Test results

[Swallowsandamazons]

Hi I'm 50 year old female with a goitre. My test results have come back as normal but I wondered if anyone with experience of such things would take a look at them to see if they agree please.

normal range

HS -CRP - 2.75 <5.0 mg/L

Ferritin - 55.6 13 - 150 ug/L

TSH - 1.87 0.27 - 4.20 mlU/L

T4 total - 108.0 66 - 181 nmol/L

Free T4 - 15.40 12.0 - 22.0 pmol/L

Free T3 - 4.5 3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L

Anti thyroidperoxidase - < 9.0 <34 KIU/L

Anti thyroglobulin <10 <115 KIU/L

Vit D - 84 <50 nmol/L insufficient

Vit B - 12.328 <250 pmol/L insufficient

Serum folate - 33.20 8.83 - 60.8 nmol/L

Thank you

Swallowsandamazons

[Swallowsandamazons]

Just wanted to add I had TSH result (only TSH was tested) 2 months ago at 0.9 and have since upped oestrogen use and it's gone up to 1.87

[Swallowsandamazons]

Oh dear that's all moved I hope it's readable?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Is your B12 result 328 ?

If so that’s a bit low - anything under 500 is on low side

You might benefit from supplementing with a good quality daily vitamin B complex eg Igennus super B or Jarrow B right

Ferritin also better above 70

Eating liver once a week should help improve

You are not on levothyroxine are you?

Assuming not, your thyroid results look normal, but as you say you have a goitre have you had ultrasound of thyroid?

If not ask GP for one. Not everyone with Hashimoto’s has raised antibodies and with goitre it probably needs investigating

[Swallowsandamazons]

Sorry yes my B12 is 328 so I need to get that up along with ferritin then.

I'm not on any thyroid medication but have had the goitre for many years I had an ultrasound on it in the last few years and was told there were lots of small cysts but it was normal. Over the last few months it has been painful to the touch once for just over a week and twice for several days. Was told by doctor I should have it tested every year but it never gets mentioned by my gp. I'm having lots of symptoms but am also going through the menopause so it's difficult to know whether my thyroid is causing any of the problems

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Swallowsandamazons]

Insist on ultrasound and further investigation then.

[Swallowsandamazons in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you slow dragon. What kind of investigations should I ask for

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Swallowsandamazons]

Explain about pain, ask for ultrasound. Then a referral to endocrinologist.

[Swallowsandamazons]

Thanks you for your help slow dragon I really appreciate it