Morning everyone,
I have been doing well, feeling better than I had in years and then for no apparent reason down I go - been feeling horrible - mixture of hypo & Hyer symptoms as usual.
Blood test results
Serum Vitamin B12 = 924 pg/mL - Range 197 - 866
Serum Vitamin D = 91.6 nmol/L- Range 50 - 140
Serum Parathyroid Hormone = 5.18 pmol/L = 5.18 9mol/L Range 1.60 - 6.90
Serum Ferritin 69ng/mL - Range 13.00 - 150.00
Serum Magnesium level - 0.84 mmolL - Range 0.60 - 110
Percentage Iron Saturation - 37% - Range 20 - 40%
Saturation Iron Binding Capacity - 46 umol/L Range - 45 - 72
Serum Iron Level = 17 umol/L - Range 8.80 - 27.00
Bone Profile
Serum Calcium - 2.34 mmol/L - Range 2.20 - 260
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase = 79 iu/L - Range 40.00 - 120.00
Serum Total Protein - 73 g/L - 60 - 80
Serum albumin - 44 g/L - Range 35 - 50
Corrected Serum Calcium Level - 2.31 mmol/L - 2.20 - 270
TSH 12.09
TPO Antibodies 543
Thank you
Your TSH is too high which is most likely the problem. Everything else looks pretty good. Are you taking any thyroid medication? Has your doctor mentioned anything about your TSH?
It looks like you need a significant increase in your thyroid medication. The symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are very similar. Many of the typical hyper symptoms are actually also hypo symptoms.
Discuss with your doctor an increase in your medication. Your thyroid may have deteriorated further which is quite common if you have antibodies.
Carolyn x
Thanks Carolyn, I can't have Thyroid medication, it makes me really really ill, so I just don't take it. I will forever live to regret the day I was started on Thyroxine as it completely ruined my health.
Switzerland is looking like a good option
Is this all thyroid medication you can't take? I can't tolerate thyroxine at all but I'm doing ok on t3 only. I wish I knew what to suggest.