I have gained some valuable insight about all things thyroid through this site. I am recently diagnosed - In April my blood work showed:
TSH 7.820 ulU/mL (.450-4.500 ulU/mL)
FT4 0.77 ng/dL (0.82-1.77ng/dL)
Thirty days later (with levothyroxine 50 mcg) these were my results:
TSH 2.090 ulU/mL (.450-4.500 ulU/mL)
FT4 1.18 ng/dL (0.82-1.77ng/dL)
I am feeling much better - and yet, when my doctor said "Thyroid was good" - I pushed back just a little - saying something to the effect that my FT4 was below half way in the range (about 38%) he didn't seem impressed.
So - inside this I have two questions - first, I really would like to see what my FT3 and other thyroid related tests may show (antibodies/related vitamins). Given his non-enthusiastic response to my push back on "my thyroid is good" - I wonder how I can approach this. I see him again in about 3 months and perhaps I can arm myself with some good backup. Somehow saying "I read this on the internet" doesn't seem like it will provide me with a good foundation.
My other question is this - I see from posts that it really does take about 6-8 weeks for the medication to be fully integrated into the body. The blood test was taken only 30 days out from when I started the medication. Can I expect that perhaps my FT4 might still rise, and the TSH still lower?
Thanks for your insight!