Latest blood results

[MsWhistledown]

No wonder I’m feeling unwell again. TSH up, T4 and T3 down.

So glad I have started on 75mcgs Levo now. Hopefully I’ll start to feel better again soon.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Free T4 (fT4) 15.6 pmol/L (12 - 22) 36.0%

Free T3 (fT3) 4.1 pmol/L (3.1 - 6.8) 27.0%

Retest in another 6-8 weeks

Likely to need further increase after next test

[MsWhistledown in reply to SlowDragon]

SlowDragon. I don’t have a goitre and as my hypo is autoimmune it is therefore Ord’s Thyroiditis. What’s the difference if any to Hashimoto’s?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to MsWhistledown]

Not much. They are both autoimmune

Ord’s is probably more common in U.K. than Hashimoto’s

Both often respond well to cutting gluten and/or dairy out

[SlowDragon Administrator]

presumably you knew your hypothyroidism is autoimmune as confirmed by high thyroid antibodies

Have you had coeliac blood tests yet?

[MsWhistledown in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes, that was confirmed last year. I had coeliac test last year and it was negative. I also had camera down into stomach and nothing was found.

I am just restarting gluten free diet as advised by doctor on Tuesday.