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I have every symptom of HYPOthyroidism but blood work is not consistent. Dr has no clue. I am in the US I'm not sure if things are different. If anyone could shed some light I'd be eternally grateful. Looking for support and maybe a friend who is going through the same thing....

TSH 1.74 (.3-3.7)

T4 5.7 (4.0-12.0)

Free t4 .84 (.53-1.43)

T3 79.4 (60-180)

Free t3 3.2 (2.4-4.2)

IGA 1 (.3-3)

IGG 3 (.5-3)

TPO <.2 (0.0-9.0)

B12 188 (211-911) LOW

Vit d 18 (30-100) LOW

Iron 135 (40-170)

Iron binding 396 (250-450)

Ferritin 9.3 (10-291) LOW

As you can see the only things considered low are the vitamins and ferritin 😩 Help!!!!

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Hey Gina. I understand your frustration and concerns.. been there and still fighting to get optimal. I'm hoping the more senior members will chime in about your labs, but I have to ask: did you fast prior to bloodwork and leave 24 hour gap between blood work and any thyroid meds (if you are taking any)? There's are a lot of reference posts one can read here to understand/interpret your labs just search "Hashimoto's". Your ferritin, B12 and D3 levels are clearly flagged as low of course so these are def a concern. Search also the topic "low ferritin" and "low B12" etc. to get some insight from other posts on these topics.

There are many threads to read with similar situations - here's one of many

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

PS: this site also has lots of good material for the thyroid patient to reference:

stopthethyroidmadness.com

You are in the right place as there is lots of wisdom to be found here!

XX

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Gina1229 in reply to

Thanks son much for your reply and the links for reference. I do not take thyroid meds so that's not the cause of any lab abnormalities and yes I was fasting. Again I appreciate your reply :-)

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Have you considered gluten intolerance, silent Coeliac or gut infections

coeliac.org.uk/healthcare-p...

verywell.com/asymptomatic-o...

An endoscopy to check this out or at least see a gastroenterologist

Low stomach acid another possibility

thewholejourney.com/liver-h...

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Gina1229 in reply toSlowDragon

Hello and thanks for responding. I was tested for celiac and it was negative, I was also tested for gluten allergy, also negative. Of course that doesn't mean I'm not sensitive to it. I did go to a Gastro. He wants to do a scope, a swallow camera and biopsies. I am scared to death to have this all done so I cancelled my operation :( it had been scheduled for July 6th ....

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DeniceC in reply toGina1229

Hi Gina, I have had all 3 tests done here in US. You have nothing to fear- no pain. The tests are relatively quick as well.

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Gina1229 in reply toDeniceC

Did they put you under sedation? I don't want to do the clean out drink 😣 I'm afraid of infection and then taking biopsies of my stomach and intestines

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DeniceC in reply toGina1229

Yes propofol. No pain from biopsy. No clean out drink.

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Camera down the throat with mild sedation, your not even aware it's been done. Seems just a few seconds that your in theatre and your all done, no pain what so ever.

I was dreading it too, but it was fine. Would do it again without any worries if it was ever required.

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Gina1229 in reply toSlowDragon

Thank you for the reassurance :)

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Gina: l second Rusty's suggestion of stopthethyroidmadness.com

l wouldn't be on my way to recovering without it. l also highly suggest checking out the Facebook groups (10-20k ppl in each) based on the site. The main one is:

facebook.com/groups/Thyroid...

There are some very knowledgeable and experienced people here who are more than happy to answer your questions and help you figure this out

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Gina1229 in reply toLuciddreem

Thank you so much!

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