HI GROUP!!! my tests

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Helloooo there!! So sorry it's been so long, but I've been *BIG* time

busy and stressed... don't even wanna talk about it. Sometimes it's

nice to be able to come here and just focus on nothing but my health.

Anyway, I hope everything is good here in Hashi-talk land. I missed

you all!!!!

I saw my endo. today and got a copy of my test results. Tests are all

in the normal range, including the progesterone... the antibodies are

just sky high.

Free T4 1.6 (ref 0.8-2.7)

Free T3 3.1 (ref 2.3-4.2)

TSH 0.88 (ref 0.4-5.5)

Thyroglobulin antibodies 2206 (ref <41)

TPO 1453 (ref <35)

Progesterone 2.1 (ref. <1.4 during Follicular Phase)

Estradiol 34 (ref. <165 during Follicular Phase)

The good news is I managed to score a pretty good money deal for all

these tests with Unilab.

My endo. is really nice, though she's basically sticking to the

tests... she didn't oppose raising my T3 a bit to see if that helps

the heart palps and weight gain, so she doubled my dose from 5 mcg to

10 mcg a day (but she is lowering my T4 from 88 to 75). I asked her if

it would hurt to try a Progesterone cream anyway and she said no and

recommended Progestin. Has anyone here used it?

She's also having me track down my Holter monitor report from my old

doc back when my heart was really crazy and see a cardiologist, though

she doesn't think there is much cause for concern, she thinks it will

help me feel better. I suppose it would.

I mentioned my low temperature -- and that I still sometimes have to

soak my feet in hot water at night just to fall asleep. She said she

doesn't use temperature to guide her in thyroid assessment, and that

many women have cold extremities and that is from an oversensitivity

to adrenaline. ??? Has anyone else heard this before?

She does seem to want to help me feel better.

Take care, All -