bloods

[Lifeback]

Hi all went to docters couple of weeks ago felt really ill bad cough like i had flu 5 lots of antibiotics so said she would check my thyroid

Serum free T4 17.3 pmol/L Range 9.00-20.00 pmol/L

Serum TSH 0.04 mu/L Range 0.35-5.00 mu/L

Got appointment with endo on 10th December what do you think

[flatfeet1]

Hi Lifeback, your TFT's look ok to me but I'm no expert. How do you feel now ? I think your immune system needs bolstering, how is your vitamin D ? are you taking vitamin C ?

[Heloise]

I agree with Flatfeet. See if you can get a vitamin D level, known to be low in your area and has a lot to do with infections and also cancer. Don't start taking any supplement for it until you get the test so you can get a true evaluation. After that take high doses of D3 in an oil base.

[Lifeback in reply to Heloise]

thanks for replys i was on vit D last year but my levels went up so told me to stop taking them i was on 2500 a day will talk to endo when i go

[Heloise in reply to Lifeback]

I am surprised, but hope it did raise your levels. I was on 5,000 to 10,000 i.u.s one summer and only raised it by 2 points. Whenever you have blood tests, ask for the results with ranges. Sometimes what is considered normal for other people doesn't really apply to hypothyroid patients.

[greygoose]

Hi Lifeback, impossible to give any sort of opinion without seeing your fT3 - which, of course, they haven't done! Your FT4 'looks' ok, but that's not the important one, the FT3 needs to be done. If you see an endo, there's a chance he might do it.

However, you say you've had 5 lots of antibiotics? Over what period of time? That in itself could be making you bad because antibiotics kill the good bacteria as well as the bad ones. You probably need probiotics and prebiotics to help your gut recover.

Also, anitbiotics rob us of our essential nutrients like B12 and magnesium. You need to have all your vits and minerals tested : B12, vit D, folate, zinc, magnesium, iron, ferritin, and any others you can think of. A deficiency in any of these can make you feel really bad. They all need to be optimal - and not just 'in range'.

Hugs, Grey