Advice Low Free T3 Family History

Ashley176

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Posted 9/2/2014 8:30 AM (GMT -7)

Hi,

I an about to see my GP and wanted some input.

My mother has Hashimoto's Disease. When I complained to her of some symptoms (freezing hands and feet; always cold; losing hair; brittle nails; tired; joint pain; hypoglycemic episodes, and more), she said it reminded her of hypothyroid symptoms.

My Dr agreed to do basic bloodwork (all fine except low Vit D) and also thyroid panel.

TSH: 1.010 (.400-4.500 MIU/L)
Free T4: 0.9 (0.7-2.0 NG/DL)
Free T3: 2.0 (2.6-4.4 PG/ML)

The low Free T3 jumped out at me because it's out of range. But my dr then said that because my TSH is normal, I don't have a thyroid problem.

I am going to ask my new dr to run the same tests. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

jujub

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Posted 9/4/2014 6:04 AM (GMT -7)

This time ask your doctor to include thyroid antibody tests in your testing. Hashi's can produce some odd results, and with your family history I believe it's reasonable to include these tests. Let us know what you find out.

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