Thyroid levels now normal??

[Mummybear0213]

So I've had 3 blood tests in the last 2 months due to symptoms - fatigue, joint pain, hair loss etc....

(I did post my previous results so please check my other posts for those!)

The latest results now show my levels are normal but my TPO antibodies have increased since the last test I did.

So now I'm really confused! My thyroid levels have gone from low T4 to normal levels, all on its own. However my antibodies are high (first test showed 170 iu/ml and latest shows 215 kiu/l)

Does anyone know what this means?

I'll attach a screenshot of the latest results. Just to add I am not on any thyroid medication and haven't been diagnosed with anything, seeing GP next week to discuss but I'm feeling very confused now and oddly disappointed as I was hoping for a diagnosis next week to explain all the symptoms but now I think I'll be told I'm fine 😩

[SlowDragon Administrator]

High thyroid antibodies confirms autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto’s

Request GP test folate, ferritin and B12 plus coeliac blood test as per NICE guidelines

Likely low vitamin levels

also request assessment by endocrinologist

Ft4 is far too low

thyroid is struggling

[Lalatoot]

Your high antibodies show that you have hashimotos otherwise known as autoimmune thyroiditis.A flare up of this causes a temporary rises in thyroid hormone levels which could explain the rise in your ft4 and ft3 . The immune system sees your thyroid as a foreign body and attacks it. This damages the thyroid and kills part of it off releasing extra thyroid hormones. After an attack antibodies increase to mop up the debris that's left

Looking at your results your TSH is elevated suggesting that your body is needing higher levels of thyroid hormones. The average normal person has a tsh of around 1 to 2.

Your ft4 is at the bottom of its range. The range is a guide as to where your level should be. The top of the range is 22. You have symptoms because your body needs more hormones than scraping along at the bottom - it is needing a level higher in the range . As I say too often on here it's like shoes. Normal sizes 3 to 8. Would you be comfortable in a size 4 if your feet were a size 7? Well it's the same with thyroid hormone levels. Your body is not a size 13.2 - you need a higher normal level.

[HealthStarDust]

Go to GP and request to have antibodies tested. Based on your previous posts it seems GP hasn’t done these yet. Often, they are more likely to treat once antibodies are confirmed. With that said, do bear in mind they may not as TSH is in reference range in all your tests so far.

[Mummybear0213 in reply to HealthStarDust]

Do you think they would want to see it from their own lab even if I've had 2 blood tests showing high TPO antibodies, albeit elsewhere (Monitor My Health is an NHS lab mind you) ?

[HealthStarDust in reply to Mummybear0213]

Yes, they would. They may not, but it’s unlikely.