Still a bit high for a treated hypo patient. Most feel best when TSH is 1 or below, but if you feel fine then that's OK.
No FT4 or FT3? TSH on it's own isn't really enough, we definitely need to see what FT4 is like at least, that is the thyroid hormone, TSH is a pituitary hormone.
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*TPO Abs not indicated in patient already treated with thyroxine
THYROID PEROX ABS
*TPO Abs doubtful value in patients with normal TSH
Did they test this or not?
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B12 536ng/l ( 211.0 - 911.0)
Possibly adequate but an extract from the book, "Could it be B12?" by Sally M. Pacholok:
"We believe that the 'normal' serum B12 threshold needs to be raised from 200 pg/ml to at least 450 pg/ml because deficiencies begin to appear in the cerebrospinal fluid below 550".
"For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml."
I keep my level at around 1000. Up to you if you want to supplement.
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RED BLOOD CELL FOLATE LEVEL 5.00 ug/L (>4.0)
I think these results without ranges are meaningless. Yes you are over the >4.0 limit, but so would someone be who has a level of 20. Which is better? No idea! Personally, I'd be taking a good B Complex containing methylfolate if my level was just 1.00 above the limit.
No, I don't suggest iron supplements as there is so much involved and it's far beyond my understanding. The only thing I suggest is when ferritin is low that eating liver will raise it.
I think it's important to have FT4 and FT3 tested alongside TSH, also antibodies to rule out (or in) autoimmune thyroid disease. If you want to do that then Medichecks or Blue Horizon do fingerprick tests and a lot of us do them when we can't get the tests done with our GP.
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