Many Questions

[elaine593]

I have been struggling for 8 years with symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. I have had my thyroid checked every year at my annual physicals.  The test results have always come back normal but on the borderline of normal.  Just recently I went to the doctors office due to my SX getting much worse.  My heart rate was 110 all the time, I was always flushed, my moods were terrible and I had been feeling SO tired among many other SX.  They checked my thyroid again and here were the results....

On 8/15/2008

TSH: 0.01 (0.35-5.50)
T4, Free: 2.25 (0.61-1.76)

The MD stated that I was now hyperthyroid.  They did a test were I had to take a radioactive pill and they looked at my thyroid and could see the hyperactive areas.

I wanted my labs done one more time just because I feel that I have such SX of both hyper and hypothyroidism and this confuses me.

So on 10/2/2008 I had the labs run again

TSH: 0.01 (0.35-5.50) Did not change
T4, Free: 1.71 (0.61-1.12) Changed dramatically and the WNL parameters changed.

I am so confused about this???

I have been advised to have a thyroid ablasion done.  This is were you take a radioactive pill and it is supposed to kill the hyperactive cells on your thyroid???? Or atleast this is what I understand.

I am nervous to do this with the lab results fluctuating so much.

Can anyone help direct me in the right direction?

[elaine593]

I went in to the MD today and she referred me to an endocrinologist.  I asked for the ft3 test and a few other test as well.  Thank you for the recommendation.
The MD did say that doing the thyroid ablation is what she recommends. So we will see what the endocrinologist says next week.

[Cynnieb4]

Did you have your ft3 done? Ask them to test for autoimmune thyroid as well, such as hashi's causes similar symptoms.