Can anyone help me with this problem. I had no problem with thyroid before my parathyroidectomy surgery 8 months ago. Six days after surgery I developed hyperthyroidism thyroid didn’t like being handled. This was resolved by beta blocker. However by September I was having some niggly symptoms. Bloods were taken TSH 3.48 (.27-4.2 t4 13.4 ( 10 - 21 ) t3 4.2 ( 3.5 - 6.5. ) My many symptoms have got worse with muscle/ joint pain , poor sleep, weight gain for no reason , dry skin nails and hair etc and generally feeling very unwell.
Recent bloods 11th January showed TSH now 2.70 and t3 4.5 for some reason t4 wasn’t reported. I am at a loss as all my bloods are normal but I am far from that . What should be my way forward any advise is welcome
I am trying some acupuncture this week. .
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No, your bloods aren't 'normal', your results are within the so-called 'normal' range, but that doesn't make them normal for you. Did they test your thyroid before the op to give them a baseline?
Your TSH is too high - within range, but too high because you are hypo when it reaches 3. A truly 'normal' (euthyroid) TSH is around 1.
Your FT4 is too low - euthyroid would be about 50% through the range - yours is only 30.91%.
FT3 would be just slightly lower than the FT4 level. Yours is only 23.33%, which is much too low. And it's low T3 that causes symptoms.
Keep testing. Full thyroid testing, as SlowDragon explains. Your thyroid might recover from its ordeal, or it might get worse. But, despite your symptoms, I'm afraid the sad fact is that no doctor is going to diagnose you as hypothyroid until your TSH goes at least over-range.
Thank you SlowDragon I take magnesium boron and calcium citrate but also natural calcium Greek yogurt skimmed milk etc I also eat a couple of Brazil nuts a day along with d3 and K2 My last vitamin D3 not long ago was 70 + I know my ferritin is borderline but haemoglobin is very good B12 500 but I do supplement . I am eating chicken liver pate and consuming fillet steak every week to increase my ferritin . What can I do further …. I also drink filtered lemon water and take an apple cider tablet a day .
I am at a loss as to how to help myself more ….. I do walk 7000 steps a day to stay active.
More bloods to be taken on 21st February calcium PTH and thyroid panel being done.
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
I am eating chicken liver pate and fillet steak every week Also my other iron bloods were very good Also still recovering from parathyroidectomy and have to make sure I take calcium and magnesium etc
I have been eating chicken liver pate and fillet steak every week My other iron tests were very good when tested I am also still recovering from parathyroidectomy
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