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Hey guys,

Went to my second endo appointment. So in my last post after a rollercoaster of a year and a half finally got to see him with a

tsh of 7.59 (0.35 - 04.94)

T4 13.8 (9.0 - 19.1)

No T3 as per usual

Went to endo and was told it went completely erratic because of covid (April 2022)

So my new results, assuming ranges are the same in the hospital are:

Tsh 0.28

T4 16.8

Again no T3 he asked by lab wouldn't do it. He asked me how I was feeling I said a good bit better, he said for me to stay on 100mcg levothyroxine and he will see me again in 12 weeks, he said if I have loads of diarrhea or a tremors, palpitations to let them no. Last few days very panicky and anxious. I just hope I'm not crossing into hyper again, he said I'm Still improving as I went from 75, taking 100 the last 8 weeks, I just hope it levels out!

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new results, assuming ranges are the same in the hospital are:

Tsh 0.28

T4 16.8

Obviously just testing TSH and Ft4 is useless

You need to also test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options and money off codes

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning.

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism

thyroiduk.org/wp-content/up...

Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee

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just realised your in Ireland

Use Lets get Checked to test levels

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