ok folks, now i'm REALLY confused!!!! Any ideas?????

October 23, 2009

Hi everyone,

I just received some of my test results today. I'm quite confused. My free T3

levels are the highest they have EVER been 4.8 (in a range of 3.1 - 5.4) and my

TSH is 0.3 but I am ABSOLUTELY exhausted most of the time. I thought I'd have a

bit more 'pep' with a TSH of 0.3 and an increased amount of free T3, but alas it

isn't the case and I'm still falling asleep through the day and needing to rest

on a constant basis. Anyone have any ideas about why this might be the

case??????

Now, back to my test results..... I'm still waiting for Vit D and thyroid

auto-antibody levels (even though I've previously been formally diagnosed with

Hashimoto Disease).

Here are the results that I got back today.

TSH 0.3 (in ref range of 0.5 - 4.0) in July 09 my TSH was 5.8

Free T4 16 (in ref range of 10 -25) in July 09 my Free T4 was 16

Free T3 4.8 (in ref range of 3.1 - 5.4) in July 09 my Free T3 was 3.7

B12 is 227 (in range of 100 - 700) in July 09 it was 290.

Folate is 21.8 (in range of 6.5 - 45.0) in July 09 it was 20.8

Total cholesterol is 6.2

Iron studies test results are as follows:

Ferritin 17 (in range of 10 - 150) in July 09 it was 27, but I have been

vegetarian for the last 3 months, so maybe that has some bearing on the lower

figure.

Iron 9 (in range of 8 - 27) in July 09 it was 8

Transferrin 40 (in rang eof 25 - 50) in July 09 it was 38

Transferrin saturation 11% (in range of 10 - 35) in July 09 it was 11%

Any comments on my results and any ideas about why I might be so exhausted all

the time, would be appreciated. Low iron?? Could that be a culprit??????

P xo

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