Post by tanyasw on Dec 15, 2008 16:11:18 GMT -5
1/17/07: On no Medications
DHEA SULFATE: 10 Range: 40-325 mcg/dL
FSH: 4.2 Range: 3.1-17.7 (mid-cycle)
LH: 14.0 Range: 8.7-76.3 (mid-cycle)
PROGESTERONE: 2.9 Range: 4.4-28.0 (mid-cycle)
ESTRADIOL: 161 Range: 18-480 (mid-cycle)
TESTOSTERONE: 26 Range: 20-76
TSH: 1.60 Range: 0.4-5.50
T3, Total: 115 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
3/26/07: 30 mg Armour & 10 mg DHEA
TSH: 1.79 Range: .4-5.50
T3, Total 127 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
6/22/07: On no Medications
TSH: 3.53 Range: .4-5.50
Vitamin b-12: 250 Range: 200-1100 pg/mL
Ferritin: 14 Range: 10-154 ng/mL
Sodium: 141 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.7 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.4 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
Glucose (fasting) 74 Range: 65-99 mg/dL
7/2/07:
Saliva Test:
8:00 am: 0.52 Range: 0.17-1.2 UG/DL
12:00 pm: 0.23 Range: none given
4:00 pm: 0.05 Range: 0.10-0.28 UG/DL
10:30 pm: 0.07 Range: 0.05-0.17 UG/DL
8/24/07: 50 mcg Synthroid, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
DHEA SULFATE: 30 Range: 40-325 mcg/dL
FSH: 3.9 Range: 3.1-17.7 (mid-cycle)
LH: 6.2 Range: 8.7-76.3 (mid-cycle)
PROGESTERONE: 1.4 Range: 4.4-28.0 (mid-cycle)
ESTRADIOL: 180 Range: 18-480 (mid-cycle)
TESTOSTERONE: 68 Range: 20-76
TSH: 1.28 Range: 0.4-5.50
T3, Total 128 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 1.2 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
Vitamin b-12: 930 Range: 200-1100 pg/mL
12/7/07: 135 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
This blood draw was done a couple days before my menstrual cycle started. Not on third day as it should have been.
Sodium: 138 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.2 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.4 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
FT3: 372 Range: 250-390 pg/dl
FT4: 0.86 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 0.01 Range: 0.34-5.60
ACTH: 10 Range: 5-27 pg/mL
Aldosterone: 37 Range: not given but marked as high
Thyroglobulin Aby: <20 Range: <20
ThyPeroxAb: <10 Range: <35
Cortisol: 4.1 Range: 8.7-22.4
Prolactin: 6.9 Range: no range given
12/31/07:
Cortisol, Free Urine 24 hour 39.5 Range: none given
3/20/08: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
Sodium: 142 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.6 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.3 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
T3, Total: 288 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T3, Free: 455 Range: 230-428 pg/dL
FT4: 1.2 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 0.01 Range: 0.4-4.5
4/4/08: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 15 mg HC
Antiadrenal antibodies: Negative
5/8/08: 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 25 mg HC – NO ARMOUR
T3, Free: 273 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
FT4: 0.75 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 2.42 Range: 0.34-5.6
Thyroid Scan:
Showed some thyroid enlargement, no hot or cold nodules. 24 hour uptake was 10% normal is 15-35%.
6/17/08: 25 mcg levothyroxine, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 30 mg HC
T3, Free: 271 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
FT4: 0.52 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 3.42 Range: 0.34-5.6
7/30/08: 30 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 30 mg HC
T3, Free: 344 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
T4: 6.3 Range: 5.5-11.0 ng/dl
TSH: 3.74 Range: 0.34-5.6
At this point she says my levels are good and wants to keep me at 30 mg Armour. I don’t see her again until February.
I went to another Endo who ordered an MRI and a thyroid ultrasound.
Results from these are:
MRI:
Probable 4 mm Pituitary microadenoma within the right adenohypophysis.
No evidence of an additional acute intracranial process.
Thyroid Ultrasound:
Mild thyroid heterogeneity. Otherwise normal exam.
I was told to decrease my HC from 40 mg to 20 mg which I can’t do, I went down to thirty and started to feel really bad. I was told my thyroid is fine and no longer need Armour.
I have increased on my own and am now taking 120 mg Armour, and 30 mg HC and working up again on the HC. I take a multi-vitamin that includes CoQ10, sublingual b-12, b-12 shots monthly, 1000 IU vit d3, 1000 mg vitamin c, EFA’s, Cod liver oil, 500 mg Magnesium, Calcium, Vitamin e with selenium, and saltwater.
UPDATE:
1/6/09: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 35 mg HC
My latest labs taken on day 6 of my cycle at 8:30 am (tried to schedule earlier in my cycle but couldn't because of doc's schedule), salt fast for 24 hours taken sitting upright, I hadn't taken Armour for 5 days at this point.
