Thoughts on my blood tests

[ariel1973]

Hi everyone,

I have posted recently - I am currently undiagnosed, but due to a doctor who is unsympathetic, I am paying to see a Cons Endo recommended on here in a few weeks.

My main issues: severe migratory pain, fatigue, feeling cold, poor memory and lack of ability to co-ordinate my thoughts.

I have some blood tests to ask you thoughts on:

TSH 2.2 (0.4-4.9)

TPA <1 (0.0-0.6)

Cortisol 330 (101-536)

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 38 (20-155)

Prolactin 151 (109-557)

Iron serum 24.1 (9-30.4)

Ferritin 30 (5-204)

Folate 8.4 (3.1-20.5)

B12 537 (187-883)

calcium 2.42 (2.2-2.6)

Cholesterol total 4.3 (<5)

HDL 0.97 (>1.2)

LDL 2.83 (<3.3)

I am aware that Ferritin is a bit low and have started SpaTone.

I also see that HDL the good cholesterol could be higher.

Is there anything else I should have noticed?... numbers confuse me!

Thank you.

[Clutter]

Ariel, You will struggle to find a doctor prepared to diagnose hypothyroidism with TSH 2.2 unless FT4 &/or FT3 are below range. TSH is a pituitary hormone and really doesn't give the full thyroid picture. As your GP won't test FT4 and FT3 can you order private tests from Blue Horizon or Genova via thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Ferritin is low, optimal is halfway through range ie around 100. If you can tolerate Ferrous Fumarate this will raise your ferritin/iron faster than Spatone which contains little elemental iron. Take each iron tablet with 500mg-1,000mg vitamin C to aid absorption and mitigate constipation.

There's no vitD result. Low/deficient vitD causes musculoskeletal pain so you can check levels via City Assays in the link above if BH or Genova don't do them.

B12 and folate are okay but a B Complex vitamin should be helpful.

Post results with lab ref ranges in a new question and members will advise.

[ariel1973 in reply to Clutter]

Thank you Clutter - the endo said exactly the same as you - and thought a gluten and dairy free trial may be appropriate,as I have a daughter with severe allergies.

I had another TSH (including T4 and T3) done so hopeful of the results being illuminating.

At least I feel a professional heard me today.

Thanks again.

[Clutter in reply to ariel1973]

Ariel, if you decide to try g-f and dairy-free, eliminate one food group at a time for 2/3 weeks and reintroduce to see whether there are problems or you won't know which food group is the problem and may end up on an unnecessarily restrictive diet.