Thyroid Conditions

Hi jgroup,

Welcome to our board.

It looks as though your main tests are in the "normal" range.  However, your exact levels might not be a good place for you.  I don't know if your doctors are working with you regarding your symptoms as well as the test results but it would be good if they were.

Your antibody test may be the problem since it's so far out of range.  That might indicate either Hashimoto's or Graves' Disease.  I certainly can't diagnose that but it would be something to ask your doctor.  I wonder if your pregnancy triggered the thyroid issue again since that can happen.  You do have a lot of symptoms that could be connected to the thyroid not functioning properly.

Have you met with your doctors regarding these latest results?

Thyroid & Parathyroid Center:

http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/thyroid-parathyroid

Take Care of Your Thyroid:

http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/take-care-of-your-thyroid

 

Calley7

UPDATE!!

Hi all.  I had my labs done this past weekend and just got the results back...adding my Free T3 and Free T4.  Please let me know what all of this combined may mean...and any other testing suggestions would be appreciated...

T4, FREE........................1.0.............reference range is .08-1.8 ng/dl   IG
T3, FREE........................290............reference range is 230-420 pg/dl  IG

tsh (3rd generation) 1.97 mIU/L reference range 0.40-4.50

Here are my antibody results from last week:

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TGAB (Thyroglobulin Antibodies)----------- 128 (out of range) ......<20 IU/mL

TPAB (Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies)------ <10 .........................<35 IU/mL

My old labs from July are as follows:

t3 uptake 33 .................22-35%
t4 thyroxine 7.7 .............4.5-12.5 mcg/dl
free t4 index (t7) 2.5 ......1.4-3.8

tsh (3rd generation) 1.75 mIU/L reference range 0.40-4.50

Here is another synopsis of my symptoms...still having fast heart beat and major pressure in the front of my neck:

I am 35. Since my early 20's, my doctors and dentists have expressed concern over my large looking thyroid. My first doctor wanted to do nuclear medicine. I never got around to doing it. Fast forward to now. I definitely think something is going on and has only gotten worse since having my last child more than a year ago. The front part of my neck (thyroid) is uncomfortable . It is almost sore. I am tired and fatigued at the end of the day, yet I CANNOT sleep at night. I'm exhausted from no sleep. My hair is thinning. I am hot with intermittent hot flashes. On rare occassions I do get cold. My body temp is usually high 99 to 100 F. I also have allergies and feel puffy. I am always hungry and have never lost my 20-30 pounds of baby weight. In general, I do not feel good. I feel so fat. I do have an occassional pounding chest. There is more but I guess this is a start. I'm just exhausted and feel like something is not quite right. PLEASE HELP!