Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hi Carol... thyroid...You ned FT3 and FT4 tests plus TSH..Ranges for TSH have been altered by the AMA tell your lab they need to update range shoud be 0.5-2.5..if you feel hypo and it is obvious lt in your family you will be hypo. No such thing as 'normal' or 'in range' with hypo.your antibody level also points to autoimmunity. If you are on medications that can alter thyroid blood tests and makes it even more important that your doc. goes on signs/symptoms..kidney involvement with mito. also 'throws' thyroid tests..What is your basal temp. and pulse rate ? FT4 should be in the top of your labs ranges ,certainly no lower than the upper quartile..it doesn't matter if it is even slightly over range...FT3 should always be in the mid to upper quartile..T3 is vital to the mitochondria..if you are low on T4 you will not be able to convert and supply enough T3 for cell functioning. Incorrect thyroid functioning always has a knock on effect on the Adrenals, they function on the feed back system...hyper/hypo both can muck up adrenal function as can Mito. ..I assume you had a full adrenal testing done as part of your mito. if not may be worth getting it done...... esterogen etc, testosterone, DHEA, Aldosterone, renin, ACTH stim test,cholestral etc. The free random cortisol test is a waste of space and money unless you are having a bigtime adrenal crash. Many Mito's have been found to have adrenal insufficiency ..may be the mito. but there again it may be the thyroid that needs treating..Some mito. kids the first presentation has been autoimmune s which certainly points to adrenal function tests on a regular basis being possibly vital in Mito. Gillian > Hello all.... > > I rarely post but wanted to throw my 2cents in with regard to the recent news > abouta flu shots..... > > Call your local county health office and get on the list immediately. My > doctor was unable to get me a shot last year because they deferred to the elderly > even though they were aware that I have an underlying medical condition. > > My pediatrician's office wants my kids to get shots and they have both the > shot and the mist. One doc said...definitely get the mist it works better. > Another pediatrician in the same office STRONGLY suggested to get the shot, not > the mist as the shot has dead virus in it and the mist has live virus in > it....Anyone want to weigh in on this mystery? My kids were psyched to not get a > shot....now they're petrified to get the shot. > > Learned today that I most likely torn my miniscus (sp?) and had an MRI. I am > limping around not knowing how the heck I did this. I see an ortho next week > and was told to stay on anti-inflammatory meds round the clock till then and > keep off my feet...hah! One kid has been home for 2 weeks with pneumonia and > the other has been home since Mon on bowel prep for and endoscopy and > colonoscopy on Wednesday. Ain't life grand!!!!! lol... > > Once again, due to the infinite wisdom of my husband (again lol) we are going > to change ISP within a week...I'll write in and change my address after I > hook up with Verizon. > > Best wishes to all...including birthday wishes. I think it was a who > had a complex migraine....welcome to the club. I have had two and recovered > almost completely except for 40% loss of strength on my right side. I > attributed my loss of memory to it completely until recently when I started using > bio-identical hormones to treat my early menopause and I am actually remembering > names and words for a change!!! Yahoo.....! > > Anyone with thyroid ssues? I have repeatedly complained that I am > hypothyroid even though my levels are " within " limits. Recently I got back some tests > with the following results.... > > T3 Uptake 33.2 (25-35) range > Total T4 5.9 (5.0-11.5) ug/dl > TSH 1.94 (0.4-5.0) uIU/ml > Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Ref Range<60 My score 25 > Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies Ref Range <60 My score 67 > > My son and My mother are both hypothyroid and I have EVERY SINGLE SYMPTOM OF > HYPOTHYROIDISM AND NO ONE WILL TREAT ME...... > > My Total T4 has been dwindling down and down over the years.....The CRNP > treating me for my hormone issues is afraid I am burning out my adrenals. Anyone > have a similar experience that they can share with me. You can write me > direct at purplegromit@a... > > One other reading I keep getting which I don't understand is that on my > comprehensive metabolic panel my ALK PHOS keeps creeping up. Latest reading is 149 > (range 39-118) IU/L. > > Thanks for the info! > > > Carol DuPont > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Gillian, is this a newer update for the range, than this In November 2002, AACE published revised guidelines that narrowed the range for normal thyroid function from the old TSH of 0.5 mIU/L to 5.0 mIU/L, to 0.3 mIU/L to 3.0 mIU/L. from http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/01/hlsa0301.htm markb > > > Hi Carol... > thyroid...You ned FT3 and FT4 tests plus TSH..Ranges for TSH have > been altered by the AMA tell your lab they need to update range > shoud be 0.5-2.5..if you feel hypo and it is obvious lt in your > family you will be hypo. No such thing as 'normal' or 'in range' > with hypo.your antibody level also points to autoimmunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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