GRRRR!!! I had my doctor check my thyroid levels because of all the issues I am having. I literally can go down a checklist for thyroid disease and check off almost every single thing listed.
The main issues I am concerned with are 1. chronic fatigue. I can barely make it through the day. I can not put into words how tired I am all of the time. 2. I also suffer from chronic joint pain in my fingers and feet, especially first thing in the morning. 3. Puffy face and ESPECIALLY my eyes. ETA: How could I forget...FREEZING all the time. I literally sleep in double PJ's, 3 blankets & heated throw.
My levels were: T3, Total 138, T4, FREE 1.3, TSH, 3rd gen. 1.43
So normal, right? I just can't figure out what else this could be. My head screams THYROID!!!
Thanks for reading and any input is GREATLY appreciated.
I had symptoms WAY before I was ever DX through my blood work. My bloodwork always came back okay! I had all the symptoms and always knew something was wrong. I eventually had to break down and have a panic attack before the doctor FINALLY put me on RX!
Don't take no for an answer get a second opinion. Ask the see and endocrinologist. Tell them you know your body and that you know something is wrong.
This is interesting because my doctor wanted to check my thyroid levels as well. Above some ladies were talking about how they didn't feel good until her Free T4 was 1.9 (that she wanted it to be higher than 1.3, when she felt horrible) So does that mean that 1.3 is too low?
Well, here are my #'s and I am questioning if they are normal or not now. If any of you can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Total T3, 110
Free T4, 0.8
Free T3, 2.8
TSH, 1.62
Thanks SO much!
I think the first thing is how do you feel? Are you having symptoms of thyroid disorders? If you're doing fine and you don't feel bad or have symptoms, then I wouldn't worry too much about your thyroid values as long as they're within normal ranges. Your lab report will have the normal ranges listed on it. You can always have them tested again too, they might have been temporarily off. Remember that everyone's ideal hormone levels are different, which is why there's a range of normal. If you feel like you are having symptoms, then it's definitely something to pursue. But if you aren't, then I wouldn't worry.
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