Medichecks V. NHS data

[Mothebear]

Wisdom please

I have vague symptoms (mild nausea, light headed/faint feeling, much better when outside walking etc) that I had before getting tested for DIO2 gene (tested positive) and prescribed T3 5 mg (split daily between two doses). Also take 50mg levo M/W/F and 75 mg S/S/T/T.

Went to GP with symptoms and said I thought it was my thyroid…tested bloods there and then.,.middle of day, taking B12 etc, full stomach etc.

Retested under conditions advocated here. The results are as follows:

NHS 30 Aug 2023

T4 12.2, T3 5.6 TSH 0.48

Medichecks. 20 Sept 2023

T4. 17.0. T3 3.9. TSH 1.15.

Any thoughts/wisdom please?

Thank you in advance.

[PurpleNails Administrator]

Please can you add lab ranges for each of results. As the tests were completed by different lab the ranges are likely to differ.

[Mothebear in reply to PurpleNails]

Thank you PurpleNails - my error the ranges for:

NHS 30/08/23

T3 5.6 range 3.8-6.0

T4 12.2 range 7.9-14.4

TSH 0.48 range 0.38 - 5.33

Medichecks 20/09/23

T3 3.9 range 3.1-6.8

T4 17 range 12-22

TSH 1.15 range 0.27-4.2

Which might address my lightheadedness, mild nausea, better when outside walking.

Again, thank you,

[HealthStarDust]

I found wildly different results for my ferritin and TSH between the private finger pricks and NHS tests, even when accounting for range.

[Bean101]

my B12 and FT4 were very different with NHS and blue horizon