Blue Horizon Thyroid Results - Help please - GP appointment this morning

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Hello All

I hope you don't mind me posting my results again - I think my last post had too much detail for many to wade through and so I just wanted to post my Blue Horizon test results to see if anyone could give their opinion - I can see my TSH is out of range, but the rest in range. Is it possible I could be about to develop a thyroid problem? Does any level of antibodies indicate the potential for future problems? I have an appointment at 11 this morning, so would really appreciate any advice to help me. Like many - I absolutely hate going to see my GP.

Blue Horizon Advanced Thyroid Test 08/10/2014 - Blood drawn at 9:30am

TSH 5.22 mIU/L (0.27 - 4.2)

Total T4 107 nmol/L (59 - 154)

fT4 15.1 pmol/l (12.0 – 22.0)

fT3 5.3 pmol/L (3.1 – 6.8)

Thyroglobulin Antibody 19.2 IU/mL (0 - 115)

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 7.9 IU/mL (0 – 34)

Previous Thyroid Tests on NHS

26/02/2013 Blood drawn at 9:25am

TSH 2.86 mu/L (U 0.35-5.0), Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies- Less than 5 iu/mL (U <70)

20/11/2012 Blood drawn at 08:25am

TSH 4.20 mu/L (U 0.35-5.0)

Marz has been extremely helpful on my other post and drawn my attention back to a possible B12 problem and other vits, which I absolutely intend to follow up, I just don't want to miss any opportunity when presenting these thyroid results to my GP and be fobbed off.

Thank you all so much

Natasha

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Wow - I had absolutely no idea about the utensils and pans. I will check - they're metal - that's all I know!

I had low in-range serum B12 - 203 ng/L (u 130-800), Serum Folate 5.3 ug/L (u 4-20) and Serum Ferritin 38 ug/L (U 12-250) in 2012.

So I arranged a private Active B12 test in 2013 which I thought showed everything was ok - Active B12 52 pmol/L (25-108) and Methylmalonic Acid187 nmol/L (0-280) - at least that was what St Thomas' said, so I left it. I was also negative for Parietal Cell Autoantibodies.

I have low vitamin D too. I'm sensing a trend here with what Marz said - I probably need to up all my levels of B12 and Vit D and maybe ask for a retest on these <shudder> this morning. So it is possible these low levels are causing my TSH to rise because my body is finding it harder to process the thyroid hormones, but at the moment it is managing to still do it?? And the antibody tests suggest there isn't a thyroid autoimmune problem. Is that a fair assessment?

Thank you so much for your help.

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Thank you for your help and guidance. I did have thyroid antibody tests and they were negative/low, which I suppose is good news.

Thyroglobulin Antibody 19.2 IU/mL (0 - 115)

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 7.9 IU/mL (0 – 34)

My doctor said my raised TSH may be due to my allergies and my fT4, fT3 were good as are my antibodies. So no thyroid treatment which I'm inclind to agree with unless anyone on here has a different view.

I did push for investigations into the lump sensation in my throat that I've had for over three months. GP thinks it's to do with allergies and sinus problems - I disagreed and said I wanted more investigations. She said she can't request an ultrasound as she isn't an endo, but has referred me to ENT for a camera thing down my throat. so for now I guess I'll just have to see what that shows if anything - I know it won't show thyroid nodules or lumps though! I'd need an ultrasound for that.

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Thank you reallyfedup123 - you and many others on here have said the same thing in another post of mine and I absolutely trust the people on here more than the GPs. My Mum (also well versed in much of this) also agrees. It's harder when it's about you, because I worry I'm not being objective. I am going to start taking vitamins - vit D, sublingual B12 and iron to try and get my levels optimal - not sure if there is anything else I should take - and then have another Blue Horizon test in a couple of months to see if there is any change. If need be, I will push for a trial of thyroxin and if the GP doesn't agree, I will consider self-treating, although would prefer to get a recognised diagnosis. I guess this is the problem many people face. I'm pleased I'm not too bad at the moment and fortunate I'm coming from a well-informed position at the outset, but it's frustrating the blood tests weren't more clear cut.