Iron, Total: 118 Range: 40-175 mcg/dL
Aldosterone: 10 Range: 4-31 ng/dL
Ferritin: 79 Range: 10-154 ng/mL
T3, Total: 111 Range: 97-219 ng/dL
T4, Free: 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 1.55 Range: 0.4-4.5
4/29/09: 120 mg Armour, 50 mcg Synthroid, 15 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 35 mg HC, 100 mcg Florinef
T3, Free: 274 Range: 230-420 pg/dL
T4, Free: 1.0 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 0.03 Range: 0.4-4.5
DHEA SULFATE: 10 Range: 40-325 mcg/dL
FSH: 4.2 Range: 3.1-17.7 (mid-cycle)
LH: 14.0 Range: 8.7-76.3 (mid-cycle)
PROGESTERONE: 2.9 Range: 4.4-28.0 (mid-cycle)
ESTRADIOL: 161 Range: 18-480 (mid-cycle)
TESTOSTERONE: 26 Range: 20-76
TSH: 1.60 Range: 0.4-5.50
T3, Total: 115 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
3/26/07: 30 mg Armour & 10 mg DHEA
TSH: 1.79 Range: .4-5.50
T3, Total 127 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
6/22/07: On no Medications
TSH: 3.53 Range: .4-5.50
Vitamin b-12: 250 Range: 200-1100 pg/mL
Ferritin: 14 Range: 10-154 ng/mL
Sodium: 141 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.7 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.4 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
Glucose (fasting) 74 Range: 65-99 mg/dL
7/2/07:
Saliva Test:
8:00 am: 0.52 Range: 0.17-1.2 UG/DL
12:00 pm: 0.23 Range: none given
4:00 pm: 0.05 Range: 0.10-0.28 UG/DL
10:30 pm: 0.07 Range: 0.05-0.17 UG/DL
8/24/07: 50 mcg Synthroid, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
DHEA SULFATE: 30 Range: 40-325 mcg/dL
FSH: 3.9 Range: 3.1-17.7 (mid-cycle)
LH: 6.2 Range: 8.7-76.3 (mid-cycle)
PROGESTERONE: 1.4 Range: 4.4-28.0 (mid-cycle)
ESTRADIOL: 180 Range: 18-480 (mid-cycle)
TESTOSTERONE: 68 Range: 20-76
TSH: 1.28 Range: 0.4-5.50
T3, Total 128 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T4, FREE 1.2 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL
Vitamin b-12: 930 Range: 200-1100 pg/mL
12/7/07: 135 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
This blood draw was done a couple days before my menstrual cycle started. Not on third day as it should have been.
Sodium: 138 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.2 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.4 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
FT3: 372 Range: 250-390 pg/dl
FT4: 0.86 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 0.01 Range: 0.34-5.60
ACTH: 10 Range: 5-27 pg/mL
Aldosterone: 37 Range: not given but marked as high
Thyroglobulin Aby: <20 Range: <20
ThyPeroxAb: <10 Range: <35
Cortisol: 4.1 Range: 8.7-22.4
Prolactin: 6.9 Range: no range given
12/31/07:
Cortisol, Free Urine 24 hour 39.5 Range: none given
3/20/08: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12
Sodium: 142 Range: 135-146 nmol/L
Potassium: 4.6 Range: 3.5-5.3 nmol/L
Calcium: 9.3 Range: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
T3, Total: 288 Range: 60-181 ng/dL
T3, Free: 455 Range: 230-428 pg/dL
FT4: 1.2 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 0.01 Range: 0.4-4.5
4/4/08: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 15 mg HC
Antiadrenal antibodies: Negative
5/8/08: 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 25 mg HC – NO ARMOUR
T3, Free: 273 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
FT4: 0.75 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 2.42 Range: 0.34-5.6
Thyroid Scan:
Showed some thyroid enlargement, no hot or cold nodules. 24 hour uptake was 10% normal is 15-35%.
6/17/08: 25 mcg levothyroxine, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 30 mg HC
T3, Free: 271 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
FT4: 0.52 Range: 0.58-1.64 ng/dl
TSH: 3.42 Range: 0.34-5.6
7/30/08: 30 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 30 mg HC
T3, Free: 344 Range: 250-390 pg/dL
T4: 6.3 Range: 5.5-11.0 ng/dl
TSH: 3.74 Range: 0.34-5.6
At this point she says my levels are good and wants to keep me at 30 mg Armour. I don’t see her again until February.
I went to another Endo who ordered an MRI and a thyroid ultrasound.
Results from these are:
MRI:
Probable 4 mm Pituitary microadenoma within the right adenohypophysis.
No evidence of an additional acute intracranial process.
Thyroid Ultrasound:
Mild thyroid heterogeneity. Otherwise normal exam.
I was told to decrease my HC from 40 mg to 20 mg which I can’t do, I went down to thirty and started to feel really bad. I was told my thyroid is fine and no longer need Armour.
I have increased on my own and am now taking 120 mg Armour, and 30 mg HC and working up again on the HC. I take a multi-vitamin that includes CoQ10, sublingual b-12, b-12 shots monthly, 1000 IU vit d3, 1000 mg vitamin c, EFA’s, Cod liver oil, 500 mg Magnesium, Calcium, Vitamin e with selenium, and saltwater.
UPDATE:
1/6/09: 120 mg Armour, 10 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 35 mg HC
My latest labs taken on day 6 of my cycle at 8:30 am (tried to schedule earlier in my cycle but couldn't because of doc's schedule), salt fast for 24 hours taken sitting upright, I hadn't taken Armour for 5 days at this point.
Iron, Total: 118 Range: 40-175 mcg/dL
Aldosterone: 10 Range: 4-31 ng/dL
Ferritin: 79 Range: 10-154 ng/mL
T3, Total: 111 Range: 97-219 ng/dL
T4, Free: 0.9 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 1.55 Range: 0.4-4.5
4/29/09: 120 mg Armour, 50 mcg Synthroid, 15 mg DHEA, b-12 shots, sublingual b-12, 35 mg HC, 100 mcg Florinef
T3, Free: 274 Range: 230-420 pg/dL
T4, Free: 1.0 Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dl
TSH: 0.03 Range: 0.4-4.5