I've been working with My General Doc and ENT and and Endocrinologist. In Dec 2016 I was sick, sore throat, tired etc. My labs came back as Hyperthyroid from my reg Doc and he referred me to the Endocrinologist. After seeing the Endo and about 6 weeks of prednisone I felt pretty good other than the side effects from the medication. So now after several months I feel ok, but still have lower throat pressure, pressure in ears, some neck pains, skin feels somewhat dry and itchy. The Endo says I'm all normal. I just had the ultrasound and he said it was good. If it was good why does it feel enlarged? How long does this take to recover? Should I seek additional consultation from another Endocrinologist? When I message my Endo about how i'm feeling he says its not thyroid and to see an ENT. The ENT says he suspects its Thyroid related symptoms. My Endo has had Subacute Thyroiditis and has been in practice for 20 years. Just looking for some guidance.
My initial tests:
FREE T3 7.7 pg/mL Standard Range 2.8 - 5.3 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 2.5 ng/dL Standard Range 0.7 - 1.9 ng/dL
TSH 0.02 uIU/mL Standard Range 0.40 - 4.70 uIU/mL
My General Doc retested a few weeks later:
FREE T3 11.5 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 3.6 ng/dL
TSH <0.02 uIU/mL
We can see where I'm heading.
Went to Endo and during Meds:
FREE T3 4.6 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 1.1 ng/dL
TSH <0.02 uIU/mL
Three weeks later:
FREE T3 3.4 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 0.6 ng/dL
TSH 8.34 uIU/mL
About a month later
FREE T3 4.4 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 0.7 ng/dL
TSH 4.50 uIU/mL
and this past week..
FREE T3 4.5 pg/mL
T4 THYROXINE, FREE 0.8 ng/dL
TSH 3.54 uIU/mL