YOUR levels when you were diagnosed w/ hypo?

[jmmoris5]

Just saw an endo and I feel I got the brush-off.

TSH:
0.508  (ref. 0.358 - 3.740 uIU/mL)

FREE T4:
0.8  (ref. 0.8 - 1.6 ng/dL)

FREE T3:
100  (ref. 60 - 180 ng/dL)


She seemed to think these were normal.  Just sent her a message asking what she defines below normal (hypo) to be.

What were your values when you were diagnosed with hypothyroidism?

[Barb135]

We can always give you better answers when you keep your information together so we don't have to go from thread to thread looking for what we need, but that's just information for the future... we are where we are, now.

Please don't misunderstand... I'm not telling you, for sure, that your vitamin deficiencies are the "only" thing wrong with you... in my opinion, your thyroid hormone levels "are" too low, but it's possible that bringing your vitamin levels up will help them...

Right now, your doctor isn't inclined to help you with your thyroid, but she might help you with your vitamin levels... by the time you get that done, perhaps, your thyroid hormone levels will be in such a position that she will "see the light"...

[jmmoris5]

Thank you again, Barb, for your help.  I am sorry for the multiple posts--just trying to get a broader perspective.  You have helped to put my mind at ease.  Perhaps it is nothing more than my vitamin deficiencies causing fatigue.  I certainly do not wish to have hypothyroidism, just to have the correct diagnosis.  The doctor did order a few more tests to check for Hashimoto's antibodies, and recommended having my numbers checked yearly as I am at high risk.

Thank you!

[wickedwolf]

Hi,
It's not necessary that you have got hypothyroidism as such. As a quick tip you could control your thyroid by avoiding goitrogens like soybean (all deravative), peanuts, cabbage, beetroot, spinach etc, etc. There are a few drugs too that may cause potential hypothyroidism.

Take Care
Thank You

[jmmoris5]

Thank you, Barb.  I was curious to see if my numbers were similar to anyone else at their time of diagnosis.  I understand what you're saying about everyone being different, though.

I sent a follow-up message to her office to ask at what point they diagnose hypothyroidism.  If she says something to the effect of "when it's below the lab normal ranges," I'll look for a different doctor.

[Barb135]

You're posting so many new threads, it's hard to keep up with what you have going on... What other people's levels were at diagnosis is really irrelevant to what yours are... but when I was diagnosed, my TSH was 55.5 (0.45-4.5) and my Free T4 was 0.6 (0.8-1.8)... As you can see, both, my TSH and FT4 were outside the reference ranges.  My levels more than matched my symptoms, so there was no doubt, whatsoever, that I had hypothyroidism... in that sense, I suppose one could say I was "lucky" because I didn't have to fight for treatment... it was only later that my fight began.

It's quite simple... your doctor is saying that your levels are normal because they all fall within the lab's normal ranges for all of the parameters... In order for her to consider you to be hypo, your TSH would have to be above the 3.740 and your Free T4 and Free T3 would have to be below their lowest reference points...  She isn't taking symptoms into consideration, apparently.