lab results

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Hi all,

I'm posting my most recent lab results along with all the previous

ones and would appreciate any opinions as to where I'm at with this

disease, how severe is it at this point (according to the numbers in

my blood work), etc. To refresh you on my situation, I was diagnosed

this past Feb 03; I'm not on any ATDs as my doctor wouldn't prescribe

them (prefers RAI of course). I am on Atenolol 25mg. I'm also

taking the tinctures bugleweed/motherwort/lemonbalm. So here they

are with most recent on top:

5/22/03

TSH <0.01 (0.35-5.50)

THYROXINE, FREE DIRECT 4.29 (0.75-2.00)

GGT 78 (2-45)

LIVER-AST 35 (3-45)

LIVER-ALT 48 (3-50)

TSI 143 (125 OR LESS)

ANTITHYROID ANTIBODIES

THYROID PEROXIDASE AB 13.7 (<35)

ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN ABS <20.0 (<41)

3/25/03

TSH <0.01 (0.35-5.50)

THYROXINE, FREE DIRECT 3.22 (0.75-2.00)

WBC 4.2 (4.1-11.3)

GGT 116 (2-45)

LIVER-AST 34 (3-45)

LIVER-ALT 46 (3-50)

2/21/03

TSH <0.01 (0.35-5.50)

THYROXINE, FREE DIRECT 2.88 (0.75-2.00)

TSI 111 (125 OR LESS)

GGT 89 (2-45)

LIVER-AST 38 (3-45)

LIVER-ALT 52 (3-50)

SEDIMENTATION RATE 15 (0-20)

2/5/03

ANTITHYROID ANTIBODIES

THYROID PEROXIDASE AB (TPO) <10.0 (<35)

ANTITHYROGLOBULIN ABS <20.0 (<41)

1/28/03

TSH <0.01 (0.35-5.50)

T3 UPTAKE 40 (23-36)

THYROXINE, FREE DIRECT 3.83 (0.75-2.00)

WBC 4.9 (4.1-11.3)

SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) 34 (0-20)

GGT 149 (2-45)

LIVER-AST 50 (3-45)

LIVER-ALT 91 (3-50)

THYROID UPTAKE/SCAN RESULTS: 6-HR RADIOIODINE UPTAKE 33% (NORMAL 5-

25%); 24 HR VALUE IS 50% (NORMAL 10-35%)

MULTIVIEW IMAGING SHOWS THYROID GLAND TO BE SLIGHTLY GENEROUS IN SIZE.

MODERATE THYROID HYPERFUNCTION DUE TO DIFFUSE TOXIC GOITER OF GRAVES.

By the way, could anyone help me with using the lab trackers form you

have in the files here?? I just don't know how to make the

information into graphs after inserting the info in each cell.

Thanks!

Chris