My Dad had his TSH done only again on Sunday 2/7/23; his TSH came back over 2.0. He took the meds at 3.30am early saturday Morning and had the test done at 8.30am on Sunday.
They were surprisingly lower than he test he had done in April when his TSH was 5.19 after taking his meds!
My Dad thinks he needs a reduction to bring his levels back up to the 5.0 mark, I have explained to him he needs an increase.
Considering that the GP has only done TSH I think it's best to go on MMH results. (GP says he is normal at 5.19!)
I paid for a MMH test for him on the 21/6/23; the test was done before meds, fasting and by 9.00am.
TSH: 3.35 (0.27 - 4.2 mU/L)
T4: 21.6 (12 - 22 pmol/L)
T3: 4.0 ( 3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L)
Among other tests done by GP on the 2/7/23 were:
Iron: 18 (Range 12.0-31.0) (results said slightly haeomolysed)
Serum Transferrin: 2.26 g/l (Range 2.2-3.7)
Serum TIBC: 59 (Range 45.0-81.0)
Transferrin Saturation Indes: 31% (sample said slightly haeomolysed)
Serum Ferritin: 81 ug/l Range 22.0-322.0 (sample said slightly haeomolysed
Any advise really appreciated so I can help my Dad!
Thank you in advance. x
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I don't understand how a sample can be "slightly haemolysed" - does that mean that the results are unreliable? I wouldn't want to put an interpretation on them personally. And that was a GP test? I'm surprised they put such information on the results sheet, I'd expect that comment from a private lab but not a GP.
His MMH results show poor conversion of T4 to T3 but his TSH is rather high for someone with such a high FT4.
Has he tested key nutrients lately? Are they at optimal levels?
He has a printout with full blood count; would that help?
Any out of range or borderline?
If the above results were to be accurate, what are they telling us?
For the iron panel I really don't want to commit to interpreting them I'm afraid, I just do not trust the "slightly haemolysed" as I do not know how it may affect results. You can work out for yourself based on information from
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