Help understanding my blood test results.

[gerrycrilley1]

Hi M54 Have been diagnosed with underactive thyroid for about 4 years now. Symptoms were fatigue, insomnia, depression,feeling cold all the time.However lately have been experiencing memory and concentration problems.

Have an appointment with an Endo on the 30th of this month what should I raise with her based on my blood results concerning my symptoms.

TSH 0.664 mlu/L

Free T3 4.6 pmol/L

Free Thyroxine 23.3 pmol/L

Thyroglobulin Antibodies

309 kiu/L

Thyroid peroxidase

584 kiu/L

CRP HS 3.66 mg/l

Ferritin 75.2 mg/L

Folate 7.2 nmol/L

Active B12 134 pmol/L

Vit D 34.2 pmol/L

Thanks

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

Please add reference ranges for each test. This is important as they vary between labs.

Your folate and vit D look low.

We need optimal vitamin levels for our thyroid hormone to work well.

[gerrycrilley1 in reply to Jaydee1507]

Thanks Jaydee will look out my reference ranges and get them posted.

[pennyannie]

Hello Gerry :

So- without ranges :-

Are you aware you have Hashimoto's ?

Since I'm guessing both your Thyroblobulin and Thyroid Peroxidase are over range -

many forum members follow the research and suggestions of Dr Izabella Wentz regarding reducing antibodies and looking first at healing the gut and checking out for food intolerances - getting checked for celiac isease - and eliminating at least gluten fro the diet.

thyroidpharmasist.com

Your T4 is likely over the range and your T3 too low in the range - we generally feel best when these 2 vital thyroid hormoes are balanced at around a 1/4 ratio T3/T4 and cureently if I divide yor T4 reading by your T3 reading your ratio is coming in at around 1/5.40 - so showing poor conversion of the T4 into T3.

No thyroid hormones work well until core strength vitamins and minerals are up and maintained at optimal levels -

and as a man suggest you look to building ferritin up to at least a good 50% of it's range -

as a woman I now aim to maintain ferritin at around 100 : folate at around 20 : active B12 75 ++ and vitamin at around 100 :

Conversion of T4 into T3 is also compromised by high inflammation, antibodies, and any physiological stress ( emotional or physical ) depression, dieting and ageing - so there's a lot going on and some situations hard to have any control over.

Hope that helps a bit in explaining the above :

[gerrycrilley1 in reply to pennyannie]

Hi Pennannie.

My ranges are as follows.

TSH 0.664 range 0.27-42

Free T3 4.6 pmol/L range 3.1-6.8

Free T4 23.3 pmolL range 12-22.

Ferritin 75.2 ug/L range 30-400

Folate 7.2 nmol/L range 8.83-60.8

Active B12 vitamin 134 pmol/L range 37.5-188

Vit D 34.2 range 50-250.

Strange thing though had Vitamin B12 serum checked few months ago its value was 1339 Pg,/mL so really high. Got me thinking it wasn't getting absorbed proberly. This is why because of my symptoms I believe I could actually be B12 deficient.

Yes I know I have hasimoto's due to the high antibody counts.

Totally agree about the poor t4-t3 conversion .

Thanks for all the information my appreciated.

[pennyannie in reply to gerrycrilley1]

It would help other forums members help you if you edited and included these ranges -within your original post as requested by Admin yesterday :

[gerrycrilley1 in reply to pennyannie]

Good advice will do thanks