Re: boo-booed on lab results - here is the corrected ones...

[Guest guest]

I responded to your post yesterday but I dont know what happened to it so if it

does get posted somehow I am sorry for repeating...

Your TSH was low but that is ok many hashi patients feel best with a really low

TSH as long as FT4 and FT3 show good then your meds did not need to be lowered

which your FT4 and FT3 look good.

Anti-thyroid PE shows your antibodies are high this means your thyroid is

getting attacked. There are several things that are said to trigger attacks big

ones are GLUTEN not sure if your on a gluten free diet or not but your should

give it a try. another that is believed to raise antibodies and 'fuel the fire'

is Iodine since your Iodine is high you should really avoid Iodine but Sea salt

no kelp sea weed high iodine contianing foods. There is a lady that has had her

antibodies drop over 10,000 from following Dr. K's portocol and book this is his

site look into buying his book.

http://drknews.com/

My antibodies were over 6000 and are now 2500 from just eliminating gluten and

avoiding Iodine. here is info on how Iodine is NO good for Hashimoto people...

http://drknews.com/iodine-and-hashimotos

http://drknews.com/archives/133

http://thehealthyskeptic.org/iodine-for-

hypothyroidism-like-gasoline-on-a-fire

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400365/Th

yroid-Trouble.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Hashimotos-Aut

oimmune-Thyroid---Frequent-Questions-A

bout-the-Most-Common-Cause-of-Hypothyr

oidism & id=3618092

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/drugdatabase

/f/kelp.htm

http://www.livestrong.com/article/147049

-vitamins-without-iodine/

even here where they encourage Iodine for hypothyroidism they say NOT to take it

if you have hashimoto!

http://www.thyroidnz.org/supplements.php

and Dr. Brownstien who encourages Iodine for normal thyroid and conditions that

are NOT Autoimmune he too says its not good for hashimoto...

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/bro

wnstein-hormones.htm

Some studies suggest that high Iodine can cause Hashimoto, not how true it is or

not.

About the natural thyroid you said you did not do well on it, What kind did you

use? Many peopld have trouble with Armour because of the fillers they use. The

best thing to do really is get a compounded thyroid medication this way you know

it does not have a bunch of un-needed fillers. I tried synthetic for 2 years had

felt terrible then I switched to natural compounded and never felt better! Its

soo much better. I had tried Armour and did not like it and that is common for

many thyroid people!!!

I am not real familiar with Reverse T3 issues someone else maybe able to help

you out more! But I HIGHLY recommend you go gluten free and avoid Iodine!

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>

>

> Anyone want interpret?  Thanks all!

> I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 †" been on synthetic since then

>

> Currently on Levo †" none taken the day of the lab †" this was  labwork

 after fasting 12 hrs

>

> TSH:  0.02   R:  0.34 †" 5.60 uIU/mL   

>

> T4:  10.3   R:

> 6.1 †" 12.2 ug/dl

>

> Free T3:  3.25  R:  1.71-3.71

> pg/ml

>

> Free T4:  1.4  R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

>

> Reverse T3:   422  R: 90-350

> pg/mL

>

>  Thyroid ABS Anti

> Thyroglobu   <20.0   R: 0-40

> IU/mL 

>

> Anti-thyroid PE   793.0    R: <35 

> IU/ml

>

> Ferritin:  78.8   R:  11-307 ng/dL

>

> Folate:  >20   R: 5.2

> - >20 ng/mL

>

> B12:  531   R:

> 180-914 pg/mL

>

> Vit D, 25-HY:  47.1   R:  30-100 ng/ml

>

> Estradiol   25.0 

>

> Cortisol Random (blood

> work in a.m.)    10.1 

> REF:2.0†" 22.6 ug/dL

>

> Iodine:

>

> Protein

> bound:  5.2 ug/dl   R:  4.0

> †" 8.0

>

> Total:  8.5 ug/dl  

> R: 4.5-10.0

>

> Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl   R: 0.5 - 2.0

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for filling me in ~ I have been under major stress lately which I

am sure can trigger the hashi's attack too. RT3 is high, so I checked with the

STTM RT3 group on that - High RT3 means that my body is blocking the T3 in my

receptors.

