I have had some bloods done this time with Medichecks and would welcome any comments.
I posted my previous bloods done 16th Feb2017 and the comments were to increase my Levothyroxine. My GP already phoned and said to increase to 100mcgs. This I did for a week. The side effects were even more intense. Nausea, headaches and swelling of hands and feet. After a week of feeling awful as well as having other signs of hypothyroidism I decided to try NDT. I have been very cautious and started at ¼ tablet eventually increasing to 2 grains and have held this dose for the last 2 ½ weeks. No nausea or headaches since changing to NDT.
Symptoms that have decreased, dry and gritty eyes now 95% better, Constipation 75% better, swelling of hands, face and feet, 80% better, PND 50% , breathlessness 50%
The worst symptoms I have is extreme tiredness and painful joints.
My Vitamins etc have come back at your suggested optimals and my ferritin is above normal parameters and that is maybe to do with my diabetes and known insulin resistance so will follow up with diabetes team.
I am concerned re the low T4 and the comment from Medicheck that states the following would members agree with this.
“You have slightly decreased thyroxine, with normal thyroid stimulating hormone and T3. This is a common finding when taking NDT.”
Tests 16/2/2017 BH
Thyroid Function
TSH H 5.82 0.27 - 4.20 mIU/L
T4 Total 128.8 64.5 - 142.0 nmol/L
Free T4 18.79 12 - 22 pmol/L
Free T3 6.04 3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L
Immunology
Anti-Thyroidperoxidase abs 33.7 <34 kIU/L
Anti-Thyroglobulin Abs 16.3 <115 kU/L
27/3/2017 Medicheck
Thyroid Function
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE 2.94 mIU/L 0.27 - 4.20
FREE THYROXINE *10.69 pmol/L 12.00 - 22.00
TOTAL THYROXINE(T4) 65.0 nmol/L 59.00 - 154.00
FREE T3 6.41 pmol/L 3.10 - 6.80
Thyroid Antibodies
THYROGLOBULINANTIBODY 13.190 IU/mL 0.00 - 115.0
THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES 23.57 IU/mL 0.00 - 34.00
Vitamins
VITAMIN B12 *>1083 pmol/L 140.00 - 724.00
FOLATE (SERUM) >19.98 ug/L 3.89 - 26.80
25 OH VITAMIN D 117 nmol/L 50.00 - 200.00
BIOCHEMISTRY
Inflammation Marker CRP - HIGH SENSITIVITY *5.8 mg/L 0.00 - 5.00
Iron Status
FERRITIN *359.9 ug/L 13.00 - 150.00
Thank You Barbara