Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 These aren't the best tests, but the blood tests suggest mild to moderate hyperthyroidism and the uptake scan suggests mild hyperthyroidism probably caused by Graves' disease. The total thyroxine is often falsely elevated, and the Index is considered an obsolete test. Tests for FT4 and FT3 are more helpful in that they measure your levels of free or available thryoid hormone. The total level you had measures free hormone and the protein molecules that transport it through the blood. In this form it's inactive. I have a page on lab tests, including the uptake on my web site at http://daisyelaine_co.tripod.com/gravesdisease/ Take care, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 If you feel normal during the day taking Armour and splitting it twice a day but feel hypo and havve trouble sleeping at night because you feel hypo. What does this mean? Do you need to spread out your dose more to 3 times a day or add synthroid. My labs have showed normal TSH normal T3 2/3 of way up on Free T3 but very bottom end of normal on Free T4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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