Typically, with RT3 problems, it does not matter if we are taking synthetic or

natural T4, the RT3 blocks the T3 from entering into the receptors, so I will

need to stop taking all T4 meds, and go strictly on T3 until my body is clear of

the RT3(I've been educating myself the last 2 days, lol!)

Now, on the iodine consumption, can I consume sea salt that does not contain

iodine? I have not been supplementing with iodine, so not sure what else to cut

out? Celiac, is there a test I can take for that, or is it pretty much just

cutting out gluten and seeing how one feels?

Thanks so Much , you're a blessing!!!

Terri

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Anyone want interpret?  Thanks all!

> > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 †" been on synthetic since then

> >

> > Currently on Levo †" none taken the day of the lab †" this was  labwork

 after fasting 12 hrs

> >

> > TSH:  0.02   R:  0.34 †" 5.60 uIU/mL   

> >

> > T4:  10.3   R:

> > 6.1 †" 12.2 ug/dl

> >

> > Free T3:  3.25  R:  1.71-3.71

> > pg/ml

> >

> > Free T4:  1.4  R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

> >

> > Reverse T3:   422  R: 90-350

> > pg/mL

> >

> >  Thyroid ABS Anti

> > Thyroglobu   <20.0   R: 0-40

> > IU/mL 

> >

> > Anti-thyroid PE   793.0    R: <35 

> > IU/ml

> >

> > Ferritin:  78.8   R:  11-307 ng/dL

> >

> > Folate:  >20   R: 5.2

> > - >20 ng/mL

> >

> > B12:  531   R:

> > 180-914 pg/mL

> >

> > Vit D, 25-HY:  47.1   R:  30-100 ng/ml

> >

> > Estradiol   25.0 

> >

> > Cortisol Random (blood

> > work in a.m.)    10.1 

> > REF:2.0†" 22.6 ug/dL

> >

> > Iodine:

> >

> > Protein

> > bound:  5.2 ug/dl   R:  4.0

> > †" 8.0

> >

> > Total:  8.5 ug/dl  

> > R: 4.5-10.0

> >

> > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl   R: 0.5 - 2.0

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I use Sea salt. ther are also many other things that have high levels of Iodine

that you should avoid sushi wraps are made most times with sea weed which has

high iodine, also kelp has high iodine

http://ezinearticles.com/?Hashimotos-Thyroiditis & id=1565662.

There is different tests for celiac disease none are 100% accurate. I read

somewhere recently that the blood test which is what most doctors now use has a

30% chance of giving a false negative. They say the stool sample is the most

accurate way to test however it is not if your allergic or have an intolerance

to it. Either way when you have Hashimoto you should avoid gluten because it is

not good for your condition. Many people who test negative for celiac still have

an intolerance to it and when they go gluten free still see big changes. The

best thing to do is go gluten free for a while and see how you feel if you dont

notice changes and dont feel different try eating regular bread or pasta and see

how your body reacts too it. My husband does not have celiac or hashimoto but

since going gluten free as a family if he eats gluten he gets sick!

Thank you for the complement I appreciate it I have learned a lot from others on

this group and I have learned a lot from my own research until my current doctor

no other doctor ever filled me in or gave good answers for anything I ever asked

so I was forced to look into things on my own. So know I like to share info that

I have found because I know what its like being left to figure things out on my

own.

Also thank you for explaining the RT3 issue I have heard of it before but since

I never had the issue I never really looked into it before. Stress they do say

can trigger antibodies to increase. While your antibodes are not shockigly high

you still want to acknowledge that they are high and do what you can to keep

them from getting any higher. The higher they are the more damage is being done!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyone want interpret?  Thanks all!

> > > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 †" been on synthetic since then

> > >

> > > Currently on Levo †" none taken the day of the lab †" this was  labwork

 after fasting 12 hrs

> > >

> > > TSH:  0.02   R:  0.34 †" 5.60 uIU/mL   

> > >

> > > T4:  10.3   R:

> > > 6.1 †" 12.2 ug/dl

> > >

> > > Free T3:  3.25  R:  1.71-3.71

> > > pg/ml

> > >

> > > Free T4:  1.4  R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Reverse T3:   422  R: 90-350

> > > pg/mL

> > >

> > >  Thyroid ABS Anti

> > > Thyroglobu   <20.0   R: 0-40

> > > IU/mL 

> > >

> > > Anti-thyroid PE   793.0    R: <35 

> > > IU/ml

> > >

> > > Ferritin:  78.8   R:  11-307 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Folate:  >20   R: 5.2

> > > - >20 ng/mL

> > >

> > > B12:  531   R:

> > > 180-914 pg/mL

> > >

> > > Vit D, 25-HY:  47.1   R:  30-100 ng/ml

> > >

> > > Estradiol   25.0 

> > >

> > > Cortisol Random (blood

> > > work in a.m.)    10.1 

> > > REF:2.0†" 22.6 ug/dL

> > >

> > > Iodine:

> > >

> > > Protein

> > > bound:  5.2 ug/dl   R:  4.0

> > > †" 8.0

> > >

> > > Total:  8.5 ug/dl  

> > > R: 4.5-10.0

> > >

> > > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl   R: 0.5 - 2.0

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It does seem that rT3 is a protective mechanism, and is a big clue to examine

and address the cause(s), cortisol levels especially, rather than try to

override the mechanism of rT3 directly by extraordinary means. Maybe we are

grasping on false hope because treating rT3 seems to be only a small piece of

the puzzle and short-term at best. Stopping all T4 and using T3 alone in huge

amounts is clearly risky. rT3 is a protection of sorts, the body in its native

intelligence tries to downregulate by putting the brakes on catabolism and

meltdown

if it can. This is a pro-survival action on the part of the body.

The protective checks and balances of the body deserve to be given a lot more

appreciation and not just a passing mention. So I would give a lot more

emphasis to appreciation and causes. Then address causes.

My biochemist doc says ANY under lying conditions (causes) must be addressed and

fixed. Then and only then can T3 level improve. RT3 is just one of the many

symptoms of leaky gut although on some support groups you'd think it is its own

disease. We see patients all the time given T4-only levothyroxine drugs while

ignoring T3 hormone and the autoimmune connection; thus diagnosing more and more

diseases as time goes by.

I got sicker and sicker to the point of being bed ridden with alzheimer-like

brain fog (severely low T3) and heart symptoms on T4 only drugs until I found a

doc who looked deep into the connection and helped me repair my health and

regain a good quality of life. In my case I had gut issues, which were `not'

from cortisol alone but also from food intolerances such as soy, gluten and

dairy. Plus other dysfunction and deficiencies that I eventually found and

corrected.

Leaky gut is not life threatening and develops over many years like fatty liver.

In leaky gut the intestine develops leakages allowing substances that would

normally be digested to instead pass directly into the bloodstream and proceed

to the liver for detoxification. These substances should not be in the blood -

so the immune system reacts to them. Immune complexes are formed and these

complexes travel to the liver where they are broken down. This places an

enormous burden on the liver, stressing its detoxification capability. As a

result these substances may be partially processed and accumulate in the liver

and fatty tissue.

Research in the past ten years has uncovered the important connection between

the health of the human body and the integrity of the gut wall. It is well

documented that inflammation of the intestines and increased permeability of the

intestinal (mucosal) wall has a connection with conditions such as low stomach

acid, malabsorption, bacterial imbalance in the gut, stress, adrenal fatigue

both low and high cortisol, reverse T3 dominance, infection, virus, food

allergies, food intolerance, poor diet, yeast overgrowth, alcohol overuse,

parasites, and certain drugs (one example, acid reducers). Leaky gut is seen in

Crohn's disease, Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, dermatological

conditions, colitis, auto-immune diseases like Diabetes, Hashimoto's and

Graves', Reiter's syndrome, eczema and other `allergenic' disorders.

Note that Dr. Holtorf (who internet groups use his literature for reference in

assigning rT3 as a disease that must be corrected) cites a turned-down metabolic

rate from past dieting and weight loss causes rT3 dominance. This is a deterrent

against a meltdown, since the body can't tell the difference from a diet vs. a

famine. It's part of a rebalancing or adjustment period after weight loss, which

can take months or 2-3+ yrs to really transfer or recalibrate set points. That's

why we can't go back to eating like we did before or right after weight loss,

since the body has a longer adjustment period of getting used to the new weight

and eating habits.

