thyroid bloot test results

[nschrew]

I have been struggling with chronic fatigue, brain fog, concentration problems etc. for some time now.

I then had my thyroid checked and found very different recommendations regarding the blood values. According to the lab report, my values are fine (see below) but I keep reading recommendations such as that the TSH should be below 1, etc.

What are the recommended values and should I act on my values? I'm a bit confused.

Thank you very much!

FT3 : 6.45 pg/ml (2.30 - 5.30)

FT4 : 2.23 ng/dl (0.70 - 1.80)

TSH : 2.52 mU/l (0.30 - 4.00)

TPO-AK : <30 U/ml (0.00 - 60.00)

TSH receptor AK human : <1 IU/l (0.00 - 1.00)

Thyroglobulin : 14.7 ng/ml (1.00 - 35.00) (<0.2 postop. SD-CA)

Calcitonin : <3 pg/ml (0.00 - 10.00) (grey area 10-30)

TG-AK : 12 U/ml (0.00 - 115.00)

[greygoose]

Hi nschrew, welcome to the forum.

Those are very strange labs! And I've never seen anyone have calcitonin tested before. Where do you live?

Along with the results and ranges that you've posted, we also need to know if you have any sort of thyroid diagnosis, and if yes, what you're taking for it.

FT3: 6.45 pmol/l (Range 2.3 - 6.3) 103.75%

FT4: 2.23 pmol/l (Range 0.7 - 1.8) 139.09%

Both your Frees are hugely over-range, which would suggest over-medication, yet your TSH is also high, which would suggest under-medication or a struggling thyroid. These results could be due to having Hashi's but both your antibodies are negative. So, I think we need a lot more information before anyone can advise you on anything.

As to what we would expect to see, that would depend on what you're taking - if anything. But a fully replaced hypo would more than likely have a TSH under 1, yes. But you can't just look at one result and base treatment on it, you have to look at all three - four if you count antibodies - and interpret them in conjunction with each other. So, your results are a mystery and not what we would expect to see at all.

[nschrew in reply to greygoose]

Thank you very much for your answer!

im in Germany.

I'm not taking any medication at the moment so it can't be that.

But the values are also about 1.5 years old.

Do I assume that I should have a new/up-to-date examination?

Are these blood values enough in relation to the thyroid gland or are there still blood values missing that I should do?

[greygoose in reply to nschrew]

Getting retested would be a very good idea, yes. A lot can happen in one and a half years!

It would be best if you could have the blood draw before 9 am, because that's when the TSH is highest. And have breakfast after because some foods/coffee/tea can affect TSH levels.

I don't think there are any other tests you should be having. Those are pretty comprehensive.

Do you have any symptoms of thyroid problems?

[Anthea55 in reply to greygoose]

Hi greygoose

You mention strange labs. Recently I was tested by a walk-in test company. I was surprised to receive results with the pg/ml and ng/dL units. This is my post where I received very helpful links to conversion sites.

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[greygoose in reply to Anthea55]

ok, but the strangeness I 'm referring to here has nothing to do with the units.

[Anthea55 in reply to greygoose]

Aah yes, I did wonder about that. 🙂

[nschrew in reply to greygoose]

all right maybe something went wrong with the evaluation? i will do another comprehensive test and then get back to you. Thank you very much for your quick help!

[greygoose in reply to nschrew]

You're welcome.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Also get vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin levels tested