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Is it possible to have a thyroid problem even though the blood test is normal?
My daughter who is 19 has been suffering from fatigue for the past 8 months along with that she has lost about half the volume of her hair. Her doctor noticed her throat was swollen and she has a large mass on the right side of her throat however the blood test show her thyroid is low normal. Other blood work has shown she is anemic and her B12 is at 126. She has always been a healthy eater, no soda, artificial sugars and hates chocolate. Her body does not seem to be absorbing the nutrients from the food she eats. She tested negative for Celiac disease but the doctor want her to stay on that type of diet. We are frustrated because she is not getting any better and she should be going back to college in two weeks.
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AST and ALT are not thyroid tests, they are liver tests. Labs use different reference ranges, but if I remember MY lab's reference ranges, those results would be low to low normal. Did they do a Free T4 or Free T3? Those are the thyroid tests. She should also be tested for thyroid antibodies.
With a B12 level of only 126 - I'd say that could be the biggest part of her fatigue right there. Did her doctor start her on shots? According to my doctor "normal" B12 levels are between 200 and 1100 - mine were about 275 and he dx'd pernicious anemia, which is where the body does not absorb vitamin B12 from food or vitamin pills. I was started on B12 shots - one/week for 3 weeks, then one/month for the rest of my life; it turned out that one/month is not enough for me, so I do one every 2 weeks. Talk to your doctor about that - she definitely needs help there. If pernicious anemia is allowed to go unchecked it can cause peripheral neuropathy - tingling, burning, numbness, etc in the feet, legs, hands, etc. I went undiagnosed for so long that I now have permanent nerve damage. Pernicious anemia caused me to be just totally exhausted all the time..........
If you have a copy of the lab report, why not post the test results for the tests that were done, along with the lab's reference ranges, then members can make more specific comments.
With a B12 level of only 126 - I'd say that could be the biggest part of her fatigue right there. Did her doctor start her on shots? According to my doctor "normal" B12 levels are between 200 and 1100 - mine were about 275 and he dx'd pernicious anemia, which is where the body does not absorb vitamin B12 from food or vitamin pills. I was started on B12 shots - one/week for 3 weeks, then one/month for the rest of my life; it turned out that one/month is not enough for me, so I do one every 2 weeks. Talk to your doctor about that - she definitely needs help there. If pernicious anemia is allowed to go unchecked it can cause peripheral neuropathy - tingling, burning, numbness, etc in the feet, legs, hands, etc. I went undiagnosed for so long that I now have permanent nerve damage. Pernicious anemia caused me to be just totally exhausted all the time..........
If you have a copy of the lab report, why not post the test results for the tests that were done, along with the lab's reference ranges, then members can make more specific comments.
Some of my tests were normal
They found my thyroid problem when they tested TSH antibodies
i hope this helps
They found my thyroid problem when they tested TSH antibodies
i hope this helps
AST - 13 and ALT - 9
What thyroid test was done and what was the actual number and reference range?
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