For example, during the 1960s people eating low carb diets would lose weight,

but would have to go relatively lower carb for years thereafter, in order to

maintain the weight loss; it was a whole lifestyle change. Carb was a 4-letter

word in those days, because the adults would get their carbs from drinking

booze, and eat steak and salad the rest of the time. (Mad Men! :-)) People who

didn't do that would gain the weight right back.

When a person is very acutely stressed, s/he may be running a high amount of

adrenaline in emergency, and this will normally raise ACTH and cortisol to

buffer that. The body will raise rT3 in order to keep the system from melting

down as it would under both high adrenaline as well as high cortisol conditions.

In a real emergency, it's not unusual to drop 15 lbs in a couple of weeks, even

in people with formerly very stuck weight, so rT3 lessens this somewhat.

Dr. Lowe says reduced T3 levels occur during illness, fasting, or stress slows

the metabolism of many tissues. Because of the slowed metabolism, the body does

not eliminate reverse-T3 as rapidly as usual. The slowed elimination from the

body allows the reverse-T3 level in the blood to increase considerably, but this

is only temporary and usually corrects itself. This has been verified in the

majority of studies made on rT3. RT3 dominance decreases cellular energy

production and T3 reverses this decline. My doc agrees that all the above

happens in hypoT and correcting gut issues improves metabolism, cortisol, sex

hormones and also rT3 in the majority of patients. Many patients can recoup

health by simply fixing the gut.

Again, the protective checks and balances of the body is telling us something

that should not be ignored. So look for and address causes.

T3-only meds are hard on the ADRENALS and the HEART. Taking T3 only med is best

suited to patients with strong constitutions, ample cortisol, and in sane

amounts, with a low and slow beginning. T3-only meds, being over 4x stronger per

mcg than T4 meds, are often overdosed in Internet groups, bodybuilding groups,

and alternative practitioners. The same can be true for overdosing on thyroid

meds. 3 grains of Armour used to be full replacement dose for those who have NO

thyroid gland, not the garden variety of Hashi-HypoT patients.

The bottom line is that we ALL need to optimize ALL our deficiencies and/or

extreme levels, such as (again) cortisol must be in balance along with

iron/ferritin and vitamin D; also, minerals like selenium, zinc, magnesium etc

plays an important role along with the B, C and E vitamins; and any gut issues

(infection, fungus, virus, parasite etc), food intolerances or allergies must be

addressed and eliminated.

What if the real cause of not feeling well is due to difficult life circustances

like low/high hormones or neurotransmitters or aminos; inappropraite drugs; poor

nutrition; mitochondrial dysfunction; not enough exercise of the right kind;

poor quality or quantity of sleep; over scheduling; among others?? These are

the things my doctor had me address.

I hope this helps,

~Bj

PS ~~~ High rT3 is often seen in women with PCOS, do you have that?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyone want interpret?  Thanks all!

> > > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 †" been on synthetic since then

> > >

> > > Currently on Levo †" none taken the day of the lab †" this was  labwork

 after fasting 12 hrs

> > >

> > > TSH:  0.02   R:  0.34 †" 5.60 uIU/mL   

> > >

> > > T4:  10.3   R:

> > > 6.1 †" 12.2 ug/dl

> > >

> > > Free T3:  3.25  R:  1.71-3.71

> > > pg/ml

> > >

> > > Free T4:  1.4  R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Reverse T3:   422  R: 90-350

> > > pg/mL

> > >

> > >  Thyroid ABS Anti

> > > Thyroglobu   <20.0   R: 0-40

> > > IU/mL 

> > >

> > > Anti-thyroid PE   793.0    R: <35 

> > > IU/ml

> > >

> > > Ferritin:  78.8   R:  11-307 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Folate:  >20   R: 5.2

> > > - >20 ng/mL

> > >

> > > B12:  531   R:

