Post by mastaaussie on Mar 19, 2009 1:51:42 GMT -5
new to these forums, i dont know if i should be posting here or realthyroidhelp forum, so i have done both.
03/09/09 ended up in ER son was suicidal, major anxiety & depression. ER crisis team wanted to place son into inpatient psych but no beds were available. ER ran some labs.
i knew then son was hypoT TSH 3.62. ER thought i was nuts because lab range was within normal limits. We leave hosp and do outpatient psych.
03/12/09 I take son to a new doctor i have never met, he did labs. i requested more be done but doctor did not want to. thyroid labs etc since ER only did TSH. i asked for aldosterone and renin. he only did aldosterone it was after lunch and son was not fasting or off salt for 24hrs. he laid down for blood test.
today son seen psychiatrist. psychiatrist wont put son any any psych meds till hormones are sorted out (thanks goodness) I tell him son is hypoT. he has ordered TSH, FT3, FT4, RT3, and a Antithyroid microsomal Antibodies test. i asked for the TPO Ab, TgAb, TSI and TSAb i dont know if the antithyroid microsomal test will cover the TPOAb etc. I ask the psychiatrist to do ACTH test and 8am cortisol but he wouldnt. I do have a 24hr saliva test here ready for my son to do.
I'm kinda new to the hypoT world myself diagnosed Nov 2008, so please bare with me, I'm trying to learn as fast as i can.
Can you guys tell me if my sons testosterone is ok. one part of the test says its low yet the doctors notes to the side of the test say when you look at the testosterone tests done together its ok. also do any of u have insight to why my sons CBC's on both labs draws aren't within range.
please see sons labs: forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11624
03/09/09 ended up in ER son was suicidal, major anxiety & depression. ER crisis team wanted to place son into inpatient psych but no beds were available. ER ran some labs.
i knew then son was hypoT TSH 3.62. ER thought i was nuts because lab range was within normal limits. We leave hosp and do outpatient psych.
03/12/09 I take son to a new doctor i have never met, he did labs. i requested more be done but doctor did not want to. thyroid labs etc since ER only did TSH. i asked for aldosterone and renin. he only did aldosterone it was after lunch and son was not fasting or off salt for 24hrs. he laid down for blood test.
today son seen psychiatrist. psychiatrist wont put son any any psych meds till hormones are sorted out (thanks goodness) I tell him son is hypoT. he has ordered TSH, FT3, FT4, RT3, and a Antithyroid microsomal Antibodies test. i asked for the TPO Ab, TgAb, TSI and TSAb i dont know if the antithyroid microsomal test will cover the TPOAb etc. I ask the psychiatrist to do ACTH test and 8am cortisol but he wouldnt. I do have a 24hr saliva test here ready for my son to do.
I'm kinda new to the hypoT world myself diagnosed Nov 2008, so please bare with me, I'm trying to learn as fast as i can.
Can you guys tell me if my sons testosterone is ok. one part of the test says its low yet the doctors notes to the side of the test say when you look at the testosterone tests done together its ok. also do any of u have insight to why my sons CBC's on both labs draws aren't within range.
please see sons labs: forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11624