the normal scale as it my T4 so we are still working on raising my armour?<< With having Graves, you could have high T3 with high RT3 too, but usually T3 will be too low. -- 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 >> Would I have extremely high T3 if my RT3 were also high? My T3 is lower on the normal scale as it my T4 so we are still working on raising my armour?<< With having Graves, you could have high T3 with high RT3 too, but usually T3 will be too low. -- 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 I saw on some site that RT3 also blocks the conversion enzymes as well. Is this true? > RT3 is Reverse T3. It is what the body makes when ity is not utilizing > thyroid properly as in low or high cortiosl. It binds ot the same > receptors as T3 but it is totally inactive and thus blocks the active > thyroid hormone, T3, from being able to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 >> I saw on some site that RT3 also blocks the conversion enzymes as well. Is this true?<< Yes this is how RT3 further lowers T3 in the body. -- 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 So why do our docs all tell us the RT3 test is old, outdated and not even sure if available, and at least where I am they do not even have a spot listed on my lab sheets for this test. And since my doc tells me the other new tests are better, which test exactly would show/relate to RT3..how can I still be soooo confused after all these years???? SeaLady RT3 is Reverse T3. It is what the body makes when ity is not utilizing thyroid properly as in low or high cortiosl. It binds ot the same receptors as T3 but it is totally inactive and thus blocks the active thyroid hormone, T3, from being able to work. Thyroid antibodies are entirely different and are actualy antibpdies that attack the thyroid and destroy it. Whne you have antibodies at a certain level you have autoimmine thyroid disease usually Hashimoto's or in hyperthyroidism, Graves Disease. When you have high RT3 it is called thyrodi hormones resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I am hoping I am understanding this better, and I did go to the site too. My T-4 was 11.8 (4.6 - 12.0) so getting on the high side T-uptake 34.0 (28.5 - 38.0) FTI - 4.01 (1.65 - 3.75) High RSH - .005 (.270 - 4.2) Low So these results are saying that I should be hyper??? But I most certainly do not FEEL hyper. The Endro told me that the reason my TSH is so low is because of the pituitary tumor - but I am still not understanding how or why it is doing this. SeaLady 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I am hoping I am understanding this better, and I did go to the site too. My T-4 was 11.8 (4.6 - 12.0) so getting on the high side T-uptake 34.0 (28.5 - 38.0) FTI - 4.01 (1.65 - 3.75) High RSH - .005 (.270 - 4.2) Low So these results are saying that I should be hyper??? But I most certainly do not FEEL hyper. The Endro told me that the reason my TSH is so low is because of the pituitary tumor - but I am still not understanding how or why it is doing this. SeaLady 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 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??? Is the total T4 my FTI??? Or are you referring to the T-4 that was 11.8?? Could the tumor be causing the odd numbers??? SeaLady 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/ My T-4 was 11.8 (4.6 - 12.0) so getting on the high side T-uptake 34.0 (28.5 - 38.0) FTI - 4.01 (1.65 - 3.75) High RSH - .005 (.270 - 4.2) Low So these results are saying that I should be hyper??? But I most certainly do not FEEL hyper. The Endro told me that the reason my TSH is so low is because of the pituitary tumor - but I am still not understanding how or why it is doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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