Hi all, just got my blood results back from my MediCheck Thyroid function test.Test was done first thing in the morning prior to taking Levo (over 24 hours since last dose) As I previously stated before I don't really understand what they mean as my doctors have never explained them to me since my complete thyroidectomy in 2012.
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Here's what the doctor reviewing the results reported (which has confused me even more)
"You have opted to have this blood test done to monitor thyroid hormone levels whilst taking levothyroxine following a complete thyroidectomy.
Your CRP level is normal, suggesting no significant inflammation within the body.
You have high iron stores. This is likely to be due to a high dietary intake of iron or taking iron supplements. If you are taking supplements I recommend decreasing your intake. To exclude iron overload I recommend an iron deficiency check which will look at your other iron markers and help us to work out whether there may be iron overload.
You have low serum folate. I recommend increasing your intake of folate-rich foods such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, asparagus, peas, chickpeas and brown rice. You may also want to consider an over the counter folate supplement.
Your vitamin B12 is just below the low end of the normal range. To work out whether there is significant underlying B12 deficiency I recommend arranging a serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) blood test.
If you are symptomatic - altered sensation, numbness, pins and needles, visual changes, sore mouth or inflamed tongue, please contact your GP.
If you are asymptomatic, consider an MMA test.
Dietary sources of vitamin B12 include lean meat (chicken, lean pork), milk, eggs, cheese, fortified cereals and dried yeast flakes.
Your thyroid stimulating hormone is high as is your free thyroxine which is a little unusual.
The thyroid stimulating hormone findings are contradictory to the thyroid hormone levels. A common cause of peculiar thyroid results is the vitamin Biotin. If you are taking this then we recommend omitting it for at least 24 hours before your thyroid blood test. Another
reason why confusing results could arise is when someone has antibodies to one of several common animal species (mice and livestock such as sheep and cattle) as these can confuse the laboratory equipment.
Your thyroid antibodies are negative.
In summary, optimise your folate and vitamin B12 level. If taking iron, reduce of stop the supplements and recheck levels in 3months. If you are not taking iron supplements, consider the 'confusingly labelled' Iron deficiency blood test.
Your thyroid results are slightly contradictory. To get a better understanding, please discuss these with your GP, who is likely to have previous results for you, hopefully, from after the thyroidectomy, for them to compare these to. (In rare cases, thyroid issues can originate from the pituitary gland but it's so very rare for it to originate from the thyroid and the pituitary gland.)"
If it is obvious to me, who knows very little, then it will be very obvious to an endo. And you are going in the right direction - you have some concrete results to take to the endo and discuss at your Feb appointment. 
got my blood results for the last 5 years
got my blood test results back over the phone
