THYROID CONDITION

[GYPSY721]

JUST HAD EXTENSIVE BLOOD WORK DONE . THYROID RESULTS SHOWED T4, T3 UPTAKE T3, FREE & FERRITIN ALL IN RANGE. THYROID PEROXICDASE AB @ 282, THYROGLOBULIN 0.7 & THYROGLOBULIN AB @ 3000. MY INTERNIST SUSPECTS HASHIMOTO'S. THERE IS AUTOIMUNE DISEASE IN THE FAMILY. OLDEST DAUGHTER HAD THYROID CANCER. SECOND DAUGHTER HAD 9 NODULES AND THYROID REMOVED. YOUNGEST DAUGHTER HAS SJOGREN'S DISEASE. MY NECK FEELS WEIRD AND THROBBING. FUZZY THINKING, TROUBLE CONCENTRATION, WEIGHT GAIN, MOOD SWINGS, DEPRESSION AND CHRONIC CONSTIPATION ARE MY SYMPTOMS. NUTRITIONIST ALWAYS SUSPECTED ADRENAL & THRYROID PROBLEMS.

[AR-10]

First, some of the tests your doctor is running are not required. A Total T4 test is old and less acurate. The T3 uptake test is old. The thyroglobulin test was not needed.

The Free T3 test is a modern test. A Free T4 would have been a good test.

Now, your Free T3 result; it can be "within lab limits", and still show poor test results.

Your antibody tests indicate you probably do have Hashimoto's.

Is there a plan to start you on medication?
Have you had your adrenals checked by running cortisol tests?

If your throat is bothering you an ultrasound of the thyroid gland may be helpful. It may also help you get diagnosed and started on treatment.

You need to rule out adrenal problems first. If you have adrenal problems and thyroid problems both, the adrenal issue needs to be fixed first.

[margypops]

I have not been able to get answer here, but maybe you can tell me are the above the tests you asked the Doctor to obtain , I had it done 4 years ago but lost the paperwork,