Can anyone give me some info on my blood results possible hashimotos???

[Vicster1]

Hi I have recently had Thyroid bloods done privately then took them to doctor's she down played all of them they sending me for bloods for in fresh results to see what they say and said they gonna ask advice from endocrinology

just wanted opinions on my bloods from what I'm reading I could possibly have hashimotos disease I do seem to have alot of the symptoms I have ME to which will overlap alot of them but I wud say last yr n half I have been noticing alot of new symptoms and most relate to hashimoto

Here are my results at

Tsh-3.93 normal range-0.27-4.2

Ft3-4.1pmol normal range-3.1-6.8

Ft4-11pmol normal range-12-22

Tpo-83.7 normal range-0-34

Tg-22.1 normal range-0-115

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Welcome to the forum

What time of day was this test done

Ft4 is BELOW RANGE

TSH almost above range

TSH is highest early morning before eating or drinking anything other than water

If TSH was over 4.2 and Ft4 under range you should be started on levothyroxine

High thyroid antibodies confirms autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto’s

ESSENTIAL to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Have you had these tested

How long have you had chronic fatigue

Have you had glandular fever

See flow chart on top of page 2 restarting on levothyroxine

gp-update.co.uk/Latest-Upda...

[Vicster1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi I did a fasting blood test very early morning about 5/6am I have had CFS for around 6yrs diagnosed I've not had glandular fever I think my CFS was from a head injury or possible stress Yes I had these tested too the results are

Vitamin D-49.6 range-75-125

Serum Folate-45 range-8.83-60.8

B12-496 range-301.1-569

Ferritins-175 range-13-150

I have just started vit d tabs at 2000ig

I'm already supplementing b12

Thank you for replying xx

[Nanaedake in reply to Vicster1]

What did the doctor say about over range ferritin results? Have you had a full iron panel done?

[Vicster1 in reply to Nanaedake]

Hi yes I had the full panel everything else was in normal range the doctor just said it is only just high and it can be a number of things I'm still in the process of gettin to the bottom of everything at mo so we shall see what is said about it in the end 🙄🤔

[radd in reply to Vicster1]

Vicster1,

Welcome to our forum, Yes, you have Hashi evidenced by elevated TPOAb’s.

With those low/under range thyroid hormone levels you are subclinical but GP is not offering you thyroid hormone replacement because TSH hasn’t risen enough.

Hashi is a progressive condition so thyroid hormones will continue to drop whilst your GP waits for TSH to catch up. This could take months or years. Good you are supplementing Vit D. Elevated ferritin level is meaningless on its own because of your inflammatory conditions. Adopting a gluten free diet will help quell inflammatory responses.

Meanwhile you could email ThyroidUK for a list of NHS/private endos that members have found good experiences with at [e-mail] You could do with thyroid hormone replacement asap but many endos appear to be diabetes specialists with thyroid problems coming a poor second, and with ME mixed up in the equation you will need someone whose speciality is in complex thyroid issues.

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Subclinical Hypothyroidism

thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

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Hashimotos

thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

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Gluten -Hashi Connection

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

[Vicster1 in reply to radd]

Thank you for your help and the links xx

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Vicster1]

I think my CFS was from a head injury

Head injury can cause central hypothyroidism

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Stress can exhaust adrenals

You could do saliva cortisol and Dhea test

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[Vicster1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you for the links and help I shall look into them xx

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Vicster1]

Retest vitamin D twice year when supplementing

NHS postal kit

vitamindtest.org.uk

Vitamin D mouth spray by Better You is very effective as it avoids poor gut function. There’s a version made that also contains vitamin K2 Mk7

amazon.co.uk/BetterYou-Dlux...

It’s trial and error what dose we need

Calculator for working out dose you may need to bring level to 40ng/ml = 100nmol

grassrootshealth.net/projec...

Government recommends everyone supplement October to April

gov.uk/government/news/phe-...

Aiming for vitamin D at least around 80nmol and around 100nmol maybe better

[Vicster1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you for the info xx

[Eliotf]

If you think you have Hashimotos, then there are a few antigen tests and a few others that are not normally given to see if you truly have the Autoimmune disease of Hashimotos.

[Vicster1 in reply to Eliotf]

I paid privately for the antibody's tests if they are the ones u mean tpo and tg my tPo was high x

[TickTockTock in reply to Eliotf]

Hi, do you know what the antigen tests are? I'd like to have myself tested.