Need advice for sister...........

[Guest guest]

My sister had blood tests recently.

TSH-0.093 (1.80--5.000)

FT3-2.94 (1.80--4.20)

they did'nt do the FT4,imagine that!!

Anyway,I need to tell her how to get her FT3 in the upper range,can't remember

and I lost all my thyroid stuff I had saved when my hardrive crashed and died.

Thank's everyone.Love ya

Shirl

[Guest guest]

Hi Shirl! Actually, I am not seeing that your sister is very hypo by

her labs. Does she have symptoms, and what are they??

A person who does not have thyroid disease can have an fT3 where

your sister's is and be wonderful. For those of us who do have a

diseased or poorly-functioning thyroid, getting the fT3 towards the

upper part of the range is where we eliminate symptoms.

I'll wait to hear about her symptoms.

Janie

> My sister had blood tests recently.

> TSH-0.093 (1.80--5.000)

> FT3-2.94 (1.80--4.20)

> they did'nt do the FT4,imagine that!!

> Anyway,I need to tell her how to get her FT3 in the upper

range,can't remember and I lost all my thyroid stuff I had saved

when my hardrive crashed and died.

> Thank's everyone.Love ya

> Shirl

>

>

[Guest guest]

She started taking Armour late last year,her TSH at the time was 5.50.this is

the first tests she's had done since,not even sure what dose she's taking!

Trying to find all this stuff out,symptoms etc...

Like pulling teeth!!!

Re: Need advice for sister...........

Hi Shirl! Actually, I am not seeing that your sister is very hypo by

her labs. Does she have symptoms, and what are they??

A person who does not have thyroid disease can have an fT3 where

your sister's is and be wonderful. For those of us who do have a

diseased or poorly-functioning thyroid, getting the fT3 towards the

upper part of the range is where we eliminate symptoms.

I'll wait to hear about her symptoms.

Janie

> My sister had blood tests recently.

> TSH-0.093 (1.80--5.000)

> FT3-2.94 (1.80--4.20)

> they did'nt do the FT4,imagine that!!

> Anyway,I need to tell her how to get her FT3 in the upper

range,can't remember and I lost all my thyroid stuff I had saved

when my hardrive crashed and died.

> Thank's everyone.Love ya

> Shirl

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ah!! Those are her labs on Armour!! Now that's different. Generally,

a person doesn't eradicate all hypo symptoms until they happen to

also get that fT3 towards the top, it appears. There may be some who

are different. Her TSH is already so low that she'll have a very

suppressed TSH if she tries to get her fT3 up there, and she'll need

a very open-minded doc! ) Or she may do what so many folks on this

forum do----self-treat.

Let us know if she feels ok where she is (if you can get those teeth

pulled--haha), or if she still have some lingering symptoms....

Janie

> She started taking Armour late last year,her TSH at the time was

5.50.this is the first tests she's had done since,not even sure what

dose she's taking! Trying to find all this stuff out,symptoms etc...

> Like pulling teeth!!!