understanding my THS result
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Hi, I have just had my results back from a TH'S test to check my thyroid, it's showing as 0.74 which my gp says is normal. However I am having the following symptoms which I am trying to get to the bottom of:
Night sweats several times a week since September.
Aches and pains in neck and collar bone.
Tired no matter how much I sleep.
Constant numbness in my right foot.
Intermittent shakes in my hands.
Anxiety and rapid heart rate.
And I have lost 3 stone in the last 18th without trying all that hard.
I am torn between feeling a bit like I am being a hypochondriac and bit bit like my gp is not taking me seriously.
Any thoughts based on my THS and symptoms? Getting fed up of feeling only about 60% well at best.
Thanks in advance.
lucy
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Not feeling well today. Thus----many mistakes with above spelling. I am so sorry for that---
I hope you feel better---Gloria
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The best thing to go by would be the T4 result! However if it's any conciliation my wife had her blood results today and she is being medicated (which sounds awful when I put it like that) and her TSH was suppressed apparently and was a lot higher than the result you gave.... I would demand a print out of your blood results look at the reference ranges and like Gloria stated (which is very true by the way) people know their bodies better than a doctor, most, not all, but most thyroid patients tend to know more about the condition than most doctors anyway, not because doctors don't care but because primarily doctors are only given half a days training on the matter, but that's a failure on the health service and the demand in this country, it's just the patients that seem to suffer as a result of it.
Rambling now, so in a nut shell I would get a print out, if you are unsure I am certain that the people on here would be more than happy to advice or point you in the right direction with regards to the reference ranges! There are lots of different or diverse groups and forums out there that specialise in thyroid related problems, all of which are very useful which could also offer some help or guidance too
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I would just like to say that any significant involuntary weight loss such as yours should be reason for further investigation as there could be a serious reason for this. I would recommend that you get a second opinion and if still unwell and disatisified with the second opinion - get another. Unfortunately, It sometimes takes several tries before finding a doctor who is willing to investigate fully. Always get copies of your blood tests as it is important for 'you' to monitor your health. Always get T4 tested as well as tsh and research thyroid conditions.
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I did also ask for my results from an earlier test in November and that was 0.61 (TSH) so pretty consistent with my more recent 0.74 result.
I guess the next step is to go back and ask them to test T4?
Thanks
Lucy