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i was embarrased yesterday whilst undressing in hospital loads of dry flaky skin was shed all over nurse. What is happening

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jamesal0

are you one NDT or Thryroxin

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SeasideSusieRemembering

Elvera - In your last thread your only thyroid test results was

FREE T3 3.2 3.5 – 6.5

That shows undermedication, without any other results to go by.

When I was undermedicated I used to have extremely dry flaky skin on lower legs, would shed just like you have described.

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elvera111

ndt nature-throid

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jgelliss

Do you have your latest lab reports with FT3 -FT4 -TSH -RT3 . If you can please post the results so someone can help you .

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elvera111

FREE T3 3.2 3.5 – 6.5

DHEA 0.1 0.24- 11.00

free thyroxine 10.7 pmoi/l 9.5 - 21.5

tsh 1.35 mu/l 0.3 - 4.7

no reverse t3 done

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elvera111

what does reverse t3 tell us

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