Help interpreting thyroid results

Hi first time on here and I am really hoping someone can help me

I have just had some thyroid checks done by medicheck and as always they come back as "normal" when done by my doc, but I have no idea how to interpret these and I have heard there is a really wide range of normal. I have suffered from just about every symptom of Hashimotos now for around 10 years following 5 miscarriages. I am so exhausted by all this and docs have finally managed to convince me i'm mad and have me on anti depressants (not helping) I have had high iron levels on 3 occasions but haemochromotsis has been ruled out as has MS etc just don't seem to be able to get any answers. I live in the channel islands and I don't know how up to date we are on all this stuff - my latest results are below. I need to go back to doc re Vit B12 results but would like some opinions before I do. I have a small goitre (apparently) but this is also supposedly normal according to doc! and doesnt necessarily indicate thyroid. any info greatly appreciated TIA

TSH - 3.47 range 0.27- 4.20

Free thyroxine 14.700 range 12.00 - 22.00

Free T3 4.42 range 3.10 - 6.80

Thyroglobulin Antibody < 10 range 1.00 - 115.00

Thyroid peroxidase A/bodies 11.4 range 0.00 -34.00

Active B12 168 range 25.10 - 165.00

Folate 16.85 range 2.91 - 50.00

CRP high sensitivity 0.23 range 0.00 - 5.00

Ferritin 50.3 range 13.00 - 150.00

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SeasideSusieAdministrator

5 months ago

lamblyla

Welcome to the forum and I'm sorry that you've had 5 miscarriages, my son and his ex-wife lost 4 babies due to undiagnosed hypothyroidism.

Your current levels of antibodies do not suggest Hashimoto's. Have you had raised levels in previous tests?

Your TSH at 3.47 suggests that your thyroid is struggling and your FT4 is low in range. In the UK we generally don't get diagnosed hypothyroid until TSH reaches 10, although if between 4-10 and symptomatic then some doctors will diagnose Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

I take it you don't supplement which is why you need to discuss this with your GP.

This is a bit low, at least half way through range is recommended, which would be around 26.5+ but it's not deficient so folate deficiency is ruled out.

This is fine, nice and low so no sign of inflammation.

This is on the low side as it's said that Ferritin needs to be at least 70 for thyroid hormone to work, but it sounds like you've had high Ferritin previously or was that high serum iron levels?

lambyla

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HI again, i went to docs who of course said my thyroid is perfectly normal. and he din't know why i was bothered about my B12 levels so couldn't help me. I asked him about my throat as he previously mentioned I have a small goitre but didn't seem to worried about it, but it is causing some symptoms and feels really weird like a lump in my throat and my snoring and choking in my sleep is horrendous. its definitely bigger and I can see it now (i couldn't before). He has referred me to the endo, more to get rid of me than anything else! it is unlikely that the endo will agree to see me given my test results. I had to beg to see him after the miscarriages. I will cross that bridge when i come to it. But, I suppose my question is what is causing the goitre if not thyroid issue... and what would they likely do about it.. getting a bit worried, has anyone else had goitre but normal levels. i really don't want it to get any bigger