> > > 180-914 pg/mL

> > >

> > > Vit D, 25-HY:  47.1   R:  30-100 ng/ml

> > >

> > > Estradiol   25.0 

> > >

> > > Cortisol Random (blood

> > > work in a.m.)    10.1 

> > > REF:2.0†" 22.6 ug/dL

> > >

> > > Iodine:

> > >

> > > Protein

> > > bound:  5.2 ug/dl   R:  4.0

> > > †" 8.0

> > >

> > > Total:  8.5 ug/dl  

> > > R: 4.5-10.0

> > >

> > > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl   R: 0.5 - 2.0

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Bj, Thanks for telling me to hold off " fixing " the RT3 issues with T3-only until I had investigated other possible contributing factors--like the LEAKY GUT! Turns out that after having 17 different aspects of my GI tract tested (Doctor's Data  comprehensive stool/parisitology test 

x 3) that I tested positive for h. pylori, candida, klebsiella, two other parasites (names escape me) and a bad case of blastocystis hominis (really evil parasite). Not only that, but the critters have all but obliterated the mucosal lining in my stomach! So my body was just doing it's job in creating RT3--it's not the problem here. 

Now my attentions are focused on clearing things up. If you or anyone else has any advice to share on killing the blastocystis (item #1 on my " to kill " list), PLEASE let me know!!! The candida is bad enough, but the blasto. is even worse. I've been reading that nothing short of a triple-drug cocktail will kill this bugger and not to waste time on any naturopathic alternatives. I'm happy to hear otherwise from anyone else!!

That's all. Just wanted to say you were right! -Steph 

 

Hi ,

It does seem that rT3 is a protective mechanism, and is a big clue to examine and address the cause(s), cortisol levels especially, rather than try to override the mechanism of rT3 directly by extraordinary means. Maybe we are grasping on false hope because treating rT3 seems to be only a small piece of the puzzle and short-term at best. Stopping all T4 and using T3 alone in huge amounts is clearly risky. rT3 is a protection of sorts, the body in its native intelligence tries to downregulate by putting the brakes on catabolism and meltdown

if it can. This is a pro-survival action on the part of the body.

The protective checks and balances of the body deserve to be given a lot more appreciation and not just a passing mention. So I would give a lot more emphasis to appreciation and causes. Then address causes.

My biochemist doc says ANY under lying conditions (causes) must be addressed and fixed. Then and only then can T3 level improve. RT3 is just one of the many symptoms of leaky gut although on some support groups you'd think it is its own disease. We see patients all the time given T4-only levothyroxine drugs while ignoring T3 hormone and the autoimmune connection; thus diagnosing more and more diseases as time goes by.

I got sicker and sicker to the point of being bed ridden with alzheimer-like brain fog (severely low T3) and heart symptoms on T4 only drugs until I found a doc who looked deep into the connection and helped me repair my health and regain a good quality of life. In my case I had gut issues, which were `not' from cortisol alone but also from food intolerances such as soy, gluten and dairy. Plus other dysfunction and deficiencies that I eventually found and corrected.

Leaky gut is not life threatening and develops over many years like fatty liver. In leaky gut the intestine develops leakages allowing substances that would normally be digested to instead pass directly into the bloodstream and proceed to the liver for detoxification. These substances should not be in the blood - so the immune system reacts to them. Immune complexes are formed and these complexes travel to the liver where they are broken down. This places an enormous burden on the liver, stressing its detoxification capability. As a result these substances may be partially processed and accumulate in the liver and fatty tissue.

Research in the past ten years has uncovered the important connection between the health of the human body and the integrity of the gut wall. It is well documented that inflammation of the intestines and increased permeability of the intestinal (mucosal) wall has a connection with conditions such as low stomach acid, malabsorption, bacterial imbalance in the gut, stress, adrenal fatigue both low and high cortisol, reverse T3 dominance, infection, virus, food allergies, food intolerance, poor diet, yeast overgrowth, alcohol overuse, parasites, and certain drugs (one example, acid reducers). Leaky gut is seen in Crohn's disease, Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, dermatological conditions, colitis, auto-immune diseases like Diabetes, Hashimoto's and Graves', Reiter's syndrome, eczema and other `allergenic' disorders.

