On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 06:49:14 -0500, Tammie Denman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

"Tests taken at my
>endo's office (Dr. Michael Carella in Lansing Mich) were as follows:
>Free T     0.9  range: 0.7-1.9
>TSH        0.2  range: 0.5-4.7
>Anti-microsomal antibody  <10   range: 0-35
>Anti-throglobulin antibody  <20  range: 0-40
>
>On Jan. 17 I started on 5 mg. of Tapazole; 3 tablets taken two times
>daily. Some of the symptoms have abated somewhat.  On Feb. 22 I ended up
>at the Alma hospital emergency room "

Tammie, I'm confused.  When were those test results from-before or after
tapazole?  Those labs look a bit hypo according to the free T 4.  The TSH
could be hyper or central hypothyroidism.

The other tests they are doing was to determine if you have congestive
heart failure which can cause all of that fluid retention.  Either hypo or
hyper could lead to that.  I'd especially think it could result from being
given an antithyroid drug like tapazole if you were already hypo.

If those labs were from after the tapazole, I'd say you are already a bit
hypo according to the low free T4 but your TSH is lagging behind.  It takes
TSH about 6 weeks to stabilize after meds are added or dosages are changed.

Nancy

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