Blood test results

[epep]

Hi everybody

Had total thyroidectomy in 2015.

My last blood test result for TSH is 3.6 miu/L [0.2 - 5.5].

Have not had ft3 or ft4 done.

So I'm in a range.

Can somebody tell me something from this? Does it indicate anything?

Thanks

[shaws Administrator]

The TSH of 3.6 points to you being quite hypothyroid. You need an increase in levothyroxine to bring your TSH to below 1 or suppressed. Doctors are poorly trained and think once TSH is anywhere in range their job is done. No it isn't as patient will not feel well. You need your dose increased.

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[epep in reply to shaws]

Would you still recommend have the t3 and t4 tested?

I'm travelling to Slovakia and can have a full thyroid blood test done there. It is much cheaper than in U.K. I guess the testing is the same and maybe range is different

[Nanaedake in reply to epep]

Sounds like a good plan to get T3 and T4 tested, more information the better and also get iron, ferritin, folate, B12 and vitamin D tested as well. People with thyroid conditions are often low in all these. Just make sure you get the full results including ranges because as you say, they may be different. Not sure if UK GP's will accept results from overseas but at least you will know what's what and GP can repeat tests if they really want to.

[epep in reply to Nanaedake]

Thank you for your response naneadake. I'm not sure how much is it in uk but there all the test would cost me €120. I'll try first to go through gp referral to endo and if not I got to find a real situation