First Lab Results After Pregnancy - Help!

[Rhsana]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post in a while, a troubled pregnancy and new baby will do that!

So, I am finally feeling a little bit back to normal after the emergency c section and I have had my first Thyroid results back since. I am on 2 x 25 T3 only - taken one in the morning and one in the afternoon. My hair has been falling out since the birth of my daughter.... but I am told that is normal? My vit D and Folate are low - so I am supplimenting for that as well.

My results are;

Serum TSH level 2.7 mu/L RANGE: 0.35 - 5 mu/L

Serum free T4 level 7.1 pmol/L RANGE: 9 - 24 pmol/L

Serum free T3 level 4 pmol/L RANGE 3.5 - 6.5 pmol/L

B12 level654 ng/L 200 - 900ng/L

Vit D is low at: 62 nmol/L 75 - 200

ferritin77 ug/L 15 - 250ug/L (is this low)

Folate is low at 2.3 ug/L 2 - 17ug/L

Total white cell count10.1 10*9/L4 - 1110*9/L

Red blood cell (RBC) count4.92 10*12/L3.5 - 5.510*12/L

Haemoglobin estimation127 g/L115 - 165g/L

Haematocrit0.42 ratio0.37 - .47ratio

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)85.8 fL75 - 105fL

Red blood cell distribut width15.6 Abnormal result11 - 15

Mean corpusc. haemoglobin(MCH)25.8 pg Abnormal result26 - 35pg

MCHC301 g/L290 - 350g/L

Platelet count361 10*9/L150 - 45010*9/L

HYPOCHROMIA %22.1 %

any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Ta x

[Clutter]

Congratulations, Rhsana!

Sorry the pregnancy and delivery were difficult.

You're undermedicated. TSH is high and FT3 low in range. Most people on T3 only need FT3 5 - 6.8 to feel well. I would add another 6.25mcg T3 and retest in 6-8 weeks.

B12 is fine but folate is low. You can raise folate by eating leafy green veg and supplementing 400mcg folate or methylfolate for 2-3 months.

VitD is optimal 100 - 150. I would supplement 5,000iu D3 for 6 weeks and then reduce to 5,000iu alternate days and retest in March.

Ferritin >70 is good for hair regrowth and ferritin is optimal around halfway through range. You can raise ferritin by supplementing iron with 1,000mg vitamin C to aid absorption and minimise constipation.

Take vitD and iron 4 hours away from T3.

Hypochromia google.co.uk/search?q=HYPOC...

Scroll down to RDW to see reasons for red blood cell distribution width abnormal result labtestsonline.org/understa...

The rest of your complete blood count is within range.

[Rhsana in reply to Clutter]

Thanks Clutter!! That's super helpful! R x

[Kitten1978]

Rhsana I'm sorry you had difficult pregancy and emergency C section but I'm glad that you and your daughter are o.k. I was a little bit concerned as you vanished from the HU forum...I hope an increase in T3 suggested by Clutter will be helpful and you will start gaining your strength (you will need it with a newborn to look after Take care xxx

[Greeneyes14]

Hello Rhsana, I know this is a very old post, but I was just wondering what your overall experience was of being pregnant with hashis? I know you have advised it was difficult, I was just wondering why you needed a c-section (if you're willing to share), and also how your daughter is doing now?