The pinned post that gives percentages for TSH/T4/T3

[Lottyplum]

My pc seems to have eaten the email I saved containing this info. Could some kind person repost this info so I can save it where it cannot be eaten again? Thank you!

[Buddy195 Administrator]

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This post is in ‘posts’ under ‘pinned’

[Lottyplum in reply to Buddy195]

Thankyou v much for such a speedy response!!😊

[Ellie-Louise in reply to Lottyplum]

What should the percentages be please?

[helvella in reply to Ellie-Louise]

They are individual.

Many seem to need TSH to be low-ish.

We have set-points which are stable over decades. If you knew where you were before any hint of a thyroid issues, those might be the best indication you could get. But few of us have them.

And it depends on the medication you are taking. Typically, with levothyroxine monotherapy, the FT4 needs to be high in range.

[Ellie-Louise in reply to helvella]

Thank you.

I’m still waiting for results and hoping they tested for all I asked for. It’s a lottery I think. Doc did tell me that they don’t/won’t test D3 now.

[FallingInReverse in reply to helvella]

helvella Is it a guess that pre onset levels may be a proxy for feeling well? It have you read anything like that?

I have a random blood test with I think TSH and ft4 from about 4 years before diagnosis, and wondering if it’s worth taking any hints from.

[helvella in reply to FallingInReverse]

Our late member diogenes repeatedly pointed at pre-onset levels as being likely more of a guide than the population statistics currently used.

Our individual variations are far narrower than those of the population. The classic statistical interpretation errors from applying population statistics to individuals.

This is a blog I wrote and link to a document containing links to all his papers:

helvella - diogenes documents

This document is a tribute to John Midgley - diogenes.

It lists as much of his published work as I have been able to find. Where possible, there are links to accessible copies.

The PDF of this document is here:

dropbox.com/scl/fi/cgnuorpd...

diogenes posted many times on the HealthUnlocked Thyroid UK forum. This is a link to his profile where you can view his posts and replies. (Some may be restricted to members but most are accessible.)

healthunlocked.com/user/dio...

[Lottyplum in reply to helvella]

Thankyou. I did save quite a number of his posts a couple of years prior to his death and his superior knowledge was amazing. I just wish GPs could read a few to boost their understanding of this complex condition that 'just requires a little pill, then off you go!"🙄

[FallingInReverse in reply to helvella]

My time here overlapped briefly with him as well. An irreplaceable loss that I felt very deeply… he was such a perfect and brilliant source of knowledge and advocacy and just gone in an instant with no going back.