Need help with numbers

[scoo155]

I was on prednisone (60 mg for a small amount of time then tapered off to 0 after six months for scleritis) In the meantime I ballooned up (all side effects  including belly and thigh weight gain and now the scale is stuck or goes up) I thought it was just a result of the pred(after that I was found to have fibroids and had to have a hysterectomy leaving ovaries and one fallopian tube.) Fast forward I wanted to get bloodwork done to rule out thyroid, or hormonal issues or ? Turns out my hormones are low and now i received a message from another person on another board that i could be low thyroid(dr said i was normal wanted to prescribe a diet pill but the appetite is not my problem) Cant lose the weight, please advise thanks!


Hi again, here are the numbers, thank you in advance

estradiol   59

sodium, serum 140                    134-144
pot serum        4.1                     3.5-5.2
chloride, serum  103                   97-108
carbon dioxide total 27               20-32
calcium serum         8.9             8.7-10.2


tsh2.770                                   0.450-4.500
triodothyronine t3 112                 71-180
t4 direct                1.12              0.82-1.77
tpo ab 12                                  0-34


lp+ldl direct

chol total 223                           100-199
trigly        187                           0-149
hdl            67                            >39
ldl chol direct    125                    0-99
ldl dir yhdl ratio 1.9                   0.0-3.2
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To: scoo155(FROM MEMBER ON another board)
Unfortunately, your doctor tested for Total T3, rather than Free T3, which is the hormone actually used by the individual cells, but even at that, your level is relatively low in the range, as is your FT4, indicating that you may be hypo.

Additionally, your lab is using an outdated reference range for TSH; the range established about 10 yrs ago by AACE is 0.3-3.0, so your level is very near the top, further indicating hypo.  

Unfortunately, many doctors think that simply being "in range" is good enough and it's not.

I'd recommend that you talk to him again and ask for the Free T3 test, along with another TSH and FT4.  

If you have low estrogen are you on an HRT?

[Barb135]

Welcome to the Thyroid Community.  I'm sure you'll get some good information here.

[Barb135]

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22 hours
To: scoo155(FROM MEMBER ON another board)
Unfortunately, your doctor tested for Total T3, rather than Free T3, which is the hormone actually used by the individual cells, but even at that, your level is relatively low in the range, as is your FT4, indicating that you may be hypo.

Additionally, your lab is using an outdated reference range for TSH; the range established about 10 yrs ago by AACE is 0.3-3.0, so your level is very near the top, further indicating hypo.  

Unfortunately, many doctors think that simply being "in range" is good enough and it's not.

I'd recommend that you talk to him again and ask for the Free T3 test, along with another TSH and FT4.  

If you have low estrogen are you on an HRT?"

Just to clarify for everyone, the above was my comment to scoo on the Weight Loss & Dieting forum.  I suggested that she come take a look a this forum, since I believe her thyroid levels to be low normal, with increased cholesterol and other hypo symptoms.

That entire thread can be found here:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Weight-Loss--Dieting/Metabolism-booster/show/1930809#post_9035072

I also suggested thyroid antibody tests to confirm/rule out Hashimoto's.