Hi! I was hoping for some insight on recent test results. I have classic hypo symptoms, but no heath insurance, so getting a doctor to listen and administer tests was hard enough. Now my results are in and they are "normal" by definition of the lab, but not by some of the reference ranges I have seen out there.
I am hoping some of you out there who have experience with this can tell me if it is worth pushing & spending $$ on more doctors/tests or if indeed I am normal and should drop it. My results (and reference ranges listed by this particular lab) are as follows:
TSH 3.36 (.24-4.2)
T4 72. (4.5-12)
FT4 1.01 (.93-1.7)
T3 uptake 31.0 % (24.3-39)
T3 100 (80-200)
FT3 2.7 (2.57-4.43)
Anti-TPO 10 (<35)
also worth noting, I had other blood work 6 years ago when I had unexplained weight gain, at that time only TSH was tested and it was 2.54, so it has gone up since then. I also had an abnormally low Dhea level at that time.
Thanks for any insight. I don't want to throw money away if it is the experience of others that no dr.s will pursue this issue with these test results.