Blood Test Results

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Hi, I have now got the results taken during my endo. visit in April. How glad I

am that I told my GP I wanted to see an endo as I would still he struggling on

25mcg for another year at least. Note that the Vitamin D was not done even

though the endo did request it and added a note to make sure it was done. I do

believe that lack of Vit D causes so many things. Shall I now start taking it

again?

Urea & Electrolytes

Serum sodium 140mmol (134-145)

Serum potassium 3.9 '' (3.5-5.0)

Urea level 4.0 (2.5-7.0)

creatinine 68 umol (50-100)

protein profile

total protein 76 g/L (60-80)

albumin 44 '' (35-50)

globulin 32 '' (18-36)

Bone Profile

VIT D NOT DONE: BONE PROFILE WELL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. PREVIOUS VIT D LEVEL

NORMAL ON 19/10/2005:

25-OH-Cholecalciferol 14.6 ng/mL (5-30)

Sample stored frozen at -20C for one month.

Serum Calcium 2.48mmol (2.15-2.60)

Inorganic phosphate 1.02 '' (0.80-1.40)

alkaline phosphatase 97iu (30-130)

Liver Function Test

Serum ALT level 40 iu (10-50)

total bilirubin level 12umol (2-20)

Cholesterol level 6.1 (2.5-5.0)HIGH

Serum Triglycerides 2.0mmol (0.4-1.7)HIGH

HDL Cholesterol 1.92mmol(1.20-2.10)

Total cholesterol:

HDL ratio 3.2 (2.0-6.0)

Magnesium level 0.99mmol (0.70-1.00)

THYROID FUNCTION TEST

TFTs suggest satisfactory thyroid replacement therapy. Suggest repeat thyroid

function tests in 1 year. I WAS ON 25MCG AT THE TIME AND HAD IT DOUBLED THE DAY

OF THE TESTS AND FEEL BETTER!!

FREE T4 11.5pmol (7.0-17.0)

TSH 3.04 (0.20-4.50)

VITAMIN B12/FOLATE LEVEL

Vitamin B12 201 ng (145-901)

serum folate 3.6 (2.0-13.5)

IRON TESTS

Iron Level 13umol (9-30)

Transferrin 3.0g/L (2.0-3.6)

ZINC Level 13.9umol (10-21)

GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 76mL/min/1.73m2 (60-150)

Will be filed as: 76/ml

L-thyroxine Dose 25mcg

Will be filed as:25mcg

Sheila I hope you can decipher all of that and I hope I haven't mistyped

anything. What I find startling is that according to this lab I was OK on 25mcg

and they suggest leaving me for another year. It is more than lucky that the

registrar who has now moved on decided to go by my symptoms to a certain degree

and double my thyroxine. My goitre would have gone unnoticed had I not

challenged my GP who was of course quite happy keeping me on the 25mcg and I

would have been on the annual tests still. I could cry when I think of how my

50s which should have been a really happy time for me was so overshadowed by the

non-treatment of my thyroid due to these blood test ranges and the inability of

GPs to go by one's symptoms.

I can tell I am getting better as I am getting angry and LESS accepting of my

situation.

Thanks in advance for you thoughts on these results. I really do appreciate

everybody's input and you are doing an invaluable service on here which is much

appreciated.

Regards,

Margaret