I’ve been seeing a private doctor who prescribed t3, she is German and a homeopath as well so she has a different approach, she is not an endocrinologist.
my latest test results are based on 50mcg levothyroxine and 15mcg liothyronine taken in one dose.
she thinks I need to test reverse t3 as although my t3 has finally gone up it isn’t as much as she would expect and also t4 has gone down unexpectedly. She recommended increasing t3 to 20 mcg in 2 doses. She also thinks I will end up on t3 alone.
in the meantime I was referred to ent for persistent sore throats, re growth of tonsils and swollen glands. He decided I probably had chronic fatigue syndrome (?!) based on a 10 minute consultation. Referring me to endo who says my thyroid is swollen hence pain and congestion I’m getting more bloods on nhs and ultrasound of thyroid and dexa scan as I have osteoporosis
My concern is they will see super suppressed tsh and say I’m over medicated
Also they won’t necessarily understand reverse t3 result but as the homeopathic doctor says she uses it a lot with people who struggle to get any stability or full symptom relief on combination and finds it useful.
im worried I’m going to struggle to argue my case if they just don’t believe in it but I would like to understand why my thyroid is swelling (previously small nodules found under 1 cm
If anyone has any experience of this rather meandering route because their thyroid issues aren’t straightforward I’d be grateful to hear your story