Hello,
I am new to this forum, so wanted to say hi to everyone and ask for some input on my current problems.
I have Hashimoto's, which was diagnosed about 30 years ago (I am 61) and take levothyroxine 75mcg for the past 6 weeks (50 mcg before that). I have been experiencing some very nasty symptoms and hope to get some board members advice/input, though I am in consultation with and ENT specialist, endocrinologist and neurologist - I am a firm believer in having more than one opinion, especially from those that are in a similar boat to myself!
My symptoms are:
1. Almost constant tinnitus, but varying in intensity, mainly in the left ear, but sometimes also in the right ear.
2. Instability - this seems not to be vertigo or dizziness so much, but more a sort of disbalance or unbalancedness. This is not constant and sometimes disappears completely.
3. Tingling in fingers 1, 2, 3, 4 of the left hand. This is constant and extremely annoying.
4. Numbness in the left foot, which seems to be affecting only toes 2, 3 and 4 and is better when I get up in the morning, then seems to get worse throughout the day.
5. Similar numbness in the right foot, which seems to be affecting the same toes and most of the front part of the foot. This also seems to get worse throughout the day and foot becomes almost "wooden" at the end of the day and suffers from oedema.
6. Strange sensation in left shoulder blade, something like numbness - this is not constant and sometimes disappears altogether.
7. "Tightness" on the left side of my face and sometimes also the right - this is not constant and sometimes disappears altogether.
8. Constant muscle twitching all over the body, but especially in the feet and calves.
Here are the results of a pretty comprehensive blood test I had done less than two weeks ago:
Name of the test (research) result unitsbenchmarkmethod
hemoglobin 155 g / L 135-180 FC
erythrocytes 4.63 T / L 4,5 - 6,5 FC
hematocrit 0.45 L / L 0,40 - 0,52 FC
sr. corpuscular volume 97.3 fl 78-96 FC
sr. Hgb. Content. EP. 33.4 pg 28-33 FC
sr. Hgb. a concentration. in Eritrea. 344 g / l 320-360 FC
RDW-CV 14.7 10.8-27.00 FC
RDW-SD 51.2 % 28,2 - 51,8 FC
platelet 236 G / L 130-440 FC
total volume 0.2 % 0.01 - 9.99 FC
biochemistry
Name of the test (research) result unitsbenchmarkmethod
Total protein 69.5 g / l 60-84 PHOT
cholesterol 4.45 mmol / l <5:17 PHOT
triglycerides 2.07 mmol / l <1.71 PHOT
ASAT 27 U / l 6-37 PHOT
ALAT 57 U / l 0-49 PHOT
GGT 70 U / l <50 PHOT
calcium 2.4 mmol / l 2.1 to 2.6 PHOT
ionized calcium 1.27 mmol / l 1,06 - 1,32 PHOT
magnesium 0.9 mmol / l 0.7 to 1.2 PHOT
iron 12.4 umol / l 12,5 - 26,7 PHOT
glycosylated hemoglobin
glycosylated hemoglobin 5.6 % <5.7
glycosylated hemoglobin 40.2 mmol / mol 20-42
hormones
Name of the test (research) result unitsbenchmarkmethod
FT3 III 4.45 pmol / l 2.4 - 6.3 ECLIA
FT4 II 14.82 pmol / l 12.0-22.0 ECLIA
TSH 20:09 uIU / ml 0.27 - 4.2 ECLIA
MAT > 600.0 IU / ml <34 ECLIA
metabolites
Name of the test (research) result unitsbenchmarkmethod
Vitamin B12 1965 pmol / l 141-489 ECLIA
vitamin D 50.3 ng / ml > 30 ECLIA
homocysteine 10.6 umol / l 5-15 ELISA
I look forward to hearing from you guys!