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[Lrv44221]

good Friday morning. Its me again Florida sunshine hoping for some thoughts

, thank you in advance. I had my draw at 1pm and I did not fast

Tsh 0.35. Range——-0.40-4.50

Ft3 -3.5. 2.3-4.20

Ft4-1.0. O.8-1.8

Tpo-1. <9

Vit d-94 30-100

B-12 -780 200-1100

Folate-105. 45-160

Ferritin-74. 16-288

I appreciate any one who can give me advice and suggestions thank you 😊

Lrv

[greygoose]

ok, so you tested when the TSh was at its lowest, so we'll ignore that.

FT3 is 63.16% through the range, which is abnormally high.

FT4, on the other hand is only 20% through the range, which is abnormally low.

So, your thyroid is obviously failing, but as we're missing an early-morning TSH result, we don't really know why.

Could be a pituitary problem because your TPO antibodies are negative, but we haven't got a Tg antibody result, so we can say for certain.

Vit D, folate and B12 are optimal, but ferritin is a bit low. So, you could try working on that, but it probably won't help your thyroid numbers.

What you need to do next is get retested in a few weeks time, and get full testing: 9 am TSH and Tg antibodies along with everything else.

Without fuller examination, you're not going to be able to convince a doctors that you have a thyroid problem because they don't understand enough about thyroid - in fact, they're almost totally ignorant. So, you need to be able to explain. Sorry if my explanation is not that clear but my head is very whoozy at the moment, and I can't think straight, but I know something is wrong, and you mustn't give up. So, get the new testing and hopefully I'll be thinking straight by then.

[Lrv44221 in reply to greygoose]

my T3 is 3.5 not 63 so perhaps you typed that by mistake? your explanation is clear. i don't have a dr that would recommend the tests i ask for. . but i will keep looking. thanks so much greygoose. LRV

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Lrv44221]

Your FT3, at the value of 3.5, is 63.16% of the way between the low end (2.3) and the high end (4.20) of the reference interval (range).

[Lrv44221 in reply to helvella]

hellvella thank you for explaining I am new to this site

so basically my thyroid is not converting or making enough hormones? i feel so awful and major insomnia so perhaps i need to figure a way to get more hormones? right? ty/ lrv

[greygoose in reply to Lrv44221]

no, my explanation is not clear because I had to leave a lot out, due to the fuzzy head.

To get a clearer understanding of levels we always 'translate' them into percentages due to the fact that ranges vary from lab to lab. *

Is it not possible to get private testing where you are? Better than relying on doctors.

[Lrv44221 in reply to greygoose]

TY I hope you feel better soon.

lrv

[greygoose in reply to Lrv44221]

Thank you - so do I! lol

A lot of us have to resort to private testing because doctors do not understand the need for certain tests.

[Lrv44221 in reply to greygoose]

i will lok for private testing thank you for the suggestion