Moms thyroid test results

[Chance15]

Any advice please on me moms latest blood test done 27th today.

Serum tsh level 0.12miu/l (0.27-4.2)

Free t4 level 20.4pmol/L (12.3-20.2)

Done at 8.25am fasted only water.

Doctor told us she was over medicated and to reduce dose.i disagreed with her or am I right.Any help would be great.

[shaws Administrator]

The main, and most important question is, 'How does your mother feel on her present dose'? That should be the criteria. No Free T3 has been taken, which is the only Active Hormone we require in our receptor cells. Levo (T4) is supposed to convert to sufficient. However her GP hasn't tested it so even though her FT4 is 'good' (slightly over range) her FT3 may not be so.

I am apt to go along with this specialist's advice (he's now deceased) and who treated patients and not the blood test which most doctors do nowadays.

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[Chance15 in reply to shaws]

Thanks shaw for ur quick advice.our doctors they a night mare tying to get ft3 feriten and others tested it's a no no.Its hard to ask how she feelin as she also as heart failure,irregular heartbeat ,copd plus many other problems.I will check the link and av a look many thanks shaw.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Chance15]

Chance15 You said 3 months ago that both you and your mom were going to do the Blue Horizon Thyroid Plus Eleven test, that will tell you everything you need to know. Did you do them?

[Chance15 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hello seasidesusie sorry no we couldn't afford to have them done at that time maybe in a few weeks.money is tight I no it's in our best interest to have it done. How are you and your problems doing or are you sorted at moment I hope so

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Chance15]

Still working on them, if it's not thyroid it's something else

[Chance15 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Tell me about it.Fingers crossed for us both for good days to come and to keep on coming lol.

[shaws Administrator in reply to Chance15]

I am sorry you and Mum have health issues, your Mum is more worrisome to cope with and you are worried about her.

I hope you are able to make some improvements to both yourself and her but it is a slow procedure without some sympathetic doctor.

[Chance15 in reply to shaws]

All doctors are a waste of time as we all know.Doctor wants to drop her medication thyroid I told her no.Maybe I'm wrong I just don't know..

[Chance15]

Yes she always does just like me.

[Chance15]

We take them after the test of course 😜