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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 12203" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Mark, thanks for posting this up. We are definitely seeing some intriguing posts lately regarding thyroid activity in conjunction with the adrenals. </p><p></p><p>It's a bit late for me and I'll post for a bit, but can pick up on some of this tomorrow. On your antibodies, specifically the TPO, has your physician addressed this? Have you had any discussion(s) about Hashimoto's and/or autoimmune disorders? Your labs indicate that your thyroid peroxidase enzymes are under attack, basically whereas the body doesn't recognize them and the immune system uses antibodies to fight them off. This can be dealt with, but I'm curious what route your doctor is looking to go?</p><p></p><p>I agree that your cortisol activity is less than optimal. It's not uncommon to see various signs of adrenal fatigue fall hand-in-hand with Hashis, and to see other imbalances with the thyroid. I know you mentioned your doctor isn't leaning towards any HC treatment, but, like the other labs, what is his interpretation of your cortisol combined with the DHEA-s? I will take a closer look at the profile pattern and burden (or load) tomorrow, and will also compare some of the averages with the DHEA value(s) to help get some additional perspective. </p><p></p><p>On a good note for the moment, your FT3/RT3 ratio is just over 20, which is a good sign, BUT (there's always that but) your FT4 is very low within the reference range at 10.5%, but FT3 is at 66%. Granted, NDT thyroid ratios are different than the normal levels you would see with a healthy human thyroid, but I would hope to see the T4 reserves higher. If they were higher, the question is would your RT3 also elevate and lower the ratio? Your cortisol situation makes me speculate on that possibility, as does your current FT4 and FT3 readings, and of course the TPO antibodies. </p><p></p><p>Let me know on the questions, and if you have some other labs like CBC, metabolic and any additional electrolyte labs, and it would also be good to see any iron & ferritin labs. Also, please post your stats, any medications, lifestyle and stress load, exercise & diet summary, and/or family history that might be relevant. Good or bad it doesn't matter, nobody is here to judge or blame. The more you can share will just make better conversation to help get some ideas flowing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 12203, member: 696"] Mark, thanks for posting this up. We are definitely seeing some intriguing posts lately regarding thyroid activity in conjunction with the adrenals. It's a bit late for me and I'll post for a bit, but can pick up on some of this tomorrow. On your antibodies, specifically the TPO, has your physician addressed this? Have you had any discussion(s) about Hashimoto's and/or autoimmune disorders? Your labs indicate that your thyroid peroxidase enzymes are under attack, basically whereas the body doesn't recognize them and the immune system uses antibodies to fight them off. This can be dealt with, but I'm curious what route your doctor is looking to go? I agree that your cortisol activity is less than optimal. It's not uncommon to see various signs of adrenal fatigue fall hand-in-hand with Hashis, and to see other imbalances with the thyroid. I know you mentioned your doctor isn't leaning towards any HC treatment, but, like the other labs, what is his interpretation of your cortisol combined with the DHEA-s? I will take a closer look at the profile pattern and burden (or load) tomorrow, and will also compare some of the averages with the DHEA value(s) to help get some additional perspective. On a good note for the moment, your FT3/RT3 ratio is just over 20, which is a good sign, BUT (there's always that but) your FT4 is very low within the reference range at 10.5%, but FT3 is at 66%. Granted, NDT thyroid ratios are different than the normal levels you would see with a healthy human thyroid, but I would hope to see the T4 reserves higher. If they were higher, the question is would your RT3 also elevate and lower the ratio? Your cortisol situation makes me speculate on that possibility, as does your current FT4 and FT3 readings, and of course the TPO antibodies. Let me know on the questions, and if you have some other labs like CBC, metabolic and any additional electrolyte labs, and it would also be good to see any iron & ferritin labs. Also, please post your stats, any medications, lifestyle and stress load, exercise & diet summary, and/or family history that might be relevant. Good or bad it doesn't matter, nobody is here to judge or blame. The more you can share will just make better conversation to help get some ideas flowing. [/QUOTE]
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