understanding levels

[Debby76]

Hi all,

I have 90/111 of the symptoms for Hypothyroidism, and yet my doctor refuses to acknowledge my concerns. These have been increasing year on year. My generic serum TSH level (miu/L) is 1.9. Does this sound normal.

I anticipating the usual fob off when i try to re-approach.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Best wises,

Deb

[greygoose]

He will definitely say that's perfect! But, what he doesn't understand is that a TSH on its own doesn't tell you anything much. Your thyroid hormones could still be low, even with a 'perfect' TSH. You need:

TSH

FT4

FT3

TPO antibodies

Tg antibodies

vit D

vit B12

folate

ferritin

And, if he won't do them all - which I doubt he will! - the only solution is to do private testing, I'm afraid.

[Debby76 in reply to greygoose]

Fab- thank you.

Would you recommend any private clinics/doctors in the UK by any chance?

[greygoose in reply to Debby76]

You don't need a clinic or a doctor to get private testing. All details here:

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Always get tested as early as possible in morning too

See Thyroid UK main website for list of private testing options that include all tests listed by Grey goose