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I had total thyroidectomy due to cancer 4 years ago and been on generic levothyroxine by same manufacture for 15 months. Labs are out of whack still can’t get balanced any suggestions

Creatinine. 1.10 high. 0.57-1.00

TSH 0.251. Low. 0.45-4.5

GFR. 55 low. Greater than 55

Ferritin serum. 204 high. 15-150

Free T3. 2.7 normal. 2.0-4.4

T4 free direct 1.54 normal 0.62-1.77

TPO peroxidase. 10 normal. 0-14

B12. 325. Normal 232-1245

Vitamin D 34 Normal 30-100

Thank you for advice

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Looks like these are not UK lab results? What has the doctor said about high ferritin and reduced kidney function? Have you had a full iron panel? Do you suffer from bladder infections? Do you have coexisting conditions? Do you take other medication?

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What exactly do you mean by 'out of whack' and 'balanced'? You appear to have a conversion problem. Which is why your FT4 is quite high in range, but your FT3 is low. And that is unlikely to 'balance' on T4 only.

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