Blood results on NDT

[Lynnie888]

Hello,

I'm new here...I have been on NDT for over 1 year and every 3 months I get my bloods done.

I live in France .l

Just got today's back....I had nothing for 24 hours before.

My T4 free has risen since my last blood test.

ANy help welcome ....many thanks .

[Clutter]

Welcome to the forum, Lynnie888.

TSH is very suppressed. I don't understand why you have 2 results for T3L and T4L?

T3L 3.6 is high in range and so is 5.5.

T4L 1.00 is also high in range, as is 12.9.

You appear to be optimally dosed.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Clutter]

The results are reported in both mass and molar units!

(I think many here would wrily grin at the idea of TSH being ultra-sensible. The peculiarities of reading words in one language in another language.)

[Clutter in reply to helvella]

Helvella,

Thanks, I didn't notice and was confused.

I agree about describing TSH as ultra-sensible. As odd as "exquisitely sensitive" TSH which we've seen it described.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Clutter]

A feather, especially down, is exquisitely sensitive to air movements. But it is absolutely no use in weather forecasting or anything else.

The exquisite sensitivity seems to me only to help with teasing out the distinction between absolute suppression and not-quite absolute suppression. Not that even that has much importance as far as I can see. Surely it makes more sense to see if FT4 and FT3 are over-range?

[Clutter in reply to helvella]

Helvella,

Of course, but not enough doctors are being trained that way.

[silverfox7 in reply to helvella]

Yes I always chuckle when I see French results!

[Lynnie888]

Thank you.....I think normally we take the bottom line.

So I've been on 4 pills a day for 5 months..

2 morning 2 afternoon.

Do,you think these readings are too high....

I feel great ...no symptoms.

😁

[silverfox7]

I would stick with them. My range for FT3 goes up to 5.7 and my reading was 5.5 and medics happy with my results! My temp is stable at 36.9 which was what I was told to aim for. If you have no hyper symptoms and feel well then carry on.

[Lynnie888 in reply to silverfox7]

Thanks 😊