From Dr. Draelos

[juldea]

You labratory studies ... show that you do indeed have Graves' eye disease. Tyroid stimulating immunoglobulins which are fairly specific for Graves' disease were significantly elevated 190%. The normal range is less than 130%. Your actual biochemical thyroid studies were normal however ... a serum TSH was 0.76 (normal 0.4 - 5.50), a free T4 was normal at 1.0 (normal 0.8 - 1.8) and a free T3 was normal at 317 (normal 230 - 420).

Well, I suppose that's that for a while. He suggests I get a serum TSH (the cheap test) done twice a year until my thyroid starts whacking out... which he seems positive will happen... so OK. I'm glad I don't actually have to go back to him, I didn't like him that much. =P

So that's that for a while...whee?

Comments

[ratbastrd.livejournal.com]

Okay, so what does that mean exactly?

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

It means that while I show every damn symptom of hypothyroidism known to man (well, not really, just a lot of them), my chemical tests don't say I have it. =P So I don't get to start any medication or any. Well, maybe I will, on recommendation of my general practitioner. And maybe that will clear up some of my medical problems. But we just have to wait and see.

[ex-dervish821.livejournal.com]

ugh, how irritating. it'd be too easy for it to be completely one thing or the other.

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

I found some thyroid balancer herbs at the earth, and since I had $10 free stuff there anyway, I picked it up. Let's see what happens in a month or so after that.