Have not posted in awhile have new labs, this has been 3 years this month since total thyroidectomy for cancer. My labs have been all over the place, and I gave tried 5 different medications. My physician doesn't want to try Naturthroid, Armour they keep try traditional synthetic levothyroxine, Synthroid, Unithroud, Tirosint, Levoxyl are the ones I have tried. I take 5000 Vitamin D daily for the past 6 months. Symptoms some heart palpitations, trouble sleeping, constipated, hair very dry
TSH. 0.511. 0.45-4 500
T4. 9.3. 4.5-12.0
T3 Uptake 30% 24-39
Free Throxine index 2.8. 1.2-4.9
Thank you for help
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TSH is low-normal but not suppressed. I was advised to keep TSH suppressed <0.1 after thyCa. FT4 is just over halfway through range which is about average for someone taking Levothyroxine only.
Is there any way you can get a blood test for Free T3? Thyroidectomised patients often find it difficult to convert sufficient FT3 on Levothyroxine only. I was very unwell on doses between 200mcg - 100mcg and only felt well when Liothyronine (T3) was added to Levothyroxine.
Here is the definition..left me know if it is a different test..I will be sure to,get thus one next time
Tri iodothyronine (T3) Uptake Thyroid Blood Test. Why is this test important? T3 uptake is an indirect measure of the quantity of thyroxine binding proteins (thyroid binding prealbumin, albumin, and TBG) in plasma. It is directly proportional to the degree of saturation of the binding proteins by thyroxine.
It will give you a link from TUK and it explains why Free T4 and Free T3 are necessary. Dr Toft, who was President of the BTA and is physician to Queen Elizabeth when she's in Scotland.
Give a copy to your doctor and the Endocrinologist.
Thank you... everything I've read AZ said natural thyroid is the way to go but my doctor is so against it and there's not that many doctors here that take care of people with thyroid cancer I'll try again
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