BUMP - THANKS Re: New Lab Result - I'm very confused - what's happening.

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> I'm not getting what's going on.

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> on 6/18 I was on 30mcg of Cytomel

> Free T3 297 (range 230-420)

> Free T4 .5

> TSH 4.16 (up from 3.30 in Oct)

> Antibodies 388H (down from 502 in Nov)

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> So, you mentioned that I need more T3 which of course I knew and that

> I was still hypo. Made sense. I knew I probably need bunches more T3.

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> on 8/1 I was on 40mcg of Cytomel

> Free T3 297

> Free T4 .5

> TSH 1.32

> Antibodies 521H (higher than the higher one in Nov)

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> I understand that I need more T3 to bring up the Free T3 and to lower

> the antibodies? Why though did the antibodies go up when I'm taking

> MORE T3. Also, does it seem reasonable that the TSH went down that

> much in a month and half or should I ignore TSH since I have

> antibodies and they always mess with lab results. I'm just so

> confused about the higher antibodies.

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> Lukily I'm going to see a new doctor because if my current good for

> nothing doctor saw this he would say, " oh, we are going back to

> traditional thyroid treatments " , his latest threat.

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> Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

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