Note that Dr. Holtorf (who internet groups use his literature for reference in assigning rT3 as a disease that must be corrected) cites a turned-down metabolic rate from past dieting and weight loss causes rT3 dominance. This is a deterrent against a meltdown, since the body can't tell the difference from a diet vs. a famine. It's part of a rebalancing or adjustment period after weight loss, which can take months or 2-3+ yrs to really transfer or recalibrate set points. That's why we can't go back to eating like we did before or right after weight loss, since the body has a longer adjustment period of getting used to the new weight and eating habits.

For example, during the 1960s people eating low carb diets would lose weight, but would have to go relatively lower carb for years thereafter, in order to maintain the weight loss; it was a whole lifestyle change. Carb was a 4-letter word in those days, because the adults would get their carbs from drinking booze, and eat steak and salad the rest of the time. (Mad Men! :-)) People who didn't do that would gain the weight right back.

When a person is very acutely stressed, s/he may be running a high amount of adrenaline in emergency, and this will normally raise ACTH and cortisol to buffer that. The body will raise rT3 in order to keep the system from melting down as it would under both high adrenaline as well as high cortisol conditions. In a real emergency, it's not unusual to drop 15 lbs in a couple of weeks, even in people with formerly very stuck weight, so rT3 lessens this somewhat.

Dr. Lowe says reduced T3 levels occur during illness, fasting, or stress slows the metabolism of many tissues. Because of the slowed metabolism, the body does not eliminate reverse-T3 as rapidly as usual. The slowed elimination from the body allows the reverse-T3 level in the blood to increase considerably, but this is only temporary and usually corrects itself. This has been verified in the majority of studies made on rT3. RT3 dominance decreases cellular energy production and T3 reverses this decline. My doc agrees that all the above happens in hypoT and correcting gut issues improves metabolism, cortisol, sex hormones and also rT3 in the majority of patients. Many patients can recoup health by simply fixing the gut.

Again, the protective checks and balances of the body is telling us something that should not be ignored. So look for and address causes.

T3-only meds are hard on the ADRENALS and the HEART. Taking T3 only med is best suited to patients with strong constitutions, ample cortisol, and in sane amounts, with a low and slow beginning. T3-only meds, being over 4x stronger per mcg than T4 meds, are often overdosed in Internet groups, bodybuilding groups, and alternative practitioners. The same can be true for overdosing on thyroid meds. 3 grains of Armour used to be full replacement dose for those who have NO thyroid gland, not the garden variety of Hashi-HypoT patients.

The bottom line is that we ALL need to optimize ALL our deficiencies and/or extreme levels, such as (again) cortisol must be in balance along with iron/ferritin and vitamin D; also, minerals like selenium, zinc, magnesium etc plays an important role along with the B, C and E vitamins; and any gut issues (infection, fungus, virus, parasite etc), food intolerances or allergies must be addressed and eliminated.

What if the real cause of not feeling well is due to difficult life circustances like low/high hormones or neurotransmitters or aminos; inappropraite drugs; poor nutrition; mitochondrial dysfunction; not enough exercise of the right kind; poor quality or quantity of sleep; over scheduling; among others?? These are the things my doctor had me address.

I hope this helps,

~Bj

PS ~~~ High rT3 is often seen in women with PCOS, do you have that?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyone want interpret?  Thanks all!

> > > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 †" been on synthetic since then

> > >

> > > Currently on Levo †" none taken the day of the lab †" this was  labwork  after fasting 12 hrs

> > >

> > > TSH:  0.02   R:  0.34 †" 5.60 uIU/mL   

> > >

> > > T4:  10.3   R:

> > > 6.1 †" 12.2 ug/dl

> > >

> > > Free T3:  3.25  R:  1.71-3.71

> > > pg/ml

> > >

> > > Free T4:  1.4  R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Reverse T3:   422  R: 90-350

> > > pg/mL

> > >

> > >  Thyroid ABS Anti

> > > Thyroglobu   <20.0   R: 0-40

> > > IU/mL 

> > >

> > > Anti-thyroid PE   793.0    R: <35 

> > > IU/ml

> > >

> > > Ferritin:  78.8   R:  11-307 ng/dL

> > >

> > > Folate:  >20   R: 5.2

> > > - >20 ng/mL

> > >

> > > B12:  531   R:

