Trying to understand Ranges

August 12, 2003

A special Thank You For . You were right about the Synthroid.

I'm on 100mcg.(0.1mg). (levothyroxine sodium tablets,USP).

03-12-03 Before RAI

TSI 107 (Range 125 or less)

T-4 FREE 1.2 (Range 0.8-1.8)

TSH 0.35 L (Range 0.40-5.50)

T3, FREE 403 (Range 230-420)

06-13-03 After RAI

T-4 FREE 2.0 H (Range 0.8-1.8)

TSH 0.15 L (Range 0.40-5.50)

08-06-03 After RAI

T-4 FREE 0.5 L (Range 0.8-1.8)

TSH 57 H (Range 0.40-5.50)

Sorry no space between dates. I'll ask my children how to type

better. They'll be able to teach me. If anybody understands these

levels, please, input will be very helpful and appreciated.

August 13, 2003

Hi ph,

You hit " enter " or " return " on your keyboard to skip lines.

Everything I said in my previous e-mail would still apply, as I figured the

ranges to be approximately those I am familiar with. You are hypO, with a

very high TSH and low FT4. (From now on, you will also want to get the Free

T3 tested, even if you have to push, which you probably will, given your

lax doctors--being polite here--and the resistance they may have to giving

you a more expensive test.) So other than the questions about Synthroid

(the dose, etc.), are you still not sure about how to interpret ranges, and

what your current results mean? If not, maybe you can ask a specific

question so we can clear up the confusion.

At 01:22 AM 8/13/2003, you wrote:

>A special Thank You For .

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