Looking for help!

[vista108]

I have been on a journey to health for a while now but I do not seem to be progressing. I have recently gained around 30 pounds without any dietary or exercise changes ( I have always ate very healthy and exercised). Actually I have tried eating even less and working out more, but I still gained weight. I also have a long list of other symptoms such as trouble sleeping, swelling of face and legs, severe bloating, water retention, loss of concentration, depression, headaches, super irregular periods, hoarse voice, losing hair, and more :( I have had hundreds of blood tests but everything comes back in the "normal range" except recently my doctor discovered I have high human growth hormone. I have seen an endo and he says my thyroid is fine but my grandma who has a thyroid condition thinks that I do too. I do not know what else to do, I want to figure this out soon before I gain more and more weight. The symptoms do not seem to be getting better but none of my doctors have any suggestions.

From recent test results:
TSH HIGH SENSITIVITY: 2.930                            (range: 0.350 - 5.500 uIU/mL)

FREE T4 0.9                                                    (range: 0.8 - 1.7 ng/dL)

I have had my T3 tested before as well but these were the most recently tested. I have had numerous blood tests and each time the doctors says everything is normal (except for high growth hormone). If anyone has any advice or recommendations I would greatly appreciate it! I feel a little hopeless since it appears I have no control over my own body and that my symptoms keep getting worse and I keeping gaining weight.

[Stufftie]

I agree with gimel.   Your Free T4 is to low.  I think the doctors would call that subclinical hypothyroidism.  Doesn't mean you feel any worse than someone with an out of range test.

The TSH range is also an old range. The top range is now 3.1 with most labs so you are pretty close to a doctor to actually "diagnosing" your hypothyroidism.

Have them check your iron, B12, and D - I know I am forgetting something - those will contribute to a lot of your symptoms.

I feel for you.  It is terrible to hear that everything is fine.  But, you know you feel terrible and something is not right.  Trust your instincts and keep pushing.  Even though it is very hard to be pushy and keep going with how bad we feel at the beginning.  Once you get a diagnosis and the right doctor to run the right tests, that is half the battle.  

[gimel]

Just because your limited test results are within the ranges does not mean that everything is okay.  The ranges are far too broad to be functional for many people.  Plus, your Free T4 is too low in the range, and you were not tested for the most important one, which is Free T3.  Free T3 largely regulates metabolism and many other body functions.  Scientific studies ahve shown that Free T3 correlated best with hypo symptoms, while Free T4 and TSH did not correlate at all.  I expect that you will find your Free T3 to be low in the range also, consistent with being hypo.

I suggest that you should request to be tested for Free T3, along with Free T4 each time you go in for tests.   Since hypo people are also frequently too low in the ranges for Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin, I also suggest tests for those.  

When additional results are available, please post results and their reference ranges shown on the lab report and members will be glad to help interpret and advise further.