I recently had a full blood count done as part of my annual Type1 diabetes screening. I was told my thyroid was 4.23 - apparently at the top end of 'normal'. The week of the test and particularly the morning I had the test I was extremely stressful as a result of an Ofsted inspection!
My questions are: is this indeed high and what might happen next; could stress have caused the higher result; what should I do next?
Many thanks in advance for any help given....
AnnaGriffin,
TSH 4.23 means your thyroid is failing and you are becoming hypothyroid. NHS won't usually diagnose hypothyroidism until TSH is over range. I recommend you request a follow up thyroid test in six months (earlier if you become symptomatic). Arrange it early in the morning when TSH is highest and fast (water only) as TSH drops after eating and drinking.
That isn't good news - I have an appointment with a doctor today who will hopefully tell me more. As an eternal optimist is there any reason it could be elevated as an anomaly/another cause?...It's bad enough being diabetic! My biggest concern is my liver and that any treatment could damage that....oh what a new minefield!
AnnaGriffin,
Non-thyroidal illness such as a virus or infection can raise TSH which is why the first abnormal TSH may not command a diagnosis or treatment until thyroid function is retested 2-3 months later when a virus would be expected to have cleared.
Liver function is usually tested when TSH is abnormal. Perhaps for the reasons above. Levothyroxine therapy doesn't cause liver damage.
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