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Posted 10/7/2009 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi  All,

I have a question about my results. 

TSH  = 0.685           0.450  -  4.500

T4,Free = 1.42         0.61  -  1.76

TriIodothyronine, Free = 3.2   2.3  -  4.2

All are in the "normal" range, but I wonder if these are low enough that some doctors would treat.  I have had a 18# weight gain in the last 1 1/2 years and I am currently eating about 1200 calories with no weight lose.  If I eat more than this I will gain weight.  Any suggestions, or help would be appreciated.

Thanks, KO

Posted 10/8/2009 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
Have you had the antibody test?

Joy
Posted 10/8/2009 3:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Couchtater, What is the test called and I'll check to see.
Thanks, KO
Posted 10/8/2009 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
After you have the main screening test for thyroid troubles, there is a second test that checks you for the antibodies. The day I was diagnosed the doctor took a fasting test that morning and had me go home, eat, and come back 4hrs later for a second test for the antibodies.

He started me immediately on 100 mg of synthoid. I started feeling great that very same evening after my first pill.

Good luck.

Joy
Posted 10/10/2009 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
Once you've established that the thyroid is your problem, make sure you get a good doc, preferably an endocrinologist, to get your doses straight. I was having so many problems getting my thyroid under control. Seemed every month it was increased or decreased. That went on for years. I finally went to an endocrinologist who said that the TSH is the main one that most docs determine the level you should be on. He also told me that if you are feeling good at one dose and even if your numbers are a bit high or low, the dose shouldn't be changed unless they are dangerously high or low. This Doc saved my sanity and life I think. (I had a drawer full of synthroid at 75, 88, 100, 112, 125, and 150 mcg)He asked me what is the dose I felt best on and I told him 125mcg. He put me on it, told me to get my TSH drawn in 3 months and go see him a couple weeks after that. Thyroid wise I feel like I am doing well. I've been steady on the 125 for 2 months now. Jiminy Crickets! A doc who actually cares about how you feel instead of just relying on numbers! The numbers ARE important, but if you have good numbers and still feel like crap, what's the sense?

The tangles of depression, Fibro and hypothyroidism are a real wonder to unwind. I think I finally have the last of the docs in my team that I need. I found a great pain clinic, a great endocrinologist and a wonderful counselor and psychiatrist. Plus my regular PCP. I should feel like I'm on cloud 9 now, but once I get the depression meds sorted, I know I will be feeling much better.

Good luck to you KO-LD!!
Posted 10/12/2009 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
Couchtater, going by what you have described I have not had this test, I guess because all my test were in the "normal" range.  I am going to check into this further.

Learning2fly,  It sounds like you have found a wonderful doctor!  I wish you continued good luck on your road to good health.

KO

Posted 10/13/2009 5:15 PM (GMT 0)
I was in the "normal" range for years and still felt rotten. It took my legs swelling for three months to get a doctor's attention.

Joy
Posted 10/14/2009 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
I spent years in the so-called normal range too, before the numbers finally came back a tad low. It wasn't until I was sleeping 20 out of 24 hours that the numbers went down. None of my numbers are "normal" for anything. It's so hard for some docs to understand that the numbers don't mean anything if you're feeling like crap!
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