New results - appreciate feedback please. thank you

[MaisyGrace]

Just received my latest thyroid tests and would really appreciate some feedback please, as I'm about to transition onto NDT at the equivalent dose of Levo, which has just been increased as a result of these tests, from 100 to 125 mcg/day).

My last results only tested TSH & T4, so returned to GP for a fuller analysis.

My lovely (although unknowledgable) GP has give me the absolute 'full monty' with regard to blood analysis, so I won't bore you with the page of blood analyses (unless you tell me its important) just the highlights of my thyroid, so I have a baseline before transitioning onto NDT.

I am now, however getting other symptoms (arthritic nodules on 2 fingers) and major hair changes (wiry and fine) very suddenly within 2 months, which I imagine is due to the autoimmune factor (ie; rheumatoid arthritis), although told I don't test positive for Hashimotos (NHS test).

I already have high cholesterol (over 6) and BP (146 over 130 or similar).

Thyroid Results:

TSH 6.0 miu/L (supposedly above range - increasing dose from 100 to 125 mcg/day)

T4 15 pmol/L

T3 4.9 pmol/L

Vit D 93 nmol/L

B12 735 ng/L

Folate 11.8 ng/ml

Ferritin 106 ng/mL

White blood 6.8 10(upwards arrow) 9/L

Red Blood 4.35 10 (upwards arrow) 12/L

(followed by about 20 other blood test analyses)

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, experience and wisdom with me.

I am very grateful to you

Warmly

MG x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Why not see what happens after 6-8 weeks on increased Levothyroxine dose, before trying NDT

Folate - can you add the range

No Vitamin D test?

[paulacat]

I went from Levothyroxine T4 to Nature Thyroid, I started by getting a thermometer from Superdrug they cost about £2 , I took my readings every morning before I got out of bed, I gradually increased my grains of Nature Thyroid until my readings went from 34.01, right up to 36.45. I can no longer get my Nature thyroid and have had to go back on T4 alone as and I have gone back to 34 .15, the highest I can get it with T4 alone is 35.15, Blood tests do not work as everyone is different as I have proved with my graph I have compiled over the last 18 months !! Can anyone tell me how to buy T3 on line many thanks Paula .

[MaisyGrace in reply to paulacat]

Yes Thank you for sharing that.

Will be starting to take my temperature from tomorrow.