My Dr wants to see me.

[Myrna]

I still cant lose weight and my hair is falling out and I have all the horrible symptoms coming back including choking.

Serum free T4 level 11.3

serum Free triodothyronine level 3.15

serum TSH level 0.1

Blood sample taken Ms Hg !

Can somebody please tell me what these results mean?

[Moggie]

Have you got any ranges for these results please as every lab has different ranges, so for people to be able to answer you with any accurance ranges are needed.

Moggie x

[Myrna in reply to Moggie]

I am not sure where that is on the results.the 11.3 had pmol/L

the 3.15 the same.

the TSH 0.1 mU/L Low original result 0.10 mu/L [0.35-4.94] Does that help?

[Moggie]

Is the figures in brackets that are the ranges and the 3.15 and the 11.3 result should both have figure with them.

How much levo are you taking, or are you taking any other thyroid medication?

Moggie x

[shaws Administrator]

Your GP probably wants to reduce your dose of levo due to your low TSH. Go forearmed with a copy of Dr Toft's article in Pulse Online and question 6 refers. Email [e-mail] if you want a copy. Dr T says it is o.k. to have a suppressed TSH or the addition of some T3 if we still don't feel well. Ignore

his final paragraph.

[Myrna]

I was supposed to be taking 75 but I increased it to 100. When i was told to have a blood test I reduced back to 75 for ten days prior to the test hoping not to get caught out. I felt much worse. if my dose is reduced then it will go down to 50 which will be useless.

[shaws Administrator]

For your information:-

web.archive.org/web/2010032...

[Myrna]

I have printed this out to take with me, and emailed for Dr Tofts article. Thank you so much.

[Myrna]

Does the low T3 result mean the T4 is definitely not converting? What is the normal T3 range please so I can argue with my Dr who has never given anybody T3.