Its been a long time since i made a post, but I hope someone can help me.I found the current thyroid calculator, to see what percentage my blood results are showing. Unfortunately there is no submit button to click to reveal the calculation. Will that be a problem with my laptop or is the calculator no longer in use. Thank-you in advance I appreciate, if anyone can help me. I am preparing my health profile ( which reads as ongoing and worsening health issues). Managed at last to secure an NHS Endocrinology Appointment very soon, to request either a change in medication or an add of T3. Unfortunately going it alone didnt work out for me.
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Although it shows just TSH, FT4 and FT3 you can use any of those calculators for any test as long as you have the result and both lower and upper limits of reference range, eg in the screenshot below I have put my ferritin level in the TSH calculator
IloveTheSea .... if you are using this dopiaza one .. make sure you re using a full stop and not a comma for the decimal point .. or else no result will pop up . eg
5,5 nothing happens after you fill in all 3 boxes
5.5 result pops up after you have filled in all 3 boxes
Hi tattybogle, Thank-you I did use the full stop, but my brain at the time, seem to be foggy . I couldnt fathom out how to make it all work. thanks for you reply. I see how to get the results now.
My brain is clearly not working correctly, I just looked at the calculator and thought it should have a submit button .
My result this time are pretty low, but higher than they were when G.P. advised me to go to 75mgs for four days and 100mgs for three days, then she advised anti- depressants ,
TSH 0.26 (0.4-4.0mU/l) =3.89%
T4 17.9 (12-22mU/l) =59%
T3 4.2 (3.1-6.8pmol/L) =29%
this is back on 100mcgsAristo brand of Levothyroxine daily for 11weeks. After my new G.P. took me down to 600 Mcgs weekly, cos my TSH was 00.1 at that point. I prepared my self for a slump, and right enough i had five infections one after the other including Covid. Its been relentless since last october with severe symptoms, most recent was the facial swelling and hives, I looked like something out of a horror movie, and felt like it too I was so agitated going hot cold sweating overnight.( however, the latter are daily occurences )
I,m gluten and dairy free including eggs, I have gut issues regardless of what I eat. But still put weight on. I also take B vits plus separate B12 and Folate Vit D with k2 by sublingual, to prevent absorption issues. However, just lately stopped them all because of swollen face and hives. i had to go back to drawing board and watch and wait, so exhausted with it all.
The Endo App. has come about because I had found a support group that could help with supplying me with T3 . which I duly did out of desparation. I started taking them slowly titrating up and was just coming up to around the eight week mark to 25mgs of T3 in am and 25mgs in PM. My mistake ( I think ) Not reducing my T4, I was still taking 100mgs. Stupid me was admitted to Hospital with Atrial Fibrillation. On discharge I was promised an Echocardiogram and an Endo app. Unfortunately after seeking G.P. support, nothing ever came of either of the appointments until my face swelled up in March and an Advance Nurse Practitioner, wrote to them highlighting the fact nearly a year had passed, would the y see me, their reply was no until she wrote again stating it was in the last Discharge letter, I then got an urgent appointment. Still havent heard about an echocardiogram, despite several reminders to G.P. I am having mild chest pain tachycardia and mild pressure like pain down arm, but that was after exertion.
I have done all I can to help myself, just sent off a cortisol test to Regennerus and I am awaiting further blood tests platinum from Blue Horizon. Guess its watch this space and I may still need the list to send for private consultation.
I started taking them slowly titrating up and was just coming up to around the eight week mark to 25mgs of T3 in am and 25mgs in PM.
This was far too much of a fast increase. 5mcg increases are the maximum suggested then retest in 6-8 weeks. Also dropping levo by usually 25mcgs but that does depend on your previous blood results and where your FT4 was. I'm sorry you were mislead by the other T3 group.
I also take B vits plus separate B12 and Folate Vit D with k2 by sublingual, to prevent absorption issues. However, just lately stopped them all because of swollen face and hives.
