Help with blood results please, now I finally have some in my paws

[Bears010]

TSH 2.72 n 0.35-5.0

Sodium 135 133-146

Potassium 3.7 3.5-5.3

Creatinine 71 53-97

Calcium 2.34 2.2-2.6

Albumin 33 35-50

Phosphate 0.33 0.8-1.5

Serum glucose 7.1 4.0-6.0

Cortisol @1630 351 140-700

[PinkNinja]

Your TSH is higher than it really should be if you are taking thyroid medication. You really want it to be below 1 (for most people). Your glucose is high, which could be because you are hypothyroid. This will hopefully rectify itself once you are adequately treated.

Your cortisol is difficult to tell. The most useful test would be 8am, at which time we know your cortisol should be at the top of the range. It is difficult to know if there is problem with a 4:30 test, although someone else might know more than me

Your albumin and phosphate levels are low. I'm not sure what this means. I will have to look it up and get back to you.

Carolyn x

[PinkNinja in reply to PinkNinja]

Ok, I'm not a doctor but this is what I have found out.

Low levels of phosphate could be due to poor intake/absorption from food. It can also be caused by a vitamin D deficiency, hypoparathyroidism or treatment of vitamin D deficiency (hungry bone syndrome). Another interesting thing is that low phosphate can contribute to insulin resistance, which could also explain your high glucose. I would advise getting your calcium and vitamin D tested to see if either of these is the cause. Vitamin D deficiency is remarkably common in the UK, especially now that we all wear sunscreen to avoid skin cancer.

Low albumin could also be due to an absorption problem (hypothyroidism can cause low stomach acid which causes problems absorbing nutrients from food). It could also be because of a low protein diet. There is a chance that it could be a liver or kidney issue but it could equally be something more minor such as not eating enough protein or inflammation in the body.

As I say, I'm not a doctor. This is something you really need to discuss with your GP but at least you have an idea about what this all means. I suspect the main cause of these results is inadequate thyroid treatment.

I hope this helps but try not to worry until you have seen your doctor

Carolyn x

[Bears010 in reply to PinkNinja]

Hi Carolyn

My calcium 2.34 (2.2-2.6)

So that not the prob. I'm not veggie and my friends are force feeding me! (Enough for 3) all home cooked so don't think protein is the prob. Low absorbtion is certainly how it feels, like I haven't eaten for days any ideas how to change this.

Vit d and follate etc in being done in about 10 days.

She was really helpful and said she doesn't go on test results but on symptoms (I'm speechless) and put my levo up to 150 and will refer me to endo. Portsmouth don't support t3 tests they can only be done for an endo.

Having found a treasure of a doc, I discover she is leaving at the end of the month as her residency is over *wail*

[PinkNinja in reply to Bears010]

Sorry, I missed the calcium

She sounds like a wonderful doctor! Please encourage her to pass on her wisdom to others. I'm really pleased she increased your dose. Hopefully you will start to feel better soon

It's good she's doing the other tests too

[Bears010 in reply to PinkNinja]

She wants to be a surgeon will do my best to get her to be an endo, will even beg! Lol

[PinkNinja in reply to Bears010]

Well, if I ever need an operation I hope it's her doing it

[editfmrt in reply to Bears010]

The lab in Portsmouth has even stopped doing T3 when requested by an Endo. Utter madness.

So sorry to hear your wonderful GP is moving on - let's hope you manage to get another good one.