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**Qncvqpgfg** · 08-11-2012, 11:50 PM

It is highly unlikely that an endocrinologist will be able to help you with thyroid problems. Sure, that's the type of doctor you're supposed to see for that problem, but they can't or won't help you because they are poorly educated on the subject and can't or won't learn from the suffering patients in front of them. I have found that there is some very helpful information on stopthethyroidmadness.com and on thyroid-rt3.com.

Although you need Free T3 and Free T4 numbers, it does look to me (I am not a doctor, am not giving medical advice, and have nothing but contempt for most doctors) like you definitely have low thyroid. I think your T3/RT3 ratio is okay, but my math isn't always the best. FT3/RT3 should be greater than 20 and T3/RT3 should be greater than 10. I'm getting 14.7 for yours, so that is okay. Free T3 is best at the very top of the lab range (they keep lowering the top of the range as ranges are based on averages of the results of those tested). Free T4 is best mid-range or higher, and if I'm remembering correctly, 1.4 is the best number to shoot for.

What was your vitamin D result? I think somewhere in the 60-80 range is considered good. Low vitamin D can cause a host of problems, many of them similar to hypothyroid symptoms. If you supplement, take D3 and not D2. D2 is bad for you, but it is what doctors write a prescription for. You can buy D3 over the counter. The Vitamin D Council website has some good information.

Also with thyroid issues, you should get your thyroid antibodies tested (TgAb, TPO, TSI), as well as RBC magnesium, B12, electrolytes, ferritin, serum iron, % saturation, TIBC and UIBC. Your body can't hold on to iron without good thyroid levels and your body can't process thyroid hormones without good iron levels, so getting those in balance can be tricky; if you have low thyroid, you often have low iron and vice versa.

Despite my continuing perfect TSH, I did find that my endocrinologist would give some credence to the possibility of me maybe having some risk of future thyroid problems once I had TPO and TgAb antibodies in the thousands, TSI antibodies in the hundreds and lots of large nodules on my thyroid. You might want to ask for an ultrasound to see if the endo can see anything, or at least ask him/her to touch your neck.

08-11-2012, 11:50 PM	#6
Qncvqpgfg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 373 Senior Member	It is highly unlikely that an endocrinologist will be able to help you with thyroid problems. Sure, that's the type of doctor you're supposed to see for that problem, but they can't or won't help you because they are poorly educated on the subject and can't or won't learn from the suffering patients in front of them. I have found that there is some very helpful information on stopthethyroidmadness.com and on thyroid-rt3.com. Although you need Free T3 and Free T4 numbers, it does look to me (I am not a doctor, am not giving medical advice, and have nothing but contempt for most doctors) like you definitely have low thyroid. I think your T3/RT3 ratio is okay, but my math isn't always the best. FT3/RT3 should be greater than 20 and T3/RT3 should be greater than 10. I'm getting 14.7 for yours, so that is okay. Free T3 is best at the very top of the lab range (they keep lowering the top of the range as ranges are based on averages of the results of those tested). Free T4 is best mid-range or higher, and if I'm remembering correctly, 1.4 is the best number to shoot for. What was your vitamin D result? I think somewhere in the 60-80 range is considered good. Low vitamin D can cause a host of problems, many of them similar to hypothyroid symptoms. If you supplement, take D3 and not D2. D2 is bad for you, but it is what doctors write a prescription for. You can buy D3 over the counter. The Vitamin D Council website has some good information. Also with thyroid issues, you should get your thyroid antibodies tested (TgAb, TPO, TSI), as well as RBC magnesium, B12, electrolytes, ferritin, serum iron, % saturation, TIBC and UIBC. Your body can't hold on to iron without good thyroid levels and your body can't process thyroid hormones without good iron levels, so getting those in balance can be tricky; if you have low thyroid, you often have low iron and vice versa. Despite my continuing perfect TSH, I did find that my endocrinologist would give some credence to the possibility of me maybe having some risk of future thyroid problems once I had TPO and TgAb antibodies in the thousands, TSI antibodies in the hundreds and lots of large nodules on my thyroid. You might want to ask for an ultrasound to see if the endo can see anything, or at least ask him/her to touch your neck.
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