Posted by bleauberry on October 7, 2008, at 20:15:43
In reply to thyroid tests, posted by nellie77 on October 7, 2008, at 14:22:46
A good way to look deeper into thyroid diagnosis is with body temperature. Take your temperature 3 times a day for 2 weeks. Record them. Keep an eye on the lows, the highs, the daily average, and a weekly average. If it almost always below 98.4, something is wrong. If the average is in the 97.6-98.2 range, something is wrong.
Type in a google search "stop the thyroid madness". Tons of excellent information on diagnosis at that site. Basically, lab numbers are only a guideline and by no means a bible. It is important to look at symptoms and body temperature in relation in the context of the lab numbers. Many doctors treat patients with thyroid meds based on how they feel with particular doses, not on how the lab numbers look. Someone with apparently normal lab numbers can in fact be hypothyroid. The reason is because while we can measure thyroid in the blood, we cannot measure what it is doing at the cells where it is supposed to work. Sometimes more is needed. If that is the case, symptoms will improve with treatment, totally separate from and regardless of, lab numbers.
I'm no expert on thyroid stuff, but at a glance your numbers do look suspect to me. The T3 in particular seems rather low. But you need to learn more about it and look deeper. The thyroid website should help you with that.
There is a thyroid forum at Yahoo Groups where some experts hang out. Lots of people there to ask. Sign up and check it out.
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