Blue Horizons test Results

[Noona123]

I'm posting my blue horizons results in 3 posts as can't seem to do it any other way. Can anyone kindly shed any light on the areas marked RED? Particularly the ones about AA. TSH signalling 'not from the pituitary' but in the thyroid and GG , the body's 'receptivity to TRH which 'stimulates the secretion of TSH from the pituitary gland'. Does that mean I have a problem (or strong genetic probability) of having a pituitary problem for my thyroid as well as Hashimotos? Perhaps the pituitary flaw caused the Hashimotos??? confused.com I'm seeing a Endo tomorrow to make a case of getting T3 on NHS. Thanks.

[Noona123]

Second photo of results:

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third photo of results:

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[Noona123 in reply to Noona123]

Update: I saw an Endo this morning. I gave her copies of genetic testing via Blue Horizons. She was very dismissive, but said she would 'put my case forward' (for T3) to her colleagues. Oh, and she said she wanted to reduce my Levo from 100 mg to 75mg due to suppressed TSH at last tests 😒.

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Noona123]

Dismissive yep and begrudging that is often the vibe with the ability to ignore symptoms.... BUT they do like to reduce your T4 before adding T3 so this might actually be a good sign 🙏😉

Is she not a fully qualified Endo if she needs to confer?

If your T3 is low enough that they agreed to see you they can't really refuse you can they?

[Noona123 in reply to TiggerMe]

Unfortunately, the one time they actually tested T3 (couple of weeks ago) it was higher than normal because I'd been taking privately sourced T3 (but didn't take any for 2 days beforehand - felt absolutely terrible!). And my TSH was even lower than normal.

I told Endo the truth - that I'd tried T3 privately and it was helping. I said the NHS were wasting money by keep referring me back and forth to other NHS depts cos of terrible tendon/ muscle. joint pain. I took T3 and felt like a different person and pains subsided considerably. Endo didn't have a record of private tests that show continually bottom of range T3 and even questioned whether I was hypothyroid! Endo is an obese/ diabetes specialist.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Noona123]

I can't help with your Blue Horizon results I'm afraid, I did that test myself a few years ago and even now I don't understand the results!

However, if you've self sourced T3 and benefitted from it, if you are happy to do so I would continue down that route, it doesn't seem likely that you will get anywhere with the NHS. The other option is a private endo who is T3 friendly but that would cost more.

We shouldn't have to do this but sometimes it's the only way

[Noona123 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks SeasideSusie, I think will do that, haven't the energy to make a case to the NHS. It worries me that there are all these people self sourcing T3 who should be getting it prescribed and then these needs are kind of invisible! thank good ness for this forum.