Help with tests will only test TSH

[Maryloo03]

Biochemical Investigation of Anemias and Iron Overload

Range

Iron -7.6 10.6-33.8umol/L

Transferrin - 2.45 2.00-4.00g/L

Iron Saturation- 0.12 0.13-0.50

Vitamin B12 - 285 153-655pmol/L

Thyroid Function

TSH- 0.43 0.32-5.04 mU/L

[Rapunzel]

Hi Maryloo. You need FT4 & FT3 testing as well. Can you get private tests done? I can see you're in Canada but I can't imagine that your health provider has a monopoly... get these done and check again; we may be able to help based on a fuller picture 🙂

Iron -7.6 10.6-33.8umol/L

Transferrin - 2.45 2.00-4.00g/L

Iron Saturation- 0.12 0.13-0.50

Your iron very low and may be the reason why your meds aren't working as they should.

[Maryloo03 in reply to Rapunzel]

Thank you . I’ll have to go to a naturopath path and freeT’s checked. Do you think I’m hypo?

[Rapunzel in reply to Maryloo03]

Do you think I’m hypo?

No-one, including your doctor, can say that you're hypo based on the TSH alone. I can see from your previous posts that you've tried synthroid and NDT. What are you taking at the moment?

Surely, there is no need for the additional expense of a naturopath consult. If the UK can offer blood tests alone, without a professional's input, surely Canada can.

[Maryloo03 in reply to Rapunzel]

Total Thyroidectomy on 205 mg NDT

[Rapunzel]

Get proper bloods done, include tests for vitamin D and B12... NDT seems to come in grains, not mg, how many grains do you take and what brand?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Your iron is below range

No ferritin result

No vitamin D or folate either

B12 is too low

What vitamin supplements are you taking

Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after each dose change or brand change in NDT

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested

Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum

Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with Graves’ disease

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

NDT ….day before test split as 2 or 3 smaller doses spread through the day, with last dose approximately 8-12 hours before test

Post all about what time of day to test

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

as you have Graves’ disease are you on strictly gluten free diet