Hi
I am on an iodine listserve. The people on this group are very
knowledgeable about the meaning of the thyroid panel and all the nuances that many
conventional mds are not aware of. You can email your panel results and I
think they may reassure you, and will help you to get back in range if your
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Sandy
In a message dated 12/30/2011 5:30:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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2. Doctor is freaking out about my thyroid panel: TSH 19.45 (normal
range is .5-6); Total T3-68.6 (normal range 71-180); Circulating T3-1.09
(range 2.0-4.9);T4 .69 (.75-1.54). I explained that I had Hodgkins Lymphoma
13 years ago, had massive full mantle radiation, and despite my doctors,
was able to save my Thyroid and stay off Synthroid.. For 12 of those years,
I have been on a natural bovine thyroid with B vitamin supplement called
Thyroid Plus. I take 2 pills per day, and have decided to go for the full 4
per day.