TSH

[sue1466]

Is 1.20 tsh normal?

[sue1466]

Thats okay just got back from ultrasound but tech told me my large nodule is no longer there. I have to wait for the official report but now i have 2 small ones dont know the size. I was told my nodule was solid by the first doctor and i am happy i went for a second opinion. I will see the surgeon on thurs and i can bet he is going to be surprised also.

[gimel]

Sorry, I wasn't aware of your history.  That is why it is good to post on original thread, rather than starting new ones each time.  If you are going for ultrasound tomorrow, I'd also ask for tests for Free T3 and Free T4, to see if those levels correlate with being somewhat low in TSH and having those symptoms.   I have no experience with nodules, so I really can't suggest anything there.  There are members with such experience, so hopefully they will notice and respond.  

[sue1466]

Oct of last year i came down with a fever and2 days later my thryiod was swollen with alot of pain. went to see ent who did an ultrasound and biopsy and was told i had 4.95 cm nodule on right lobe. Was sent to endocronologist who told me that thryiod should be removed. My tsh in oct was 0.2. I also had a thryiod scan and uptake which showed nothing. no cold or hot spots. Now i just had tsh done friday and it came back 1.20. i have been so hyper the past few months lost weight cant concentrate and so on. I have another ultrasound tomorrow so the surgeon can see if the nodule has changed. the biopsy was negative in oct but with hurthel changes. i am so confused and latley just feel like crying i am scheduled for surgery on the 30 if the ultrasound proves thay their is a nodule of that size there. please if you have any advise it would be greatly appreciated. The docotr did a free T4 but i didnt get that result unless that has to do with the tsh. so confused.

[gimel]

Usually considered by doctors as normal; however you should know that TSH is a pituitary hormone that is affected by many variables, to the point the it is inadequate as the sole diagnostic for thyroid issues.  The TSH typically increases beyond its range when the patient has Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.  There is also a situation called secondary hypothyroidism where the pituitary function is impaired and the TSH remains low even when thyroid hormones are low or below range.  

Far better for diagnostic purposes is to consider any symptoms you may have and also to test for the actual, biologically active thyroid hormones, which are Free T3 and Free T4.  Do you have symptoms?