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Hello.
Just wanted to give an update on my labs. Maybe my journey will help others or give others hope.
Here is my lab history:
TSH:
Hardly there from 06/08/12 to 07/09 … <0.01 (very low)
08/09 … 1.65 (normal 0.27-4.20) (low of normal)
09/14 … 8.71 (normal 0.27-4.20) (high)FT4 ….
06/08/12 … 2.89 (normal is 0.8-1.70) (high)
06/14 … 3.40 (normal is 0.82-1.77) (high)
06/29 … 3.79 (normal is 0.82-1.77) (high)
07/09 … 2.01 (normal is 0.8-1.70) (high)
08/09 … 0.53 (normal is 0.8-1.70) (low)
09/14 … 0.68 (normal is 0.8-1.70) (low)FT3 #s:
06/08 … 12.3 (2.6-4.4) (high)
06/14 … 11.5 (2.0-4.4) (high)
06/29 … 10.0 (2.0-4.4) (high)
07/09 … unknown
08/09 … unknown
09/14 … unknown (I’m guessing low just like the fT4)ALT:
06/08 … 109 (high)
06/18 … 76 (high)
07/09 … 77 (high)
08/09 … 71 (high)
09/14 … 29 (for all – normal is < 32) (normal) WBC:
07/09 … 4.67 (normal 4.8-10.
(low)
08/09 … 4.35 (normal 4.8-10. (low)
09/14 … 3.44 (normal 4.8-10. (low)As you can see, I’m now hypothyroid. I’m on Methimazole 10mg/day. I’m guessing the Dr. will lower my dose again. I thought I would be hyper again since last time he lowered my dose from 30mg/day to 10mg/day and I thought that it was a drastic change. What I’m afraid about is my WBC. It has gotten lower. I’m very happy about my liver though.
Any comments are welcome.
Caro
Naturenut wrote:Thank you for posting this. My husband was just diagnosed last week and his numbers are higher than yours, but I am hopeful the meds will adjust these issues. May I ask…are you on Beta blockers also or have your symptoms not included the heart palpatations. My husband is a triathlete and is in denial about “slowing” down until he “stabilizes” Did you experience weight gain in this dosage of M? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give this wife about embarking upon this journey with my hubby. Blessings!Hello Naturenut,
Welcome to the forum. I’m glad you found us. I’m sorry to hear about your husband but the medications have helped many and hopefully soon your husband will start feeling better. It took me about 3 weeks to start feeling positive changes so tell him to hang in there.
To answer your question, yes, I’m on Metoprolol. Tachycardia was the symptom that got me on the road to being diagnosed. I had to go to the ER early June with tachycardia of 124 bpm. I was given propranolol but since then my Gen. Dr. changed it to Metoprolol. I was having to take the propranolol 6 times a day and it kept my heart going up and down. The metoprolol keeps it constant. I started on a 50mg/day and I’m now down to a 25mg/day.
In June, when I was diagnosed, I was very sick and I lost 10 lbs in one month. At my last Dr’s appt, 3 weeks ago, I was told I have gained the weight back (I had to eat a lot of protein at first to keep from loosing muscle). As of right now, I’m where I was before getting sick as far as my weight goes. I’m hoping I don’t have to gain any more weight for where I’m at right now is my ideal weight for my height.
My advice to you and your husband is to hang in there. Give the medication time and have his Dr. monitor his liver enzymes and his white blood cells along with his thyroid (ft4, TSH) regularly (mine have been checked every 4 weeks). Also, have your husband give himself time to recuperate. I was told not to exercise at first b/c my body was needing my energy to heal. Now that I’m hypothyroid, I have been given the ok to exercise again.
Thank you for reading my post. If you have any other questions let me know. Please keep us posted.
Caro
Robboford wrote:Hi Caro,
Congratulations on your Liver numbers. Can be really scary being elevated, took mine 11 months to get out of the danger level and back to almost normal, they still closely monitor it though. Hopefully your next set of labs will show a raised WBC. How are you feeling being officially “Hypo”? Hopefully things will return to normal so you can continue on with life in general. Please keep us updated.
Cheers, hugs and kisses
DebbieHello Debbie,
How are you?
Thank you!! I’m happy with my liver #s but scared about my WBC. So your liver enzymes were also elevated? I’ve read that the elevation can be due to being hyperthyroid and some people can even have immune related hepatitis.
Well, now that I’m “hypo” I feel tired but it is a different tired than the tired feeling from being “hyper”. Now, even though I’m tired, I can do more stuff and it is more bearable. So overall, I feel better. I did have a headache the last two days, something that hadn’t happened in about 2 months. The weather is changing and my allergies start bothering me but yet again, it can be related to being hypo, right?
My fT4 is not that far away from the normal range, so I guess that is good even though my TSH is very high. I think my eyes have gotten a little bit swollen at night though. They have looked a little bit puffy in the mornings. Maybe they have always done that and I’m just now noticing b/c I’m more aware trying to make sure that if any TED comes up that I can tell the Dr. Maybe it is allergy related. So many maybes …
I hate Graves. I feel like I’m always waiting on another symptom to come up out of nowhere. I try not to worry though but I so want to feel normal.
Anyway, thank you for visiting my post and for asking.
Hope all is going better with you.
Smiles,
CaroHello Darcy. Thank you!!! I can’t believe its been 3 months (almost 4) since all this started. Well, I was having a little bit of ear problems but I’m better now. I did some gargles with warm water and salt and it seems to have helped. I know my allergies are bothering me for sure. Thank you so much for the + vibes. I see my Endo in a couple of weeks. It seems that I’ll be struggling to find my sweet spot too. I got new instructions and I’m supposed to lower the Methimazole now to 5mg/day. I really do hope you find your sweet spot soon. The very best with your labs. Please keep us posted.
Smiles,
Caro
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