> > > 180-914 pg/mL

> > >

> > > Vit D, 25-HY:  47.1   R:  30-100 ng/ml

> > >

> > > Estradiol   25.0 

> > >

> > > Cortisol Random (blood

> > > work in a.m.)    10.1 

> > > REF:2.0†" 22.6 ug/dL

> > >

> > > Iodine:

> > >

> > > Protein

> > > bound:  5.2 ug/dl   R:  4.0

> > > †" 8.0

> > >

> > > Total:  8.5 ug/dl  

> > > R: 4.5-10.0

> > >

> > > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl   R: 0.5 - 2.0

> > >

> >

>

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Hi yes i also was wondering if their are tests you can have done for leaky gut?LoriTo: Thyroiditis Sent: Fri, August 13, 2010 11:30:58 AMSubject: Re: boo-booed on lab results - here is the corrected ones...

Hi BJ,

I am absolutely in awe of all you wrote. At the time of my labs, it was 4 weeks after losing my job, and 3 weeks after my husband of ten years left me a dear john note and moved across the united states. Yep, a little stress going on here. I had also just lost 15 lbs in those 4 weeks, so sounds like my RT3 is perhaps being active from all the stressers & weight loss? I am def. going to tighten up my diet - and see if that makes a difference. Yes, the Yahoo groups are advising to go T3 only, but after reading what you wrote, I am def. thinking about some alternative stuff.

Is there a lab test that one can do to determine a leaky gut issue? Or is it more just try a new way of eating and go from there?

I do avoid all soy, fluoride, Iodine, and stay away from a lot of gluten, but could regulate the gluten thing much better.

Thank you so much, precious one, for taking the time out to explain all this to me.

Thank you so much, precious BJ, for taking the time out to explain all this to me. Sometimes I feel so alone in all this. I am hoping to find a good Doc once my insurance kicks in (I got a new job at DMV!)

Blessings...

Terri

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Anyone want interpret? Thanks all!

> > > > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 â€" been on synthetic since then

> > > >

> > > > Currently on Levo â€" none taken the day of the lab â€" this was labwork  after fasting 12 hrs

> > > >

> > > > TSH: 0.02   R:  0.34 â€" 5.60 uIU/mL  Â

> > > >

> > > > T4: Â 10.3Â Â R:

> > > > 6.1 â€" 12.2 ug/dl

> > > >

> > > > Free T3:Â 3.25 Â R:Â 1.71-3.71

> > > > pg/ml

> > > >

> > > > Free T4:Â 1.4Â R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL

> > > >

> > > > Reverse T3:Â Â 422Â R: 90-350

> > > > pg/mL

> > > >

> > > > Â Thyroid ABS Anti

> > > > Thyroglobu  <20.0   R: 0-40

> > > > IU/mLÂ

> > > >

> > > > Anti-thyroid PEÂ Â 793.0Â Â Â R: <35Â

> > > > IU/ml

> > > >

> > > > Ferritin:Â 78.8Â Â R:Â 11-307 ng/dL

> > > >

> > > > Folate:Â >20 Â Â R: 5.2

> > > > - >20 ng/mL

> > > >

> > > > B12:Â 531Â Â R:

> > > > 180-914 pg/mL

> > > >

> > > > Vit D, 25-HY:Â 47.1Â Â R:Â 30-100 ng/ml

> > > >

> > > > Estradiol  25.0Â

> > > >

> > > > Cortisol Random (blood

> > > > work in a.m.)Â Â Â 10.1Â

> > > > REF:2.0â€"22.6 ug/dL

> > > >

> > > > Iodine:

