Tue, Aug-14-12, 19:32
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Senior Member
Posts: 209
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Plan: HCG Diet
Stats: 215.5/191.1/155
BF:Human twinkie
Progress: 40%
Location: Newcastle NSW Australia
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Hey girlbug2, I don't have a history of thyroid testing, in fact I'm still trying to find a doctor who won't mind#$%^ me into believing it's all in my head/my own fault.
However I have found a couple of things:
Your TSH, like mine, is in the normal range. Means nothing alone.
Your free t4/t3 are at the low end of normal - remember these horrid reference ranges don't mean you're 'Healthy' they are just a reference point so you can see if it's wildly out of control.
The cortisol, I could not for the life of me find reference ranges on the internet. I think you'll have to call the lab who did your tests and ask for their ranges.
Just from what little knowledge I have, your morning cortisol seems very low. It's supposed to be at the top of the range of 3.5-27 first thing in the morning, then slide down through the day until being at the bottom of the range at night.
I can't really find anything to tell you about DHEA either, you don't say what the unit of measurement is? If you call the lab to get your reference range, it'll give you an idea.
But regardless, if your doctor gives a hoot, they'll have a good look at these results, not just blow through them reading out whatever the lab jotted down. And even if EVERY test falls into the normal range, they should NOT proclaim you a healthy hypochondriac and send you home.
Your list of symptoms was bad enough to drive you to a doctor and submit to tests, so the doc should be looking at WHERE in the range your results fall to diagnose you.
Lab results don't help nearly as much as listening to the patient's symptoms and adjusting treatment by FEEL.
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