NDT Blood tests results.

Hello, I was on Nature throid 2 1/2 grains doing ok until I introduced hrt.

These are my last 2 Blood tests.

My doctor passed them as all normal.

Even though I felt ill. Hypo symptoms low temperature 36.00 various aches pains , swelling up.

As follows.

Date

3/Nov/15

TSH 3.01 0.40 - 4.50mu/L

Ft3 3.9 2.50 - 6.50pmol/L

Ft4 6.9 8.00 -21.00pmol/L

Date

23/12/15

TSH 2.81 0.40 - 4.50mu/L

Ft3 4.4 2.50 - 6.90pmol/L

Ft4 7.1 8.00 - 21.00pmol/L

Stopped HRT.

On 20/12/15

Started T3 only as of 24th Dec/2015

Feeling good . Normal temp 37 , swelling down, aches pains gone

Normal Bp

Just wanted any opinions on those thyroid tests, I'm upset my doctor checks them over as normal. Don't even ask if I feel ok.

Thanks

[galathea]

Tsh is too high, you expect it to be under 1 and you expect free t3 to be at top end of range..... The problem with extra estrogen is that it stops the transport of thyroid hormones because more of them become bound, not free. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thy...

Looks like you need a meds increase.

G

[Hidden in reply to galathea]

Yes, I agree. I just think it's pretty rotten for my gp to say it's normal when it's clearly not.

They are not interested at all in how one feels as long as they think the numbers look ok to them.

I'm never going back to them.

I'll get my bloods done private.

I don't want to tell them anything as they aren't interested.

Thank you

[greygoose in reply to Hidden]

That's because they know nothing about thyroid. They just Don't do it in med school. They think that anything 'in-range' is ok. They Don't know what it feels like and they haven't learnt about symptoms.

They are taught that thyroid is 'easy to diagnose, easy to treat' - word for word. All you need to do is to look at the TSH and prescribe as little Levo as possible to bring the TSH into range. That's all they know to do.

[Hidden in reply to greygoose]

You are absolutely right.

Wish I'd of know that in the beginning instead of all the suffering and believing I was in good hands when actually they were keeping me ill.

I actually hate them all . I really do.

Terrible to say but I feel such resentment to them

[greygoose in reply to Hidden]

I do know exactly how you feel, jobeth. I would like to line them all up against a wall, all those that have laughed at me, sneered at me, treated me as if I were less than human - even accused me of lying! I'd line them all up against a wall and get out my rusty razor... Let them have a taste of it, too!

I self-treat, now.

[Hidden in reply to greygoose]

Well , I think we have to self treat, or we will die a slow death.

I told my doctor as if last tests yesterday, all's I want from you is a blood test form with what I need doing.

Leave the rest to me.

They know, and they don't want to see me.

But I'm not going near anymore, I'll get bloods done private and just do all I have to do. God forbid but I'd rather kill myself trying then let them bastards kill me.

Ha.

All the best. You're a wise lady for sure.

[greygoose in reply to Hidden]

And to you, jobeth!

[Mouldyoledoll]

Your TSH is high, and you FT3 and FT4 are low. What HRT are you taking? Oral , patches? Gel or implant?