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hi as advised in my last post I got my blood tests results today please could someone check them because I don’t understand them I don’t know what I’m looking for regarding my thyroid thankyou grey goose if your about x

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Baileyleigh1238 months ago

my second test results x

greygoose8 months ago

All they've tested for thyroid is TSH and cholesterol - although I bet they don't know that cholesterol is to do with thyroid!

Your TSH is high-ish, but your FT3 is probably low, which is causing the high cholesterol. But can't say for sure, of course.

TSH on its own tells you nothing about your thyroid status when it gets down to that level. But pretty sure your thyroid hormones are low because all your nutrients are low. Pity they didn't even test FT4! That would have given us more of a clue.

Baileyleigh123 in reply to greygoose8 months ago

Thankyou does that mean my thyroxine needs increasing and should I be worried about my cholesterol level it’s quite high I’m panicking a bit 😂 changed all my diet in last couple of weeks x

Baileyleigh123 in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

There a waste of time I didn’t know that my thyroid could be causing the high cholesterol x

greygoose in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

Cholesterol levels have nothing to do with your diet. It's made in the liver and the liver keeps the level steady, so the more you eat, the less it makes, and vice versa. However, when T3 is low, the body cannot process cholesterol correctly so it tends to build up in the blood.

No need to panic! Cholesterol is your friend, not your enemy. Your body is made of cholesterol: the brain, cell walls and sex hormones. And, even when it's high like that it doesn't cause heart attacks or strokes. That's just the medical profession and Big Pharma trying to scare you into taking statins! When all you really need is a little T3.

Artificially reducing cholesterol levels with statins can cause more harm than good. Cholesterol is nature's sticking plaster which repairs damaged arteries. Remove the cholesterol and there's nothing to protect you from a heart attack. Without cholesterol the body cannot repair itself and regenerate. And low sex hormones are not something anybody wants to have!

So, embrace your cholesterol but try and increase your T3 anyway. Can you do a private test to find out how well you convert?

Baileyleigh123 in reply to greygoose8 months ago

How did I increase t3 I don’t understand any of it lol but you’ve put me at ease a bit over the high cholesterol though I was heading for a stroke or heart attack I once tried statins but they made me ill never again x

greygoose in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

They make a lot of people ill - especially if the person is hypo.

To improve conversion, the first step is to improve your nutrient levels. All nutrients need to be optimal for your body to be able to use the hormone you're giving it.

When will you see the endo again? Whenever it is, in the meantime you're going to need to learn as much as you can about your disease so that you can stand your ground when you see him again.

Oh, and yes, your levo does need increasing.

Baileyleigh123 in reply to greygoose8 months ago

I will not see them now for another 6 months I’m currently on 175mg would you up it to 200mg I was on 300mg in the past and also do I need to be taking any vitamins I’m sorry about all the questions but I can’t ever get to talk to a doctor there like good dust lol x

greygoose in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

Well, odds are you wouldn't find a doctor that knew anything about nutrients anyway. They just don't do it in med school so believe it is of no importance.

So, yes, you should be taking supplements. If I were you, I would start with B12. 1000 mcg sublingual methylcobalamin (B12) for two weeks, then add a good B complex. A good B complex has all 8 of the Bs, with methylcobalamin as B12, and methylfolate as folate. And nothing else.

Vit D and ferritin can be discussed at a later date.

Difficult to say by how much to increase your levo because we don't know what your level is. Could you possibly do full thyroid testing (TSH/FT4/FT3) privately?

Baileyleigh123 in reply to greygoose8 months ago

Yes I will do that because I have all sorts of symptoms still cold feet all the time I eat healthy and it takes ages just to lose 2 pounds my legs ache and my skin is dry and hair thin so I need to do something I’m ok taking those vitamins with my high blood pressure tablet which is atenolol 50 mg by the way my blood pressure fine about only thing that is 😂 and thankyou you’ve been great it’s hard when you don’t know anything about these things x

greygoose in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

That's why this forum exists.

By the way, do you know that high blood pressure can be a hypo symptom?

Baileyleigh123 in reply to greygoose8 months ago

No I didn’t 😂 funny that cos I’ve had both conditions for about 30 years and both was diagnosed around the same time x

Baileyleigh123 in reply to Baileyleigh1238 months ago

Could you please recommend the best b vitamins to take x