hello everybody,
I've just gotten my lab results and they say everything is normal. Funny, because I don't feel normal. My hearts been racing again, I've started taking mid-day naps and I've had numbness and tingling in my feet and left arm again. My temp runs about 97.3 and I feel cold at times. I hope somebody will be along soon to help with my lab results. I don't know what to do now. I thought once I had this done, they'd see I needed an adjustment. Now I'm lost. Please help. What should I do now?
I've been on 75mcg of synthroid since Aug. and I don't seen an endo till mid Jan. I want to be better for x-mas. Here are my results:
Hi Sandy, It sounds to me like you just don't feel worth a dang. Your body temperature is too low in my opinion. I will let the experts help you with the rest.
Hope you get to feeling better soon!!!
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hello everybody,
I've just gotten my lab results and they say everything is normal. Funny, because I don't feel normal. My hearts been racing again, I've started taking mid-day naps and I've had numbness and tingling in my feet and left arm again. My temp runs about 97.3 and I feel cold at times. I hope somebody will be along soon to help with my lab results. I don't know what to do now. I thought once I had this done, they'd see I needed an adjustment. Now I'm lost. Please help. What should I do now?
I've been on 75mcg of synthroid since Aug. and I don't seen an endo till mid Jan. I want to be better for x-mas. Here are my results:
Did you change doctors between Sept and Dec? I ask because the rounds of tests are so different. Your free T4 was tested in Sept, but only total T4 was done in Dec. Neither round of tests is enough to tell what your all-important free levels are. In Sept, your free T3 should also have been tested. In Dec, neither free T was measured.
The free hormones are most important because those are the ones that are directly used by your cells for metabolism. Your total T4 [=Thyroxine (T4)] of 10.2 includes both free and bound T4, which could mean you still are short of enough free T4. Free T3 uptake is useless to assess thyroid function; its purpose serves as one of the steps in the Free Thyroxine Index test. The FTI is an estimation of your FT4, not a direct measure of it. The FTI, on the face of it, looks to be ok; but a direct measure of FT4 is much more revealing. Again, your free T3 should be measured, because even if you have enough FT4, a shortage of FT3 signals trouble.
You apparently have no thyroid antibodies, so Hashimoto's is a much slimmer possibility.
to pickapro: I"m not sure what you mean by clarify. I just coppied it as it was.
and to Midwest: thanks for pointing out that they didn't do my free T's and thanks for letting me know about Hashimoto's. I think what caused my hypo was the radiation they did to my throat 13yrs ago. I don't know if that's a diagnoses or not? I am going to the doctor in the morning to find out what next and I'll ask about those tests. Exactly what should I ask for? just my free T3 and Free T4. I am still so new to all this. I'm starting to catch on but between the hypo and the effects of neurontin, I'm having trouble understanding right now. : ( And I'm just using my family doctor until I can get into an endo in mid jan. It's been since Aug or Sept. since I've seen an endo and nobody else I've seen seems to know what to do. I've kinda took it into my own hands till I get real help. It upsets me though that they didn't do those tests. I did ask for them and I don't know why they didn't do them. Or if they thought something else was covering it? Who knows with doctors.
I think what caused my hypo was the radiation they did to my throat 13yrs ago. I don't know if that's a diagnoses or not?
Radiation can definitely cause hypoT. No doubt about it.
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Exactly what should I ask for? just my free T3 and Free T4.
Yes, exactly. Free T4 and free T3. They may insist on doing another TSH... my doctor always does that with the frees; but truthfully, it really isn't necessary if you're in treatment. That's because TSH becomes irrelevant then.
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It upsets me though that they didn't do those tests. I did ask for them and I don't know why they didn't do them.
I think the reason they don't do them is ignorance. They just don't know those are the best indicators of thyroid health, so they're not used to ordering them. Most doctors won't even consider T3 medication, so to them, there's no need to check T3. Some labs don't even list free T3 on their requisition forms.
You might want to consider finding a naturopathic or osteopathic MD to treat you. They are generally better than conventional doctors when it comes to thyroid disease. I've seen some people report that they ran into a dud in these specialities; but mostly, these specialities have better track records than even endos.
I had my follow up today. I was seen by another doctor in the office today and am really happy with him. He really talked with me and listened to what I was saying. I had no trouble getting my Free T4 and Free T3 tests ordered and he didn't give me a hard time as to why. He even thought of a few more tests to run and gave me some web sites for good information. My doctor even made me feel comfortable about my worries of MS and told me I was getting the tests I need and some things just take time to be diagnosed. I also had my bladder test done today. I'm worried it won't come out so well as the nurse seemed concerned. But I'll worry about that after I get the results. Well I'm rambling now, so I'll get off here. Thanks for the info and taking time to explain how the Free T's work. I think that really made a difference today. Wishing everyone the best,
Sandy
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