Help understanding test results

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-16-2004
Help understanding test results
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Thu, 10-07-2004 - 2:25pm
Hi everyone - I posted here a couple of months ago suspecting that I'm hyperthyroid...I've been tested almost every year for the last 7-8 years. My recent test results came back w/ a TSH of .7 & T4 at 1.4. These are within what they call 'normal', however I think they're borderline. I suffer from many of the symptopms of hyperthyroidism & was referred by my eye doctor a couple of years ago for a test (my eyes are starting to bulge), which came out about the same as this recent one. In pictures especially my eyes look really freakish - I have a a big, glossy-eyed stare! No doctor seems to want to take this seriously, which is really frustrating!

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Thu, 10-07-2004 - 2:50pm
Hi,

Here is some info one of the cl's posted in response to another question...maybe it will help you too!

http://www.thyroid-info.com/thyroidtests.htm

I'm sure you will get more information from other posters as well. (I'm at work or I'd probably ramble on and on! LOL!)


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Registered: 05-19-2004
Thu, 10-07-2004 - 4:39pm
I think with hyper you will have high t4 and or high t3.

However I believe you can still have the Graves antibodies which may give you the eye probelms associated with Graves. Have you been tested for thyroid antibodies??

If not, I think you should.

I'm pretty new to all of this. I'm sure some others will help!

April

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Registered: 11-09-2001
Thu, 10-07-2004 - 10:32pm
Hi - I think you got to great answers. Have you been tested for antibodies? Cathy :)