After following the helpful info from Jaydee1507 @helvella SlowDragon last time, I have added some background to my profile.
Also 2 newest symptoms pink scaly rash right cheek and puffy under left eye, also increasingly noticeable brain fog. I do not feel great.
I have just had my results, posted below with units and ranges, which I thought would show AITD / hashimotos as I thought it would explain all my weird symptoms over the last couple of years. But nonplussed to find
Anti thyroid peroxidase 0.7 IU/ml
Negative.
However my TSH is lower from 6.2 in Oct to 5.5 (0.35-4.94).
T4 lower from 12.4 in Oct to 9.7 (9.01-19.05).
Could someone help me understand what my results mean please ? Do the low numbers mean I am hypothyroid?
I have supplemented nature provides B12 drops which explain big jump in B12 to 845 pg/ml (187 -883).
Jarrow B complex (stopped6 days before fasted blood test) folate increased from 3.9 to 12.1.
Better you D3K2 spray and then nature provides D3K2 in black seed oil since 4th Jan (better you tasted very sweet so changed. Also read o.n here,that black seed oil can help in conversion t4 to t3) so vit D up from 43.7 to 79.2.
Your lovely helpful advice has helped all these.
Have tried eating more iron rich foods and got a bit of change in serum ferritin 47 up to 53 ng/mL (20-204).
Bit concerned with my iron studies though
Serum iron level 14.8 umol/L (4.4-27.9)
Serum transferrin 2 g/L (2-3.2)
Transferrin sat index 29% (0-55%)
Do these mean I should take iron supplement?
I have appointment to see GP next week and would be very grateful for any advice you may have.
Yes both blood tests NHS. October one about 9.30am and Jan 25 one 8.50am.Should I ask the GP to do the other antibody test ? Might I be auto immune after all?
Sorry forgot to say I am taking some magnesium doing Epsom salt baths putting on some mag gel but hard to know what dose I'm getting and swallowing bits chipped off a mag bisglycinate tab 100mg ( made a bit of a boob buying giant sized tabs I can't swallow!!!) And thank you for answering me so quickly.
Keep doing what you’re doing until your next blood test (when will that be?)
Add a CRP-hs measure to your next iron panel. CRP measures inflammation (like what happens when we have a virus or cold for example). Inflammation causes ferritin to rise temporarily, so you need this to assess your real ferritin levels.
And find one that includes a TIBC measure. You have transferrin, but a TIBC would say how much of that is available for more iron capacity.
Have tried eating more iron rich foods and got a bit of change in serum ferritin 47 up to 53 ng/mL (20-204).
Bit concerned with my iron studies though
Serum iron level 14.8 umol/L (4.4-27.9)
Serum transferrin 2 g/L (2-3.2)
Transferrin sat index 29% (0-55%)
Do these mean I should take iron supplement?
I can see why you’re concerned but although it’s not great and you definitely need to improve, we need more info before/if you start supplementing.
Iron is fast moving up and down, but even so, yours is about 45% through range and we want to see between 55-70%.
Transferrin saturation needs to be a minimum of 30% and optimally 35-45%. So yours is ok while you continue to focus on eating more iron-rich foods.
The caveat here is that your transferrin is on the low side, so although they are well saturated with iron, these two numbers together are a reflection of your overall need for more iron.
Your ferritin increasing is initially a great sign - with the CRP caveat. The increase either means that you have enough iron for your cellular needs for your body to be comfortable throwing some over to storage. Or, you have some inflammation. We won’t ever know.
So keep eating more iron. If that includes liver or pate, limit it to one serving a week to avoid Vit A toxicity (a very real thing!). Get a better iron panel with CRP and TIBC, and let us know when you plan to get your next test.
Thank you that is really helpful. I didn't know what the crp was looking at. It was included in the Oct 24 tests but was plasma C reactive protein <1 mg/L (0.00-5.00) is that the same thing? I have various fbc readings on this latest test results but not sure what relates to what! They didn't do crp this time.
Ha! In my early days of diagnosis I rmemeber how hard it was to keep track even of the difference ways FT4 was written.
Yes! That is indeed CRP.
So Oct 24 was the lower figure?
Also humanbean Is better at interpreting iron in a CBC.
But in my quick look, with your normal MCV and high in range MCH, combines with your ferritin and transferrin saturation, this suggests that while your iron stores are on the lower side, they are not severely depleted.
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Endo said no follow up see GP in a year - this was private visit a month ago!!!!!
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