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umax48
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Joined : Jul 2009
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Posted 7/17/2009 6:21 PM (GMT -6)

I found this forum so just registered and would like to get an opinion from knowledgeable people.

54 yo mail.  I've had dry skin, dry brittle hair, problems with cold tolerance, weight gain (40lb) for years   and most recently extremely fatigued, hard to just get out of bed and can't concentrate 10% as well as I could just a couple of years ago.  Did some searching around and I've got many of the symptoms of hypothyroid.  Noticed the post on the floaters too,  I've got them bad in one eye just in the last year.  So, I had blood tests done and here are the numbers:

TSH 3.27  ref int .34 - 5.6

T4 6.0  ref int 6.1-12.2

The MD shrugged and said they are OK.  Does this look like something I should look into further?  They don't seem abnormal but Im definately not the same.   Thanks in advance.

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Tirzah
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Posted 7/17/2009 8:21 PM (GMT -6)
Umax,
Welcome to Healing Well. Your symptoms do sound similar to mine & I have hypothyroidism, but typically a 3.27 wouldn't qualify. Still, TSH levels do fluctuate at different times of the month. It may at least be worth re-testing the TSH to double-check.

Beyond that, I'm sure there must be other things that can cause your symptoms. Have you had your iron checked? I'm also anemic, so I'm not sure how many of those sx's may be from iron deficiency (I think feeling sensitive to cold & the hair/skin problems can be related to anemia).

Have you seen a dermatologist? Maybe also worthwhile to see a neurologist since a few of your symptoms could be neurological. Hope you feel better soon!

Frances


PS- I know some of our members also have Lyme. If you live or have traveled in an area that is wooded, perhaps you should consider getting tested for Lyme disease. We have a Lyme Forum, so perhaps you could search there to see how much your symptoms may overlap with Lyme.
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couchtater
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Posted 7/21/2009 5:25 PM (GMT -6)
I had my thyroid tested every year for three years it always came back 3.57 or lower. A month ago I changed doctors he did a thyroid test and it came back 5.0. He did an antibodies test and announced I had hypothroidism. My only symtom was swelling legs.

Joy
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Greeneyes2
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Posted 8/25/2009 5:50 PM (GMT -6)
I had 1/2 my thyroid removed because of a large nodule. the doc was afraid it was cancerous even tho my FNB was inconclusive. It turned out to be benign. I also have a cyst on the other side which is stable for now.

I did fine from surgery but now 7 months later I have all these odd symptoms. So my blood work showed TSH 4.9 and Free T4 is 1.

I am supposedly in range but the diagnosis was low/normal. And since I have gained weight, feel tired, listless, lethargic, moody, chills, and a flu like feeling, feet hurt, joint pain just to name a few new problems,  my doc said undoubtedly I am hypo even tho some docs would say wait and see. but since I am living on 1/2 of a thyroid gland with a csyt to boot, he did not think i was crazy!!

I am 59 and too old for a wait and see attitude.   nono   I  needed help and he gladly  put me on Synthroid 75. I felt better by the 5th day and now it is the 11 th day and I still feel ok. I am hoping to feel quite well by 3 months when I go back. He said that "you wouldn't believe the variety of symptoms people with thyroid problems have." So you might seem ok on paper but you are an individual. All you can do is go by your symptoms.

I had symptoms also before my tumor was taken out. Many symptoms, including some of the ones that developed after surgery.

This is a complex problem and can be hard to treat sometimes.

 It seems easier when 1/2 or the whole thyroid is gone. Then there is no question in the Endo's mind, that something has changed!

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