Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Well, I just got the call from the doctor’s office. His nurse called, like the last time. I have to say they were a little faster this time. She gave me the results over the phone, with faxed copy to follow: Date & Test Results Reference Range 9-22-04 TSH 0.1 0.3 – 5.1 FT4 0.82 0.73 – 1.95 FT3 3.0 2.3 – 4.2 90 mg Armour, 25 mg Unithroid 7-16-04 TSH <0.1 0.3 – 5.1 FT4 0.68 0.73 – 1.95 90 mg Armour 2-10-04 TSH 0.11 0.40 – 5.50 FT4 0.7 0.8 – 1.8 FT3 3.2 2.3 – 4.2 90 mg Armour I don’t have a problem with suppressed TSH, never have… doctors, on the other hand. Well, Jan has put it so wonderfully; it cannot be expounded upon. Those last two were just a comparison for you. With the added Unithroid, I have a slight rise in my T4. Of course, the doctor wants me to drop my Armour to 60 mg. I said no, politely. I’m starting to think I should try to increase the Armour, sans Unithroid, go for a straight Armour shot, see if I can get my T3 and T4 up high enough with just the Armour. Any input ladies? Cathryn__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 " This is one of those patients who insists on adjusting her own medication. She does not want to take the medication I want to give her. She is taking too much thyroid medication. " _______________ I love this. I can just picture his expression as he is filling out your charts. But, he gave you your wish and that is great. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 " This is one of those patients who insists on adjusting her own medication. She does not want to take the medication I want to give her. She is taking too much thyroid medication. " _______________ I love this. I can just picture his expression as he is filling out your charts. But, he gave you your wish and that is great. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 My T4 was staying below normal until I added the Unithroid, but that still hasn't helped much. I am converting everything just to keep my fires burning. I knew what the numbers were going to look like. Cathryn > My gosh! You are definitely hypo. What is wrong with your doctor > that he can't see that? > > TSH > 0.1 > 0.3 – 5.1 > ______________ > > This does not count for anything, especially if you look at the > other numbers. YOur T4 is low enough that your TSH should be around > 3.0 or higher. > _______________ > > > FT4 > 0.82 > 0.73 – 1.95 > ___________________ > Your T4 is low. You are at the lower end of the range and what only > a few doctors realize is that the ranges are skewed toward > hypothyroidism. My former Doc, used to rant about this. This is > because the ranges are determined by who has the tests and there is > a higher proportion of those who have the tests that are hypo. > People become a little hypo as they age and sick people who send in > tests are very often temporarily hypo. I was at .79 when I was sick > as a dog with hypothyroidism and finally got a doctor to diagnose > it. That is not mch different from where you are. > _____________ > > FT3 > 3.0 > 2.3 – 4.2 > _________________ > > T3 is a tad below the middle and is very common in hypothryoidism > and undertreated hypothryoidim. This is because when the body is > faced with declining T4 levels, it increases the conversion of it to > T3. So, as T4 declines T3 tends to stay in the midrange untill T4 is > almost all depleted. > > A well adjusted thyroid patient on Armour typically has T4 levels > either in the midle of the range or just below it a little and T3 > levels just above the midrange. Some doctors say that it should > really be at the upper 1/3 of the range due to the skewed nature of > the ranges. > > So, just the fact that your T4 is quite low with respect to T3 > indicates that your body is trying to make do with not quite enough. > You have the whole range to work with so I don't understand why the > doctor can't stop obsessing over the TSH and let you at least get > your T3 in the top half of the range. How is that bad? > > Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 My T4 was staying below normal until I added the Unithroid, but that still hasn't helped much. I am converting everything just to keep my fires burning. I knew what the numbers were going to look like. Cathryn > My gosh! You are definitely hypo. What is wrong with your doctor > that he can't see that? > > TSH > 0.1 > 0.3 – 5.1 > ______________ > > This does not count for anything, especially if you look at the > other numbers. YOur T4 is low enough that your TSH should be around > 3.0 or higher. > _______________ > > > FT4 > 0.82 > 0.73 – 1.95 > ___________________ > Your T4 is low. You are at the lower end of the range and what only > a few doctors realize is that the ranges are skewed toward > hypothyroidism. My former Doc, used to rant about this. This is > because the ranges are determined by who has the tests and there is > a higher proportion of those who have the tests that are hypo. > People become a little hypo as they age and sick people who send in > tests are very often temporarily hypo. I was at .79 when I was sick > as a dog with hypothyroidism and finally got a doctor to diagnose > it. That is not mch different from where you are. > _____________ > > FT3 > 3.0 > 2.3 – 4.2 > _________________ > > T3 is a tad below the middle and is very common in hypothryoidism > and undertreated hypothryoidim. This is because when the body is > faced with declining T4 levels, it increases the conversion of it to > T3. So, as T4 declines T3 tends to stay in the midrange untill T4 is > almost all depleted. > > A well adjusted thyroid patient on Armour typically has T4 levels > either in the midle of the range or just below it a little and T3 > levels just above the midrange. Some doctors say that it should > really be at the upper 1/3 of the range due to the skewed nature of > the ranges. > > So, just the fact that your T4 is quite low with respect to T3 > indicates that your body is trying to make do with not quite enough. > You have the whole range to work with so I don't understand why the > doctor can't stop obsessing over the TSH and let you at least get > your T3 in the top half of the range. How is that bad? > > Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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