RT3 -stiff back/unable to bend.

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Hi all,

I have read something in the past few days about RT3 - brain fog prevents me

from remembering grrrr. I should have bookmarked.

Anyway, if someone has FT3 at near the top of the range - 5.2 and their t4 has

gone up 11.2 to 12 and TSH has gone down from 2.7 to 1.68 since being on

thyroxine - only 25mcgs - but obviously still have symptoms and feel like I

might as well be taking smarties! I had read that there are issues with

reversal of T3 which is not apparent from those above tests.

I also read that this person had trouble bending down/back issues/L4/L5 etc and

followong T3 she was able to bend agian and lost most of the back issues. I

have had a very bad lower back for yrs and I can no longer bend down properly,

much to the amusement of people - " oh dear, getting old " , " Do you need help

there " ! Trying to pick up anything off the floor is difficult and well touching

my toes is not going to happen--and I was always so fit!

So - my question - what tests for RT3? And who might identify with the above?

Many thanks

S