My TSH is 0.018 and my T4 is 1.26. My doctor told me I had high levels and had hypothyroidism, but according to the limits on the lab results (0.350-5.00), my score is low. So what exactly does my score mean?
If you could post the range for the t4 too, we might be able to intrepret it. Usually a low tsh means hyperthyroid but it's hard to tell for sure without knowing where that t4 is sitting.
That's an interesting interpretation of those labs. Your tsh says hyper. Your ft4 says you are euthyroid (which just means neither hyper or hypo). Before any kind of diagnosis can be made you will need a ft3 done which might settle the question. The tsh should be repeated too. The chances of you being hypo with those labs is all but nil. Perhaps she misread the doctor's writing. I've been hyper almost forever now. The nurses still sometimes read the chickscratch as hypo and it keeps ending up on my insurance forms and referrals as that.
Tigger... it's not adding up. Your TSH indicates hyper, but your free T4 would be pretty normal for most people. Neither ones says "hypo". More testing is needed. If your free T3 isn't high either, perhaps your pituitary function should be checked.
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