Blood test results

[Lahodges10]

So I had my results today and they’ve have come back normal. Obviously I’m super happy but was so sure it was my thyroid causing all the commotion.

My results were as follows:

Serum tsh level 1.06 (ranges 0.3-5.0)

Serum free t4 level 10.5 (ranges 7.9-16.0)

So I guess it’s back to the drawing board.

Thanks for your help so far x

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

The tests that you have had are not enough to dismiss thyroid disease. You said in your previous post that your GP was investigating overactive thyroid and I replied that to help diagnosis you'd need:

TSH

FT4

FT3

Thyroid antibodies

This still applies.

For overactive thyroid the antibody tests are:

Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin - TSI

TSH receptor antibodies - TRAb

The following antibody tests are for underactive thyroid caused by autoimmune disease - Hashimoto's - which is the most common cause of Hypothyroidism:

Thyroid Peroxidase - TPO

Thyroglobulin - Tg

Hashimoto's can start with a "hyper" episode then move on to "hypo", and can fluctuate between the two.

[Lahodges10 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Oh thank you. I did have a feeling he would have done the bare minimum 😩 I have read in here that people have paid privately for these tests so I think I may do the same. Xx

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Lahodges10]

Yes, Medichecks and Blue Horizon can do the full thyroid panel (plus vitamins if you also want those) but only Medichecks do the TRAb test which is a separate test and has to be a venous blood draw:

medichecks.com/thyroid-func...

Thyroid panel including TPO and Tg antibodies:

medichecks.com/thyroid-func...

Thyroid panel with TPO and Tg antibodies plus vitamin panel:

medichecks.com/thyroid-func...

[Lahodges10 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you xx

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Important to also test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

These can be low due to thyroid or be causing similar symptoms in their own right

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven will test Thyroid and vitamins

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water . This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Endometriosis may make autoimmune diseases more likely

healthline.com/health/women...

[Lahodges10 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you. That’s massively appreciated xx

[Lahodges10]

Thanks for all your help. I’m going to order those tests. My mum is a nurse and she has agreed that the tests I’ve had aren’t giving a very good picture. Thanks for your guidance. Hopefully I’ll get sorted soon 😩 xx