I have no prior history of thyroid problems. I just ran a marathon in October 2006. I have had bronchitis and sinusitus in the past 2 months and been on antibiotics for each illness. I asked for my blood work results and got this information. I can't see my doctor until next week. I am normally an extremely healthy person although I have asthma and allergies.
2007-01-03 02:52:05 · 5 answers · asked by Toner 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
This is a legitimate, monitored site. No kooks, no herbal alternatives, just people with thyroid disease helping each other. You will learn, among other things, that the .04 level, by itself is meaningless. A .04 level of what? TSH, T4? ... and what is the range of the scale used by the lab? Find the bulletin board on a pull down menu. There is also an excellent search engine for specific questions. Good Luck.
2007-01-03 03:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by lollipop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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My thyroid level is .04 according to my blood work. Can this be a fluke? I am 56.?
I have no prior history of thyroid problems. I just ran a marathon in October 2006. I have had bronchitis and sinusitus in the past 2 months and been on antibiotics for each illness. I asked for my blood work results and got this information. I can't see my doctor until next week. I am...
2015-08-07 03:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a little on the hyper side. I'd ask for a free t4 and free t3. If these are out of range, then it's possible you are hyper. The TSH is a lousy test for diagnosis. I'm on the opposite end, being underactive or hypo. I had symptoms of low thyroid for years, but could not get diagnosed because TSH was the only test the doctor ran. It took years for it to rise so I could get a diagnosis. By that time symptoms were severe. Had they of done a free t4 and free t3, they may have caught it earlier. So I suggest that you ask for these tests again along with the TSH and an antibody test. Thyroid testing should be down in the morning, as the TSH is at it highest point when we are sleeping, so testing as soon as we can in the am is the best time to test.
BTW, symptoms of hyper would be fast heart rate, sweating a lot, feeling warm, weight loss, and diarrhea.
2007-01-03 07:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by DNA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were given the results of your blood work, then on that same lab report, you would have the range of normal values for each item analyzed.
If you have an abnormal level of anything, most lab's will highlight that value with a *.
By the way, it's very unusual for any licensed lab to present the results to any patient, prior to sending them to the physician in charge of the patient.
2007-01-03 06:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have yourself tested for Von Williabrands Disease, a genetic free bleeding disease - actually more of a syndrome - and the most mild type of Hemophilia (the only one women get). 5% of the population has it and they don't know until oddities like this occur. I have it, and have dealt with what I call "hell days" for my entire life. "Hell days" are the period days with clots like you describe, and no tampon nor pad can contain them. It worsened during menopause (yes, worsened) - and I wear black pants ALL THE TIME, just in case. LOL, there are worse things, but it is a simple test, and I heartily recommend it.
2016-03-22 15:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.04 Is LOW TSH
NORMAL VALUES-:between 0.5- 4.0 mIU/L,
2016-04-14 08:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by Kristine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