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Border line thyroid

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jackie73005
jackie73005

Hi i am 59 years old and a blood test revealed i am border line thyroid.  I am really upset and what the devil does that actually mean.  I watch my weight and exercise but i feel so low because it seems all in vain because i am going to gain weight anyway.  I have litchen sclerosus and vaginal dryness and this really does seem like the last straw.  They are repeating the test in 3 months but it seems like i am on the rocky road to old age.  I complained of tiredness and low libido etc but i thought i was fighting the auto immune diseases it seems not.

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  • jean34329
    jean34329 jackie73005

    Posted

    Can you get copies of your blood results?

    Sounds like sjogrens syndrome. Have you any problems with your eyes at all?

    • jackie73005
      jackie73005 jean34329

      Posted

      No my eyes are great need glasses for really small print but thats all.
    • jean34329
      jean34329 jackie73005

      Posted

      Hello Jackie

      It is just that with Sjogrens the eyes are usually affeced, dry eyes, grittiness of the eyes, blurred vision, vaginal dryness, skin abnd hair is  dry, however if still getting these ssymptoms I would advise that you get screened for Sjogrens syndrome.

      Plus usual antibody tests and thyroid hormone screening.

      A copy of your blood results would be helpful byt the signs and symptoms are important too,

      You need to find out whhat the TSH, T3 and T4, TPAOs are.

      Regards

      Jean

  • kath80079
    kath80079 jackie73005

    Posted

    Hi Jackie

    The Thyroid uk website is very informative. It might be worth asking if they will retest sooner, normally minimum is 8 weeks but otherwise it drags out so long. Good luck.

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