results for thyroid uptake

[kinportmom]

In November my TSH was "extremely Low" according to my Dr.  They did a T3 and that was borderline low/normal. In December I had a thyroid uptake scan. After 4 hours my thyroid uptake was less than 2%, they told me to come back the next morning at 24 hours and that showed "virtually no uptake."  I finally got a copy of the scan results and was told to come back after the first of the year for another TSH.  I feel so tired, and I just love to sleep.  I hate that my boys probably just think their mom is so lazy... am I getting the run around or does it just take this long?

[898]

Low RAI uptake with low TSH is usually present at the beginning of thyroiditis thyroid inflammation.
85% of  T3 is produced outside of the thyroid [converted from T4] and alone will not give enough information
You need FREE T4 level to be checked

[gimel]

Don't think you are getting the runaround.  The time interval may just be to give your body a little time before retesting the TSH level.  Sounds like there is good evidence of low thyroid activity and hypothyroidism, yet the TSH was low also.  I understand that this may indicate the need for pituitary testing as well.  If you want to get a further indication of your metabolism/ thyroid function, try checking your normal temperature several times a day for several days and comparing the average to the optimal of 98.6.  Here is a link on temperature and metabolism.  I expect your temperature results will confirm why you feel so tired and need to sleep a lot.

http://www.drrind.com/tempgraph.asp