Hi !! I am new to this board !!

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Registered: 01-16-2007
Hi !! I am new to this board !!
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Tue, 01-16-2007 - 6:52pm
Hello !! I am new to this board. I hope you don't mind if I jump right in. I have a handful of questions. I have had chronic broncitis over the last couple of years. I have had a couple of symptoms that could point to thyroid. My TSH always comes back normal and I am told my thyroid was fine. To make a long story short I was in the hospital a week ago. I had the broncitis thing going on and a rapid and irregular heart rate. I have been very shaky and light headed as well. They did a SCAN of my chest because I was having a high level of pain. Their concern was a a blood clot. No clot, but they found an enlarged thyroid. My doctor ran a handful of blood tests. My questions are this.... can someone have an enlarged thyroid and have nothing wrong with it? When I read the symptoms of Hypothyroidism it seems it is right on the money. My other question is this... A few of the blood tests show the levels close to being out of the "normal" range. They point in the direction of Hypothyroidism. So, could I have Hypothyroidism and have my labs still read "normal"? I feel like I am spinning in circles. I go tomorrow to have an ultrasound done. I hope that brings me some answers. I haven't felt good in a long time and I am hoping I am on the right path. Thanks for reading this and any input you may have. Sheri
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Tue, 01-16-2007 - 9:30pm
Welcome Im Rachel, 22, i have cancerous cells in my thyroid and get it out at the end of Feb. Good luck and hope you get your answers!!
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 10:21pm

Hi Sheri,


Welcome to our board.


It is my opinion that you can have so-called "normal" test readings and still have a thyroid problem.

 

Calley7

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Registered: 01-16-2007
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 11:04pm

Hi Rachel !! Thanks for the welcome. Do you mind if I ask you how it was determined that you have cancerous cells in your thyroid? I am new to this and I am trying to educate myself. Thanks !! Best of luck to you at the end of the month.

Sheri

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Registered: 01-16-2007
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 11:08pm

Hi !! Thanks for your reply. I did ask for my lab results. Here is what they showed. The TSH 0.99,
Free T4 0.8,
Total T3 96,
TSI 1.0+,

Any opinion on those numbers? Could you direct me where to get the current ranges? Thank you for your help.

Sheri

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Registered: 08-18-2006
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 10:58am

From what I was told (according to the most knowledgable DR I know... my father- trust me he is certifiably brilliant)...

TSH (after 2003 it used to be up to 5) should be between .3 and 3.0

T4 should be approx. between 4.5 and 12.5

T3 should be approx. between 80 and 220

Mind you, I am just as lost with all this as you are... I am 3 months postpartum and have never had a thyroid problem in my life (although it runs in our family). I have an appointment today for follow up testing with my OB/GYN because after a number of symptoms my TSH came back high (from what I was told, if TSH is high and T4 is low, it could be a hypo problem). I am very confused because I have been feeling awful, and most people keep brushing me off as having postpartum issues (i.e. irregular periods- every 10-12 days!, intense headaches, insomnia despite a wonderfully sleeping baby, aches everywhere, etc.). Appointment today...

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 4:55pm

Hi Sheri,


As listed in the other post, the new range for TSH is .3 - 3.0.

 

Calley7

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Registered: 01-16-2007
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 10:12pm

Thank you for the information. I hope your appointment went well today.

Sheri

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Registered: 01-16-2007
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 10:14pm

My Free T 4 is .08. That is close to the Hypo line. Would you mind giving me your opinion on that?

Also, I went for my ultrasound. It lasted about 50 minutes. Much longer then I expected. They told me NOTHING and now I have to wait 3 - 5 days for the results.

Sheri