Comments/Feedback on my Thyroid Panel

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

This bloodwork showcases the amazing power of genetics. I have thalassemia minor, so one of my genes responsible for producing red blood cells consistently pumps out tiny blood cells. Consequently, my hemoglobin/hematocrit are naturally on the low side. I've been using high doses of testosterone for about 6 months now, and my hematocrit has not budged. It is literally the same as before I started trt. In any case, I really want some feedback on my thyroid panel. Obviously, nothing is blatantly wrong, but since reference ranges don't tell the whole story, I am looking for some commentary from those who are knowledgeable. I know a decent amount about testosterone but very little about the thyroid. Any help is much appreciated. I would imagine if there's any room for optimization, it could be easily resolved with iodine supplementation. Here is an image link since for some reason the image is tiny:

http://i.imgur.com/kyjnpIH.png

 

[ratbag]

The platelets in your cbc look like they are getting up there. I wonder what they were before TRT? I would have your MD look at that.

For thyroid all looks good. For optimisation I would consider increasing your FT3 some. I believe most MD's trying to optimise would get it somewhere between 3.9 and 4.4 however you'll have to be the judge of that yourself. Some people feel jittery with higher FT3. For me it increased my mental clarity and cognitive skills when I got it to the top of range.

 

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

The platelets in your cbc look like they are getting up there. I wonder what they were before TRT? I would have your MD look at that.

For thyroid all looks good. For optimisation I would consider increasing your FT3 some. I believe most MD's trying to optimise would get it somewhere between 3.9 and 4.4 however you'll have to be the judge of that yourself. Some people feel jittery with higher FT3. For me it increased my mental clarity and cognitive skills when I got it to the top of range.

Would that be accomplished via iodine supplementation?

 

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

The platelets in your cbc look like they are getting up there. I wonder what they were before TRT? I would have your MD look at that.

Platelets were 286 before trt. I did not realize trt could affect platelets. Is that a significant increase?

 

[Vince Carter]

I would read this about RT3 I think it will be helpful to you, Also look at something like pooling of T3 or something like that. I think Vettester Chris is our resident Thyroid guru if you want to pm him a link to this thread.

https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/reverse-t3/

 

[Vince Carter]

Platelets were 286 before trt. I did not realize trt could affect platelets. Is that a significant increase?

There are some folks that discuss platelets being the problem and not really the HCT but when it's brought last time around here it really wasn't a "theory" (?) that was well received. The thought being the platelets being so high is what is going to make your blood sludgy, not HCT.

 

[ratbag]

Would that be accomplished via iodine supplementation?

Our bodies need iodine and the soil all around north america is now deficient of this. Hence why they add iodine to salt. But it would really require too much salt to get your levels to a point where it's helpful. I take iodoral and have taken lugol's for years. Other than replenishing what my body was missing it may have fixed the nodules I had on my thyroid. But since they started me on all hormones because of my hypopituitarism I don't know for sure that it helped. It's possible it can help but you'd have to try it alone for 3 or 4 months and get new labs to see if there are any changes. Your FT4 look good so you would hope that it would raise your FT3 some.