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Can someone please help me interpret my lab results?

My doctor ordered some lab tests after I had been complaining of being VERY tired for several months.  He said my TSH was a 4 which was considered subclinical hypothyroidism, especially for my age.

After seeing this he ordered further blood tests to check T3 Free, T4 Free, TPO, and TGAB.  Everything came back normal except for my TGAB which was 16.7 with a reference range of 0.0-5.9.

Unfortunately my doctor is not available to talk to me about these results for several weeks and I am finding very confusing information online.  Can someone please help me interpret what these results might mean?  Am i looking at Hashimotos, Graves, Cancer, something else?
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In trying to assess a person for possible hypothyroidism the most important consideration should always be an evaluation for symptoms that occur more frequently with hypothyroidism.    So please tell us about all symptoms you have.   Following that should be extended biochemical tests such as you have had for Free T4, Free T3, TPO ab and TG ab.    Your TG ab was over the range, which is an indication of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.  To evaluate further we need to know the actual results and reference ranges shown on the lab report for the Free T4 and Free T3.  
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