Hello Mullett71X, sorry to hear that you've recieved a diagnosis from your GP that you don't understand at the moment. If you've got a thyroid condition you're in good company on this site. Could you make another appointment with your GP or even another one in the practice and ask them to explain in plain language what the problem seems to be and what the test results showed and which test results are important for you to understand.
You could ask your GP reception to organise a copy of blood tests and/or other results as a print out for you. You can then post the thyroid blood tests and any vitamin blood tests and antibodies along with laboratory ranges on this forum and people may be able to help you make sense of them.
Thyroid conditions are treatable so that's one good thing.
Sharon, it's best to ask your GP for an explanation when you see them. I would ask your GP for a copy of your results. Elevated liver enzymes can be due to galls stone problems or other issues with the biliary tract. When this happens the numbers tend to go astronomical. So being off the scale is not unusual but they should find out why as a matter of urgency. Your GP should refer you to a gastroenterologist for this.
You should have received a prescription for your thyroid problem.
Hi Mullett, Often people have symptoms for years and years before getting diagnosed because symptoms are all over the body. Not unusual since there are thyroid receptors for every single organ. hmmmm off the chart can be anything over 10.0 to over 150.0
Are they going to test for antibodies? You should insist on them. I was about to post this myself but I'll put it here to respond to you and also post for the general members.
After diagnosis the usual treatment is being prescribed levothyroxine or Synthroid beginning at 50 mcgs. and over several months increasing to 100, 125, 150 or more mcgs. Levo or Synthroid are a T4 synthetic hormone to replace your own natural thyroid which contains T4,T3,T2,T1 and calcitonin.
From Dr. Jockers:
T4 circulates through to the liver where 60% of it is converted into T3 through the glucoronination and sulfation pathways. If the liver is sluggish it will cause a problem in T4-T3 conversion (6). Another 20% is converted into reverse T3 which is permanentely inactive. The final 20% is converted into T3 sulfate and T3 acetic acid which can then be further metabolized by healthy gut bacteria to produce more active T3 (6).
One common problem is estrogen dominance where the individual has taken into too many exogenous estrogen compounds from the environment through food, plastics, cosmetics, etc. This can cause the liver to become sluggish and unable to perform its role effectively
When someone has high stress or trauma they will often overproduce rT3.
Low selenium and zinc can also drive up rT3 levels. Other causes of high rT3 may include iron-deficiency anemia and low B12 (13, 14, 15).
3. Gut Dysbiosis: 20% of the active T3 is formed in the gut. If the individual struggles with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or Candida and they have an overpopulation of bad microbes it can result in lowered T3 formation (16).
From a natural health perspective it is especially important to understand if it is a sluggish thyroid, a sluggish liver or pituitary gland, elevated sex hormones or if it is an auto-immune condition.
Sorry to hear about your poorly explained diagnosis.... I experienced exactly the same 2 and a half years ago when I was diagnosed so I completely understand how confused and bewildered you must feel at the mo. The advice you have received from members so far is fabulous and I would wholeheartedly agree with them, that you get back to your GP immediately and explain exactly what you said on this site. if you need to, take a pen and paper with you so that you can write down what he/she tells you. Once you have a clearer understanding of what you are dealing with, you can begin to make sense and then work out your survival plan!! good luck. Shon D
If you have a look at the Thyroid Uk site who run this forum there is lots of useful information I'm sure will help you. It's a steep learning. Ur e so don't try to read it all at once but start on how to take your medication and then look at the di's and don'ts and shout out if anything you don't understand. We are here to help. Get into the habit of getting a copy of your results and the ranges. The ranges are important as they differ from lab to lab. You can post your results and ranges and we can help you to understand what is happening
It sound as though you are suffering from hypothyroidism. This is quite common, especially in women. Your doctor will prescribe you Levothyroxine, which replaces one of the hormones that your thyroid normally produces. You will take this for the rest of your life. If it works well for you you will not need to come back to this forum once you are taking the correct level of Levothyroxine for you. Your doctor will probably start you on 50mcg a day, then you will have another blood test in 6-8 weeks time and your dose will be increased. This will continue until your TSH level comes down to around 1. At this point you should start to feel better. Depression and weight gain are symptoms of hypothyroidism, as is high cholesterol.
People who have had thyroid problems very often end up low in Iron, Ferritin, Vit B12, D and Folate. Get you doctor to test these and supplement them if you are below average, because your body won't be able to make best use of the Levothyroxine if you don't have healthy levels.
Taking Levothyroxine at the same time as other drugs or supplements makes it harder for your body to absorb the Levothyroxine.
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