Re: Thyroid Result

[Guest guest]

I guess your dr. is greedy. My doctor will call me with the results

and explain them to me, no office visit needed, no charge.

I would imagine if your dr. was concerned about the FT4 range the

office would have called you and either asked you to come in or told

you what you needed to do.

If I were you, I would look up the results on the web to put your

mind at ease (with keeping in mind that every lab uses different

ranges). You should be able to search on 'blood test results T4' or

something similar and see what it says.

I also believe that you should be able to call the dr. office and ask

that they explain the results over the phone to you for no charge,

even if the PA does it. They should not just send the results to you

with no explaination of what they mean. That doesn't make any sense

to me. To me - that says, it is time to find a new doctor and fast.

Marsha

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>

> hi

> I have ME/CFS and recently been getting neurological problems, like

> balance and impaired concentration. I got a thyroid test done and

> today it has come back.

>

> FT3 is 4.5 (2.1-6.0) FT4 is 20.8 (11.5-23.0) and TSH is 1.7 (0.4-

4)

>

> In the Lab comment box at the bottom it says " FT4 in the upper

> quartile of its reference range-? significant

>

> So what do they mean is significant then? Can anyone help. I am

> trying to get rid of my neurological problems by finding out if it

> is infection, thyroid, etc. ANy help with what they mean will be

> appreciated as my private doctor has only sent the result and he

> will want money to give me an appraisal of the result coz he is

> greedy.

>

> martin

[Guest guest]

Hi, I too suffered for years before being diagnosed. When I was borderline my

GP too wouldn't treat me until my symptoms got so bad i couldn't walk. The

doctors then discovered I had Hashi's and told me that if they'd done the

antibody test when I was borderline they would have started treating me earlier.

So my advice, if you haven't already had an antibody test, is to ask for one -

that will tell you if you have autoimmune type of hypothyroid and you are more

likely to get treatment with 'borderline' numbers.

As a result of my positive antibody test, my sister had one, which was positive

for hashi's, and so she was monitored and as soon as her numbers went

'bordeline' and she was feeling ill she got meds.

Nadia