Antibodies actually lowered

[Obsdian]

My GP retested TPO for an endocrinologist referral, not sure why that mattered.

I am surprised by how much they have lowered since September 2023. I know it makes jo difference to my health but I thought they'd not budge much.

Range 0-5.9

September 2023: greater than 1000, no precise number.

August 2024: 754.84

[Beads]

I had mine tested by the doc when they did a second TSH prior to diagnosis, with no reference range, so I didn’t know if they were positive or not (they were, but despite positive antibodies, many symptoms and below range T4, my results were ignored and treatment not started). I tested them when I continued feeling unwell, they had gone up, I had a range, knew they were positive, went back to the doc, took advice from here, eliminated gluten from my diet, started T4.

Then when MMH started testing them and gave us an offer on the complete thyroid package with TPOab for a lower price than without I tested them again.

I don’t know whether it’s the progressive destruction of my thyroid by my immune system or whether it’s the lack of gluten in my diet, or that I’m a few years older, or any other random thing about me. My TPOab levels had halved from my previous private test. Still positive, but much lower.

[greygoose in reply to Beads]

Possibly a combination of all those things, but antibodies fluctuate all the time, anyway. Which makes the difficult to pin down.