are my thyriod blood tests normal

[sandy52]

hi i have done one posting on here but had no answer yet, please can any one tell me if my thyroid blood tests are normal my gp said they were  SERUM FREE T412.4  ILIVE IN ENGLAND SO THE RANGE IS  11-25  AND MYSERUM TSH LEVEL IS   0.89   RANGE0.3-4    YOU SEE I HAD GRAVES TWO YEARS AGO I HAVE NOT GONE HYPO  BUT I HAVE WEIGHT GAIN  DRY SKIN   BOUTS OF CONSTIPATION,  MY PERIODS STOPPED WHEN I HAD THE RAI, MY GP SAID THE TEST WERE NORMAL  I FEEL SLEEPY ALL THE TIME, I NEVER HAD ANY OTHER BLOODS DONE TO DO WITH THE THYRIOD  SHOULD I MAKE ANOTHER DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND ASK FOR THE THYRIOD ONES AGAIN, IF I HAVE GONE HYPO AND ITS OVER LOOKED WHAT SHOULD MY LEVELS BE  FOR HYPO   THE HOSPITAL KEPT ME ON THEIRE BOOKS FOR 2 YEARS TO CHECK ME FOR  ADDISONS   AND CALCUIM DEFCIENCEY ( SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING)AND CUSHINGS  THEN I GOT DISSCHAREGED 12TH JUNE LAST YEAR. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPEND TO ME WAS MY PEROIDS STOPPED I KNOW YOU CAN GET PREMATURE MENOPAUSE WITH GRAVES  BUT I HAVE NO HOT SWEATS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HOPE TO HEAR FROM ONE OF YOU SOON, OH BY THE WAY I HAVE HIGH COLSTRAL AND IAM ON STATINS  20 MG  THANKS SANDY

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

sounds like you need another endocrine evaluation as soon as possible -- good luck getting all your answers.  they were testing for addisons and low calcium b/c in rare cases these are linked to graves disease (polyglandular autoimmune disorders)

[EmpatheticJenny]

Hi, Sandy--

One part of your account jumped out at me and popped me in the eye: "My GP said...."  These days, there are such torrents of new information for a physician to absorb that it is difficult for any physician, whether a GP or a specialist, to stay current with the part of medicine in which he or she practices.  Do not take your GP's word for anything that falls into a specialty area. That is my fervent advice, even if you--like me--are fortunate enough to have a GP who is highly competent, hard-working, and caring. Given the medical history you describe, either you have an endocrinologist, you had one and need to see him or her again (assuming that it was someone you would want to see again), or you need to find one. Press for this, too, if a referral from a GP is required. You need someone with enough training in endocrinology to be able to look insightfully at your situation as a whole, and your GP is not that person even if he or she is trying to be. Could you be sleepy all the time for a reason that has nothing to do with your endocrine system? Sure, it's possible, but it should be a specialist, not a generalist, who figures that out.

Good luck!
Jenny

[SEEJ2003]

OF COURSE YOU SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR AGAIN AND DISCUSS ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE ASKING ON THIS SITE,DONT WAIT

[GravesLady]

SERUM FREE T412.4  THE RANGE IS 11-25
FT-4: Hypo would be lower  than 11
      Hyper would be higher than 25
Your FT-4 of 12.4 is on the hypo end of your Labs normal reference range.

TSH LEVEL IS 0.89 RANGE0.3-4 -
TSH: Hypo would be higher than 4
     Hyper would be lower than  .3
Your TSH of .89 is on the hyper end of your Labs normal reference range.

TSH Labs reference range: low end is hyper range - high end is hypo range.
FTs  Labs reference range: low end is hypo range - high end is hyper range.
TSH and the FTs are at opposite ends of each other.


What is your FT-3?

I was into menopause way before age 49 and before diagnosed with Graves' and RAI.
I Never! Never! Never! experienced hot sweats/hot flashes, or any other menopause symptoms, not even weight gain.  I don't believe in them for myself because menopause was one of the many best things that ever happened to me.

Did they do a