If you have eliminated the cause of your swollen face & hives I recommend restarting the supplements one at a time. Give it a few weeks before adding in the next.
Your TSH is likely being slow to reduce having been over medicated. Going by free thyroid results you have room for an increase in levo.
I'm sorry you've struggled to get a referral to an Endo & waited so long. Is the one you are seeing on the Thyroid UK list? You can email info@thyroiduk.org for the list if you don't already have it.
I have put together a list of things that have helped me with awful guts. You might like to try some of them if you haven't done them already to improve gut function.
➢Try adding a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (must contain the ‘Mother’, see label) to a glass of water before your main meal. This helps acidify the stomach.
➢Reduce sugar and processed (especially ultra processed) foods, they feed the bad bacteria.
➢Add probiotic foods such as natural yogurt, kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles. Dairy free versions are available in supermarkets or online. Ask staff to help you find the dairy free section, some supermarkets have a better selection than others. You can also make your own versions of these at home including water kefir. Many people swear by a glass of kefir a day.
➢Eat the rainbow. This includes a variety of meats including game (if omnivore), vegetables and fruit.
Yes, Your right I had been titrating up slowly, but for some reason went from 12.5mgs in afternoon to 25mgs, so it was clearly my mistake. Added to that I did not reduce the T4. Hoping The endo will listen to me and give me a trial of T3.
I do think the fodmap diet sounds good, and it will be interesting to see how different it is to how I eat at moment. which is good old fashioned wholesome food, and this year have managed to obtain a growing plot to try grow my own. Providing my health allows. I am definately not celiac, but have gone through phases where I have thought it gluten was bothering me, but its more the wheat, so do my own version of diet, Its all trial and error, with so many intolerances. (have done all my own testing with reputable companies) I do take probiotics, which has helped my gut issues enormously, but not enough to stop the issues. I was keeping a food diary, but it went by the wayside when the episodes of swelling arrived. My personal thoughts, were it happend because of sinus infection, as I had all the usual signs, (regular occurence) but nurse at clinic stated it was allergy. Although I have, changed lifestyle considerably over the years and aimed for optimum vit levels, I still feel a little of direct T3 would help make some difference, however that is out of my hands. What I have noticed over the years is I tend to be much better in the summer than the winter. Any ideas what that could be about ?
I must thank-you for your time and supporting me with getting back on track. I truly appreciate your input, and have learned such a lot from this group.
Thank-you for sending, both calculators, I managed to see a results on my phone by the QR code. Is there a way to keep it as an icon on my phone to allow me to gain easy access? and my ratio shows a result of 4.26 what does that tell me. Is that good or not so good?? Is there a ratio you should aim for?
They are just web pages. So there is nothing to download or install.
Best bet is likely to save the link to the calculator as a bookmark. Or keep the link(s) in a document of some sort (Notes, OneNote, text file, an email, - anything you can access on your phone).
Or print out the QR code and stick it on your wall!
my ratio shows a result of 4.26 what does that tell me. Is that good or not so good?? Is there a ratio you should aim for?
Good conversion of T4 to T3 takes place when the ratio is 4:1 or less BUT that's only the case when on Levo only. Once you add T3 into the mix it's not relevant, because you're taking exogenous T3 you can't know how much T3 you convert from T4 (I am assuming that you are still taking T3 as well as Levo).
No I stopped T3, last June as per Hospital cardiologist instructions. I was put on bisoprolol and endoxiban, for the AF, I gradually got myself off both these, but due to waiting for the endo app. never started the T3. (never thinking it would be a year wait). From this result, It looks like i dont need any exogenuos T3.
I am really not sure what is going on with my health then. Felt pretty sure it was lack of thyroid T4 not converting properly, perhaps because of the gut issues.
I feel my health is chronic now, usually cold all day and sweat all night. muscle pain, joint pain, eye pain sensitive to light, which I can cope with. Daily headaches, which I live with can be more difficult, and the chronic sinus infections. Its a never ending battle.
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