Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 No I asked ignoramus about testing my ferritin last week and he said my hemoglobin was excellent so he saw no need in testing it because it was the only one that mattered. Said to keep taking my vitamins and I'd be fine. I do have my old test results from Sept but I wasn't taking a multivitimin then and I have been now since Sept 22. WBC 7.6 range 4.1-10.9 Granulocytes 67.5 39.4-74.6 Lymphocytes 28.9 range 13.7- 47.5 MID Cells 3.6 range 1.8-21.5 RbC 4.63 range 3.6-5.4 Hemoglobin 12.8 range 11-16 Hematocrit 36.3 range 32.4-47.2 MCV 78.4 range 80-100 MCH 27.6 range 26-34 MCHC 35.3 range 32.3-35.1 RDW 15 range 10.5-15.8 Platelets 227 range 131-409 I was also going to take the saliva test from Canary club but when I went to doc last week he gave me a depomedrol shot for my bad cold and chest congestion I had. This was also the 19th day of my cycle. Val advised me to wait till next month to do this test. Whats the difference in DT and canary clubs tests? > Have you had things like your ferratin and b-12 > levels checked? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 You T3s and T4s look low to me. So you probably need more thyroid. Just because they are in range doesn't mean they are optimal and you will feel well. The cortisol level looks low to me, but I'm used to looking at the 24 hour salvia levels from DT. You might want to consider doing one of those for a clearer picture. Have you had things like your ferratin and b-12 levels checked? Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > Ok I got my test results from last week mailed to me and the doc marked > on there that they were " ok " . I dunno what is wrong with me. I feel > tired and continue to feel hypo. CAn someone please offer some insight? > I so don't want this doc to be right and say I need therapy. > before anyone looks at these I want to note the times on here. I had my > appt at 10am so the cortisol wasn't taken till nearly 11am and for some > reason they put in the time listed below and then referenced it to the > morning ranges below. Whats up w/ that???? > > A.M. Cortisol taken at 9:57am (ref range 8am (7-9am) 4.0-22.0) 8.3 > > TSH ref. range .47-4.68 .22 > Free t4 ref. range .7-1.8 1.0 > > He wouldn't test my Free t3 again. Said insurance wouldn't pay for it > again if it already tested in range once in the past 6mo. Back on 11/14 > it was 314 range 230-420. > > Now my tsh was in range back in Sept when he first diagnosed me at 1.49 > range .47-4.68 and the Free t4 was .6 range .7-1.8 > Back in sept he did my metabolic panel and it was as follows: > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1276 - Release Date: 2/13/2008 9:41 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 DT is Diagnos-Techs through Canary Club. Definately do as Val suggested. My hemogolbin and hemocrit were a tiny bit higher than yours and my ferratin was 14, so they aren't that good of an indicator. Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > No I asked ignoramus about testing my ferritin last week and he said > my hemoglobin was excellent so he saw no need in testing it because > it was the only one that mattered. Said to keep taking my vitamins > and I'd be fine. I do have my old test results from Sept but I wasn't > taking a multivitimin then and I have been now since Sept 22. > > WBC 7.6 range 4.1-10.9 > Granulocytes 67.5 39.4-74.6 > Lymphocytes 28.9 range 13.7- 47.5 > MID Cells 3.6 range 1.8-21.5 > RbC 4.63 range 3.6-5.4 > Hemoglobin 12.8 range 11-16 > Hematocrit 36.3 range 32.4-47.2 > MCV 78.4 range 80-100 > MCH 27.6 range 26-34 > MCHC 35.3 range 32.3-35.1 > RDW 15 range 10.5-15.8 > Platelets 227 range 131-409 > > I was also going to take the saliva test from Canary club but when I > went to doc last week he gave me a depomedrol shot for my bad cold > and chest congestion I had. This was also the 19th day of my cycle. > Val advised me to wait till next month to do this test. Whats the > difference in DT and canary clubs tests? > > > > > Have you had things like your ferratin and b-12 > > levels checked? > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 A.M. Cortisol taken at 9:57am (ref range 8am (7-9am) 4.0-22.0) 8.3 TSH ref. range .47-4.68 .22 Free t4 ref. range .7-1.8 1.0 That cortisol is NOT OK. It is horrible. JEEZ when are doctors going to realize that " in range " means oyu are alive, btu there is still a place in that range here you should be.AM cortisl should be at least 20 fo rwomen. Your T4 is also too low. I like ot see 1.4 -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 A.M. Cortisol taken at 9:57am (ref range 8am (7-9am) 4.0-22.0) 8.3 TSH ref. range .47-4.68 .22 Free t4 ref. range .7-1.8 1.0 That cortisol is NOT OK. It is horrible. JEEZ when are doctors going to realize that " in range " means oyu are alive, btu there is still a place in that range here you should be.AM cortisl should be at least 20 fo rwomen. Your T4 is also too low. I like ot see 1.4 -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 A.M. Cortisol taken at 9:57am (ref range 8am (7-9am) 4.0-22.0) 8.3 TSH ref. range .47-4.68 .22 Free t4 ref. range .7-1.8 1.0 That cortisol is NOT OK. It is horrible. JEEZ when are doctors going to realize that " in range " means oyu are alive, btu there is still a place in that range here you should be.AM cortisl should be at least 20 fo rwomen. Your T4 is also too low. I like ot see 1.4 -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do you see any reason why they would have put the time in wrong on the A.M. Cortisol test? Wouldn't that interfere with teh results as well?? Whats my next step of treatment now? This doc did refer me to an endo but I couldn't get in till March 28th and my next midcycle isn't until around March 8-10. I plan on doing saliva testing then but is there anything I can do now to help me feel better? Creams perhaps. I did start charting my temps this morning. Val if we all pitch in and pay for medical school for you will you go? LOL And if you promise to treat us all. I'm sure we can start a fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Trouble is you can;t start any meds for adrenals until you have all the testing done. Once you start meds it si VERY hard to come off to do testing which you MUST be off all adrnela meds that change cortisl results at least 2 weeks for testing either cortisl or ACTH. Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I have alreayd put abotu 20 years of study into this and could not/would not go to pharma run colleges to have my education ruined! At 53 with my health issues and a business of my own to run I do nto think I would hold up in college anyway.And I WOULD have to support myself through it so that has always kept me away from colleges. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I agree with Cherie. I think that Val will say that your 8AM cortisol is low enough to warrant further testing via 24 saliva tests and that your T4 is low in general. I've had my frees, both of them, tested three times in the past three months and insurance company hasn't blinked yet. Why do these docs worry so much about what OUR insurance might not pay for - it's not like the doc's office will get charged for it. > > You T3s and T4s look low to me. So you probably need more thyroid. Just > because they are in range doesn't mean they are optimal and you will feel > well. The cortisol level looks low to me, but I'm used to looking at the 24 > hour salvia levels from DT. You might want to consider doing one of those > for a clearer picture. Have you had things like your ferratin and b-12 > levels checked? > > Rie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 > hemoglobin was excellent [..] Said to keep taking my vitamins and > I'd be fine. > HA! Is this person a scientologist by any chance? Vitamins?? -Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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