> > > >

> > > > Protein

> > > > bound: 5.2 ug/dl   R: 4.0

> > > > â€" 8.0

> > > >

> > > > Total: 8.5 ug/dl Â

> > > > R: 4.5-10.0

> > > >

> > > > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl  R: 0.5 - 2.0

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

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teresa, looks like your meds need lowered just a little bit. ----- Re: boo-booed on lab results - here is the corrected ones... Hi BJ,I am absolutely in awe of all you wrote. At the time of my labs, it was 4 weeks after losing my job, and 3 weeks after my husband of ten years left me a dear john note and moved across the united states. Yep, a little stress going on here. I had also just lost 15 lbs in those 4 weeks, so sounds like my RT3 is perhaps being active from all the stressers & weight loss? I am def. going to tighten up my diet - and see if that makes a difference. Yes, the Yahoo groups are advising to go T3 only, but after reading what you wrote, I am def. thinking about some alternative stuff.Is there a lab test that one can do to determine a leaky gut issue? Or is it more just try a new way of eating and go from there? I do avoid all soy, fluoride, Iodine, and stay away from a lot of gluten, but could regulate the gluten thing much better. Thank you so much, precious one, for taking the time out to explain all this to me. Thank you so much, precious BJ, for taking the time out to explain all this to me. Sometimes I feel so alone in all this. I am hoping to find a good Doc once my insurance kicks in (I got a new job at DMV!)Blessings...Terri> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone want interpret? Thanks all!> > > > I was diagnosed with Hashi’s in 1995 â€" been on synthetic since then> > > > > > > > Currently on Levo â€" none taken the day of the lab â€" this was labwork  after fasting 12 hrs> > > > > > > > TSH: 0.02   R:  0.34 â€" 5.60 uIU/mL   > > > > > > > > T4:  10.3  R:> > > > 6.1 â€" 12.2 ug/dl> > > > > > > > Free T3: 3.25  R: 1.71-3.71> > > > pg/ml> > > > > > > > Free T4: 1.4 R: 0.6-1.6 ng/dL> > > > > > > > Reverse T3:  422 R: 90-350> > > > pg/mL> > > > > > > >  Thyroid ABS Anti> > > > Thyroglobu  <20.0   R: 0-40> > > > IU/mL > > > > > > > > Anti-thyroid PE  793.0   R: <35 > > > > IU/ml> > > > > > > > Ferritin: 78.8  R: 11-307 ng/dL> > > > > > > > Folate: >20   R: 5.2> > > > - >20 ng/mL> > > > > > > > B12: 531  R:> > > > 180-914 pg/mL> > > > > > > > Vit D, 25-HY: 47.1  R: 30-100 ng/ml> > > > > > > > Estradiol  25.0 > > > > > > > > Cortisol Random (blood> > > > work in a.m.)   10.1 > > > > REF:2.0â€"22.6 ug/dL> > > > > > > > Iodine: > > > > > > > > Protein> > > > bound: 5.2 ug/dl   R: 4.0> > > > â€" 8.0> > > > > > > > Total: 8.5 ug/dl  > > > > R: 4.5-10.0> > > > > > > > Inorganic (ABN) 3.3 ug/dl  R: 0.5 - 2.0> > > >> > >> >>

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Hi Lori,

There is a gut permeability test used mainly to Dx Crohn's, colitis and other

diseases. The one at Genova Diagnostics is called Intestinal Permeability

Assessment. It identifies malabsorption. It does NOT show why you have leaky gut

or malabsorption though.

As stated previously, there is NOT one single test per say specifically for

general leaky gut. It develops over many years of eating a bad diet with

proceeded foods and additives etc. It can develop faster in susceptible people.

Some things that generally are present are acid reflux and low stomach acid,

which many Hashis experience. Patients are often given acid reducers, which

cause the gut to weaken faster and then leak. (Occasionally some patients

develop high acid.) Also, we acquire nutritional deficiency, bacterial imbalance

in the gut, stress, adrenal fatigue, food allergies, food intolerance, yeast

overgrowth, parasites, among other things.

Research in recent years has uncovered the important connection between the

health of the our bodies and the integrity of the gut wall. It is now well

established that inflammation of the intestines and a resultant increased

permeability of the intestinal mucosal wall has a connection with conditions

such as infection, acid reflex, food allergy, Crohn's disease, Celiac disease,

dermatological conditions, Ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease,

irritable bowel syndrome, auto-immune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis,

ankylosing spondylitis, Graves', Hashimoto's etc), Endotoxemia, Reiter's

syndrome, eczema and other `allergic' disorders, among others.

HTH,

~Bj

>

> Hi yes i also was wondering if their are tests you can have done for leaky

gut?

> Lori