THYROID

[VEERAMANI1939]

I RECENTLY GOT MY REPORT. THE READING IS AS UNDER:

TSH 2.15

T4 8.33

T3 73

I AM HAVING EDEMA ON LOWER LIMBS. IM NOW THYROXINE 75. PLEASE SUGGEST WHETHER I NEED TO CHANGE THE DOSE.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

please add ranges on Ft4 result and T3 result

Is T3 result Free T3?

How much levothyroxine are you taking

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

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

Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once to see if your hypothyroidism is autoimmune

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 autoimmune thyroid disease

About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high TPO and/or high TG thyroid antibodies

Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s

Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.

Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.

Significant minority of Hashimoto’s patients only have high TG antibodies (thyroglobulin)

20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

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

Post all about what time of day to test

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism

thyroiduk.org/signs-and-sym...

[VEERAMANI1939 in reply to SlowDragon]

SIR I AM SUBMITTING MY REPORTS SEPARATELY