Rt3 rears it's ugly head! Please advise!

[Alittleblues]

To compare, labs from Feb:

                       Range
Ft3  4.0          2.0-4.4  pg/ml
Rt3 10.0        9.2-24.1 ng/dL
Ft4 .80          .78-2.19 ng/dL           low
TSH. .02         .465 - 4.68 uIU/ml
tot. iron  55   30-170  ug/dL
TIBC  284       265-497  ug/dL
% sat  19        20-50%                    low
Ferritin  51.4  (no range given)
Vitamin D  32.3    30-100


April labs: Taken 14 hours after last Armour dose

Ft3  5.1           2.0-4.4 pg/ml        high
Rt3  33.1        9.2-24.1 ng/dL      high
Ft4  1.53        .78-2.19 ng/dL
no TSH on this lab
tot. iron 52      30-170  ug/dL
TIBC 288        265-497  ug/dL
% sat.  18       20-50%                  low
Ferritin 87.0  (no range given)
Vitamin B12 1000.00    239-931 pg/mL  high
Vitamin D2 <1.0       ng/mL
Vitamin D3 106       32-100 ng/mL     high
Endomysial antibody Iga      negative
t-transglutaminase tTg IgG    9 positive


t-Transglutimanase IgA         10 positive

Due to the high Ft3 and suppressed TSH from Feb., my doctor asked me to reduce my Armour by a 1/4 grain before we had RT3 results. He told me there was really no specific way to treat it, but I know from STTM there are. He said if my cortisol saliva test shows a problem we can treat that. I take the saliva test next week and will have results two weeks later.

Ferritin and Vitamin D increases are from supplementing: 2 TBS Black-strap molasses and 10,000 IU Vitamin D3 daily for two months. I reduced Vitamin D to 3000 five days ago.

Please advise from what you see here. I'm not sure what to do next. Should I call my Dr? My next appointment is in November.

Thank you sincerely.

[Alittleblues]

Hey, I just went out to the mailbox and found these waiting! Still have to do the iodine loading test and lipid panel but here are the Nov labs so far:

Ft3 4.8   range 2.3 - 4.2
Ft4  1.4  range .7 -1.8
TSH .01  range .38-6.0  (6.0 as the top of the range; scary!)
My liver function tests have improved.

Ferritin 122 (up from 89) range 10-200
TIBC 299  range 250-450
saturation 40! (was 18!) range 15-50
unbound iron 180 no range given
iron  119  range 35-145

I quit taking 65mg iron pills a couple weeks back but wonder if I should take them every other day as a maintenance dose. I'm shocked the saturation went up so far. I have never seen it above 19.

I'll be curious what triglycerides and cholesterol will be when I get the lipid panel.

So, do these numbers look good or what?  :-)

[Alittleblues]

Thanks for tip! I may see if I can get one for home. I have heard of using it to check for drops upon rising too.

I have always had healthy blood pressure so two high takes in two months is alarming. I like the idea of checking for a few days before, because I know if I start worrying it really will go up at the drs.

I really enjoy being able to write to you. Thanks

[goolarra]

I have one of those home monitors.  They're not horribly expensive, but you want to get one that fits on your upper arm, not one that you put on your wrist.  My BP was always higher at the doctor's office...white coat syndrome...your BP goes up the minute you see a cuff coming at you or you think you might have to fight them not to lower your meds.  LOL  Anyway, my BP is never high at home, in fact, it's quite low at some times of day.  Before I have a doctor's appointment, I usually check my BP for several days and bring the results with me.  Strangely enough, this has almost cured my white coat syndrome.  

Work into it slowly.  You'll bounce back.

[Alittleblues]

Happy to let you know how its going! Drs office called me and said Ft3 is high but it's transient. Not sure what that means exactly but the woman who called me didn't seem concerned. They said everything else was normal. I still need to look at the labs myself.

No, I don't take my BP at home. It has never been high at the drs office until the last two times. I said in an earlier post that I have suffered setbacks and this may be part of that. I was biking 70 to 100 miles a week a couple summers ago and almost nothing this past summer because I get too exhausted! The inability to do what I normally do to be fit and to relieve stress is really getting me down. I have to find something active to do this winter!

I could probably run in to the pharmacy near my house to take my blood pressure. Hoping they calibrate the machines regularly.

Agh! I did some yoga this morning after not doing it in awhile and my legs trembled the whole time. I'm hoping this dose, the progesterone and the other vitamins I take will get me turned around. Thanks for checking in!

[goolarra]

It sounds like everything is moving in the right direction.  

Do you take your BP at home?  Mine is always higher at the doctor's office than it is when I'm more relaxed.

Thanks for the update.

[Jackie419]

That's great! Sounds like you got the cream, the right cream too- glad to hear it. Keep in mind to not use too much of it and it does take a little while to see results, maybe a few weeks. Thanks for the update, I think I need to see your doctor...lol.