finally got all my lab work done ,please help interpret it...

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Hello, I have finally had all the blood tests done, it only took eight

months to find a doctor that would do the ACTH stim and aldosterone

and renin.I worry about having a hypo-pit problem. I have an app. with

the doc that did the ACTH, thyroid , aldosterone and renin tests on

mon the 18th of feb. Im sure she will try to push synthroid on me she

talked about it the first time I saw her, she dosent like armour. I

dont think I have the " full " ranges for the thyroid tests. I will ask

about those ranges when I see her, I will print what I have for

the thyroid tests. I was salt fasting, and did not take armour night

before the tests.

Can someone please look and tell me whats going on with these . Am I

hypo- pit?, what is going on with my adrenal glands, am I primary

or secondary? Do I need to up my thyroid med? And do I need

isocort or HC? Can I figure out whats is going on from these

tests? I dont think I would be able to get the doc to run any more , I

feel lucky that she did these. What ever is going on , I guess I will

have to self treat because the doctor thinks everything is " normal " .

****ALL THESE TESTS WERE TAKEN IN THE A.M., WHICH IS MY EVENING

BECAUSE OF SHIFT WORK.***( hope that dosent make it harder to figure out.)

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*Blood Work Jan-18-08*=

(Thyroid Studies)

TSH 0.885,...RANGE.... 0.350

T-3 89,.....RANGE... 60-18

FREE THYROXINE 1.0... RANGE ... 0.9-1

FREE T-3 2.5... RANGE... 2.0-3.5

THYROID PEROXIDA <10.0...RANGE 0.0-3

NEGATIVE FOR TPO ANTIBODIES

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(Miscellaneous Studies)

Aldosterone 8.8...RANGE -standing 4-31, ...supine 1-16 ( I WAS SITTING)

Renin Activity 0.6... RANGE- resting 0 - 2.7,.. random 0 - 6.0, ..

lasix 2.5 -9.1 (I WAS SITTING)

ACTH 19.. EXPECTED VALUES 10-60 A.M. DRAW (my evening time)

*Cortrosyn Stimulation Test*

Cortisol-baseline 14.0, ==....then 25.8,...then....30.9

A.M. Specimen : 1.3 - 22.1

P.M.. Specimen : 3.1-16.7

Normal response to cortrosyn stimulation is a increase of cortisol

of >7 ug/dL with a peak cortisol level of >20 ug/dL

**Under the Cortrosyn Stimulation Test the doctor wrote [ " test

normal " ,.... " wanted stimulated values >30 " ]

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( Blood Chemistries)

SODIUM 135 *LOW RANGE136-146 *****LOW

POTASIUM 3.8 RANGE 3.5 -5.1

CHLORIDE 99 RANGE 98-110

CARBON DIOXIDE 23 RANGE 22-29

BUN 17 RANGE 7 -18

GLUCOSE 87 RANGE 70-108

CREATIN 0.6 RANGE 0.5-1.2

CALCIUM 9.9 RANGE 8.4 -10.2

ESTIMATED GFR > 60 TRANGE >60

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*BLOOD WORK JAN- 23- 08*

FERRITIN 31,.. RANGE 10-291

IM A BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE=

on 6- 23 -07 my FERRITIN was =48.6, RANGE 10.0 - 291.0

on 9 -20 -07 my FERRITIN was = 50.8, 4.6- 204.0 RANGE.

Just recently on 1 -23 -08 FERRITIN serum was =31, 10.0 - 291 range

I have done nothing different, my diet is the same, im still taking

the small amount of iron that i was before,- Gentle Iron 25 mg its

iron bisglycinate (Ferrochel). My periods have always been on the

light side, so i dont think it is that.

DHEA- SULFATE 221 RANGE 45-270

(DHEA) 550 RANGE 112-722

ANDROSTENEDIONE 173 RANGE 47-268

ESTRADIOL 50 RANGE 19-528

PROGESTERONE 1.3

FOLLICULAR 0.2-1.4

LUTEAL 3.3-25.6

MID LUTEAL 4.4 -28.0

PROLACTIN 8.0 RANGE 2.8-29.2

FSH 4.9

FOLLICULAR 2.5-10.2

MIDCYCLE 3.4-33.4

LUTEAL 1.5-9.1

LH 11.7

FOLLICULAR 1.9-12.5

MIDCYCLE 8.7-76.3

LUTEAL 0.5-16.9

TESTOSTERONE, FREE AND TOTAL , SERUM 64,... RANGE 14-76

FREE TESTOSTERONE (DIRECT) 0.2 RANGE 0.0-2.2

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOB, SERUM 101 RANGE FEMALE( NON - PREG) 18 -114

thank you for taking the time to look this over

sherielle