MY LAB RESULTS-THYROID/IGG RMSF help!!

What are you TSH, FT3 and FT4 - are you in hyper ranges?

Do you have hyper symptoms? weight loss, sweating, tremors, anxiety (those are a few symptoms)

What was in hyper range - the TSH?

But your FT3 and FT4 were in range...were they close to the top of the range?

I'm not familiar with the Rocky Mountain Fever testing. I don't know about deathly ill...but you would have some symptoms...do you not have symptoms of lyme and co's?

I know with borrelia, even IgG can mean active.

I have Lyme symptoms, yes. But I feel I have all the hyperthyroid too. A lot of them are similar.
Thanks Girlie, I edited it.

I hope so...I need more info on all of this.

Hashimoto's pretty much always starts out hyper. What are your actual thyroid labs, the values and ranges? I have hashis and was very hyper for a short time, then swung hypo.

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Well you’ve had a few people ask for the actual lab values. I am very familiar with thyroid issues. My antibodies for both those tests have been in the hundreds. And they’ve also dropped down to more or less where yours are at. If you are developing hashimotos, you won’t stay in the hyper range which is likely why your llmd doesn’t want to treat you yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if when you test again your tsh will be in the hypo range. Or even normal. Don’t panic about your thyroid, just be patient and test again in a few weeks.
And if you want better input from us, share what your tsh was, the range on your labs, and all that for every thyroid test they did.

So it wasn't a FT3...just a T3?

If it is a FT3 - - that doesn't look even close to hyperthyroid.

Your TSH is slightly below it though.


I would have another TSH, FT3 and FT4 done...maybe your FT3 is on it's way up?

ChickNorris said...
Your tsh actually looks good! My doc tries to keep mine between .1 and .5 for optimal thyroid levels. Now ultimately a good thyroid doc pays attention to symptoms but it could be that many of your symptoms are due to your infections. How have you been feeling? What symptoms are you dealing with that are the most alarming?
I don’t know much about RSF but I’ve had thyroid issues for 9 years now.

Chick, isn't the TSH going below the range only when you're treating for hypothyroid?

HypER is low TSH, hypO is high TSH........but the actual hormones are more important, tsh is just a signal.

Per TSH, your just a little hyper. But your actual T4 and T3 hormones look very good. Should get Free T3 and Free T4 though next time.

Actual Graves would also have specific Graves antibodies, TSI, which is the third autoimmune thyroid antibody. If you are not elevated in that, my guess is your leading toward Hashimoto. In the beginning of Hashi, one feels like they are swinging from hyper to hypo, although labs rarely reflect this.

Contrary to available information and what Drs say, being in hypo state can have some very similar symptoms as being hyper. They BOTH can cause: heart palpitations, insomnia, tremors, general anxiety. These tick infections can also cause the same symptoms.

For anyone with thyroid antibodies- it should be one of thier priorities to self learn thyroid. Endo dont tell you much, as they just dont know much beyond looking at ranges, believing TSH in "king" and then Rx'ing T4 med.

I'd guess roughly 20% of people autoimmune with thyroid issues feel symptoms for life, even under an Endo's care. The people with less symptoms are the ones who learn about their thyroid. Just another thing to learn.

On that note, somehow tick infections can increase thyroid problems. Another- most Drs (endos ect) will say elevated thyroid antibodies are forever - that is an old belief, and not true. I lowered (normalized) TPO after two decades, by correcting leaky gut and strct diet. My TGAB remains high though, time will tell.

Ashleyann82587 said...
Astroman- I just left endocrine. Both autoimmune markers confirm some form of thyroid condition. He outright told me this was brought on by something else. He said Lyme may have set it off. He suspects my hyper will decline to hypo-thyroiditis. If the levels continue to show hyper he suspects Graves' disease.

He doesn't want to treat right now..but wants to recheck my levels in 1 week.

"He said Lyme may have set it off." - Thats more than most Endo's know!

"hyper will decline to hypo-thyroiditis" - that is the usual. But if your high#'s are only recent, fixing lyme might lower your thy antibodies. Dont give up on that thought.

For Graves you would have high TSI antibodies, and you did not have that tested yet- should have.

Thyroid newbies get TSH (a signal hormone) and TSI (Graves only antibody) confused sometimes, obviously not the same.