Guest guest Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Just read this and it might be part of the problem for me. Although, getting on t3 (and clearing out the rt3)and cortef significantly reduced the panic that started with all of the hormone stuff. The t3 did not make panic any worse, but maybe the low ferritin is keeping it from going away atogether? Here are my full iron panel numbers on 4/7/10 iron: 73 (40-175mcg/DL) TIBC: 325 (250-450mcg/DL) Transferrin saturation: 22 (15-50%) Ferritin 32 (10-232 ng/mL) It's now 45 Do these show inflammation? I have increased Leptin (doc told me that can be a sign of inflammation?) 28.9 (4.1-25)and some elevated liver numbers that fluctuate - some tests are normal then others not. Gastroenterologist ran all sorts of tests - all heps, etc etc. did ultrasound on liver/gallbladder and everything checked out. So, if there is inflammation, they can't find the source yet. Thanks for the help! > > I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yiur labs do not show inflammation but they DO show low iron. http:www.nthadrenalsweb.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://faqhelp.webs.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ http://artisticgrooming.net/ > Just read this and it might be part of the problem for me. Although, getting on t3 (and clearing out the rt3)and cortef significantly reduced the panic that started with all of the hormone stuff. The t3 did not make panic any worse, but maybe the low ferritin is keeping it from going away atogether? > > Here are my full iron panel numbers on 4/7/10 > iron: 73 (40-175mcg/DL) > TIBC: 325 (250-450mcg/DL) > Transferrin saturation: 22 (15-50%) > Ferritin 32 (10-232 ng/mL) It's now 45 > > Do these show inflammation? > > I have increased Leptin (doc told me that can be a sign of inflammation?) > 28.9 (4.1-25)and some elevated liver numbers that fluctuate - some tests are normal then others not. Gastroenterologist ran all sorts of tests - all heps, etc etc. did ultrasound on liver/gallbladder and everything checked out. So, if there is inflammation, they can't find the source yet. > > Thanks for the help! > > > > > >> >>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yiur labs do not show inflammation but they DO show low iron. http:www.nthadrenalsweb.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://faqhelp.webs.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ http://artisticgrooming.net/ > Just read this and it might be part of the problem for me. Although, getting on t3 (and clearing out the rt3)and cortef significantly reduced the panic that started with all of the hormone stuff. The t3 did not make panic any worse, but maybe the low ferritin is keeping it from going away atogether? > > Here are my full iron panel numbers on 4/7/10 > iron: 73 (40-175mcg/DL) > TIBC: 325 (250-450mcg/DL) > Transferrin saturation: 22 (15-50%) > Ferritin 32 (10-232 ng/mL) It's now 45 > > Do these show inflammation? > > I have increased Leptin (doc told me that can be a sign of inflammation?) > 28.9 (4.1-25)and some elevated liver numbers that fluctuate - some tests are normal then others not. Gastroenterologist ran all sorts of tests - all heps, etc etc. did ultrasound on liver/gallbladder and everything checked out. So, if there is inflammation, they can't find the source yet. > > Thanks for the help! > > > > > >> >>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Hi Val, What does inflammation look like on an iron panel? On holtorfs site leptin over 10 was an indication of leptin resistance and inability to lose weight until hormones were back in order. My doc said " no " it just indicates inflamation. What is leptin? Thanks, > >> > >>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 ON an iron panel low to normal iron adn HIGH ferritin indicates inflammation. http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://faqhelp.webs.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ http://artisticgrooming.net/ > Hi Val, > > What does inflammation look like on an iron panel? On holtorfs site leptin over 10 was an indication of leptin resistance and inability to lose weight until hormones were back in order. My doc said " no " it just indicates inflamation. What is leptin? > > Thanks, > > > >>>> >>>> >>>>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Thanks Val! > > >> > > >>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ------------------------------------ > > >>> > > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Thanks Val! > > >> > > >>> I read that iron is important in the conversion of T4 to T3, but why is it that we have to get our ferritin up to 70 (?) before going on all T3? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ------------------------------------ > > >>> > > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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