May 2017 please help

[Lisa27b]

Hi could anyone look at this and tell me what they think. I do have 3 pages worth

[Nanaedake]

Sorry but it's really difficult to view these on my laptop. It would be much better if they were typed up or if the picture were turned the right way it might help.

[Lisa27b in reply to Nanaedake]

Sorry I was taking it on the iPad!

[greygoose]

I think you really have to type out the TSH and FT4. Even with turning the photo, and enlarging it, it's difficult to read because of the angle. Just two results aren't difficult to type out - and any others that are out of range.

[Lisa27b in reply to greygoose]

Thank you

[The_will_of_Jill]

There's also a scanner app you can get for your phone it works really well

[Lisa27b in reply to The_will_of_Jill]

Oh thank you I will try and get a chance to type it out, I done it late last night on iPad! Thanks though x

[eeng]

Your TSH appears to be 0.95 (0.3-5.0) and your FT4 is 11.8 (8.4-19.1). Are you taking any thyroid medication?

[Lisa27b in reply to eeng]

Nope no medication, should I be?

[Puska in reply to Lisa27b]

The labs look fine as far as I can tell.

[eeng in reply to Lisa27b]

No I don't think so, although to be certain you would need a result for FT3, which you haven't got.

If you were being medicated the next question would be 'how do you feel'.

[Lisa27b in reply to eeng]

Feb 2016 -

TSH - 0.70 mu/L

July 2016 -

TSH - 1.18 mu/L

FT4 - 16.6 Pmol/L

May 2017

TSH - 0.95 mu/L

FT4 - 11.8 Pmol/L

June 2017

TSH - 1.03 mu/L

FT4 - 12.0 Pmol/L

FT3 - 4.5 Pmol/L

[SilverAvocado in reply to Lisa27b]

Do you have the range for that freeT3? Is there a reason you've had so many thyroid tests, do you already suspect there's a problem?

Have you ever had a test for thyroid antibodies?

[Lisa27b in reply to SilverAvocado]

I've had so many because my mum, nan, uncle, great grand parents and so on have it and I have a lot of the symptoms and now I've had a goitre come up. I don't believe I've had that tested. Yep the range was (3.55 - 5.44)

[SilverAvocado in reply to Lisa27b]

The reason for anti body testing is that you can have the antibodies before your thyroid panel starts to look low, and that would demonstrate that you have autoimmune thyroid disease. That is what 90%+ of people with hypothyroid have.

Also your numbers are quite different every time, which is perhaps a little suspicious. But it could be explained if you've had lifestyle changes.

Your thyroid panel numbers all look fairly good, so there isn't evidence there that you have a problem.

The goitre should definitely be looked at, tho.

[Lisa27b in reply to SilverAvocado]

All they do is drain it but ever since they done that my symptoms got a lot worst to the point I'm struggling to say awake, my skin is so dry, nails and hair are brittle I'm always cold, my hearing isn't that good anymore and I'm

Only 27!