Abnormal blood test results

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villalayuka wrote:

> I have been feeling absolutely fine

>until this last 10 days, after coming back from Spain I think I may

>have had a virus possibly from an insect bite over there which went

>wrong!

>The other changes recently are that I am now taking Omega 3 Salmon

>oil - since April and also we have been on a low carbohydrate diet for

>the past 8 weeks, which was written by my original thyroid specialist.

>Hope you can help with any suggestions.

>

>

>

This is very starange since infections usually reduce the conversion of

t4 to t3 and so does dieting!

However a low carb diet is very good for balancing insulin a great deal

and cortisol , oestrogen and progesterone to some extent and it will

often have a positive effect on the liver and a great deal of the

porcessing of T4 to T3 happens there.

The t3 is really very high given the low T4 - did you get the tests done

at NPtech? Did you take your medications before having the test done?

what is your current dose ?

Normal or low T4 with a low TSH and a high freet3 can occur when there

is overtreatment with a T3 containing preparation.

Jaundice, high lipids in the blood [can be caused by using a non

fasting samples] and haemoloysis [poor venepuncture technique and or

poors strage of samples - eg if the samples has been posted there can be

increaseed breakdown becuase its not been analysed asap or storde in a

fridge can all cause false high freet3s in certain Freet3 test kits

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Alison

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villalayuka wrote:

> I have been feeling absolutely fine

>until this last 10 days, after coming back from Spain I think I may

>have had a virus possibly from an insect bite over there which went

>wrong!

>The other changes recently are that I am now taking Omega 3 Salmon

>oil - since April and also we have been on a low carbohydrate diet for

>the past 8 weeks, which was written by my original thyroid specialist.

>Hope you can help with any suggestions.

>

>

>

This is very starange since infections usually reduce the conversion of

t4 to t3 and so does dieting!

However a low carb diet is very good for balancing insulin a great deal

and cortisol , oestrogen and progesterone to some extent and it will

often have a positive effect on the liver and a great deal of the

porcessing of T4 to T3 happens there.

The t3 is really very high given the low T4 - did you get the tests done

at NPtech? Did you take your medications before having the test done?

what is your current dose ?

Normal or low T4 with a low TSH and a high freet3 can occur when there

is overtreatment with a T3 containing preparation.

Jaundice, high lipids in the blood [can be caused by using a non

fasting samples] and haemoloysis [poor venepuncture technique and or

poors strage of samples - eg if the samples has been posted there can be

increaseed breakdown becuase its not been analysed asap or storde in a

fridge can all cause false high freet3s in certain Freet3 test kits

--

Alison

blog: http://alisonashwell.blogspot.com/

http://www.alisonashwell.com/

http://www.childrensillustrators.com/alisonashwell

http://www.artwanted.com/alisonashwell

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villalayuka wrote:

> I have been feeling absolutely fine

>until this last 10 days, after coming back from Spain I think I may

>have had a virus possibly from an insect bite over there which went

>wrong!

>The other changes recently are that I am now taking Omega 3 Salmon

>oil - since April and also we have been on a low carbohydrate diet for

>the past 8 weeks, which was written by my original thyroid specialist.

>Hope you can help with any suggestions.

>

>

>

This is very starange since infections usually reduce the conversion of

t4 to t3 and so does dieting!

However a low carb diet is very good for balancing insulin a great deal

and cortisol , oestrogen and progesterone to some extent and it will

often have a positive effect on the liver and a great deal of the

porcessing of T4 to T3 happens there.

The t3 is really very high given the low T4 - did you get the tests done

at NPtech? Did you take your medications before having the test done?

what is your current dose ?

Normal or low T4 with a low TSH and a high freet3 can occur when there

is overtreatment with a T3 containing preparation.

Jaundice, high lipids in the blood [can be caused by using a non

fasting samples] and haemoloysis [poor venepuncture technique and or

poors strage of samples - eg if the samples has been posted there can be

increaseed breakdown becuase its not been analysed asap or storde in a

fridge can all cause false high freet3s in certain Freet3 test kits

--

Alison

blog: http://alisonashwell.blogspot.com/

http://www.alisonashwell.com/

http://www.childrensillustrators.com/alisonashwell

http://www.artwanted.com/alisonashwell

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I have been grateful of several replies to my original message, as

inspite of my husband sending faxes and letters to my thyroid

specialist over a week ago, regarding these abnormal readings, he

just didn`t bother to reply. So, of course when you feel poorly, you

can`t think straight and wonder why he isn`t bothered. I had been on

Armour Thyroid - 3 grains per day - split (2 grains a.m. and the

other 1 grain p.m.) as over the years I have found that works better

for me, and I was also taking 40 mg of Tertroxin (T3). Travelling

back and forth to the warmer climate of Spain every month, I found

that I did`nt need the extra 1 grain at night as I started with

overdose effects ( diarrhoea, shaking inside, headaches).I have now

decreased the T3 to Nil per day, due to the high reading of 12.03 in

a range of (2.8 - 7.1)and upped the Armour to the original of 2

grains a.m. and the 1 grain evening. Over the past 2 days I am

feeling a little better.

We eventually tracked the thyroid specialist down and saw him

yesterday.He wasn`t unduly bothered about the readings and said what

I had done was o.k. I just wished I could have spoken to him whilst

in panic, and in bed feeling so ill with the virus infection - it

would have saved my husband driving for a total of 4 and a half hours

and £90 fee plus petrol. It makes you wonder if D.I.Y thyroid

management is always preferable! - Viv