Thyroid Conditions

Hi! I'm new here and would appreciate any advice you guys have. Is it possible to be hypothyroid with normal test results? I've been experiencing extreme tiredness for months now (I'd say almost a yr at this point although it's gotten dramatically worse in the last 6 months). No matter how much sleep I get, I still wake up tired. Among other symptoms, my hands/feet are always cold, my hair is falling out, no sex drive, dizziness when I first get up, trouble concentrating/remembering things. In July, I developed neck/shoulder pain. I've also had the distinct impression that the front of my neck looks bigger...not goiterish...just kind of swollen. I finally saw my dr (actually an LNP) the other week and she ran some thyroid tests (along with the normal blood tests). My results came back as follows:

Thyroxine 9.3 (4.5 - 14.0)
T Uptake 33.0 (31.0 - 39.0)
Ultra TSH .992 (0.4 - 4.0)
FTI 3.1 (2.0 - 4.0)

My Vitamin D level came back low 27.5 (32 - 100). I guess I'm having trouble believing that all my symptoms are a result of low vit D. Plus I'm annoyed because she thought for sure it was my thyroid based on my symptoms but when the tests results came back normal, she just totally discounted all my symptoms..to the point that she didn't even call to tell me the results of the tests. She assumed since they were normal there was no point in discussing it. She had someone else call me about the vitamin D result. I had to go to the office to demand a copy of my test results, otherwise she would have never given them to me.

I also noticed 2 other results out of range:
Eosinophil 7.2 (0 - 6)
WBC 3.5 (4.5 - 11)
Not sure if they mean anything or not.

Does anyone know if my thyroid results really mean that my thyroid is okay? and if so, what else might be going on to cause my symptoms? Thanks in advance for you help.

Also, I've been charting my bbt and have noticed that my temps average 96.8. Anyone know if this is significant?

Vicki

Hi Vicki,

Welcome to our board.

Those are all classic symptoms of a thyroid disorder and ones I would connect to that type of problem.  I don't know if there are other conditions that could also have the same symptoms but it bears further checking out in my opinion.  We usually say on this board that you have to take the test results along with the symptoms and consider treatment after you have looked at both.  If your FNP/doctor isn't willing to do that, you might want to see if you can switch to another one in your clinic.  I wouldn't be comfortable going to any medical personnel that aren't willing to discuss your case or don't even mail your results to you or call you about them even if they are normal.

Normal test results seem to occur a lot of the time and we still have symptoms so it makes it hard to find someone that will listen to you.  I'm not very familiar with the temperature issue or the Vitamin D one so I can't help you there.  Maybe you could google Vitamin D deficiency and see what symptoms go with that. 

Thyroid & Parathyroid Center:

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

Take Care of Your Thyroid:

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

 

Calley7