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The different ranges of normal between labs shouldn’t make an enormous difference in what you find out, but make sure you don’t compare the value in one test to a value in the other test ~ just look at the relationships to the normal range, to evaluate your progress.

The one thing about Graves’ that is consistent is that we are never the same as another Graves’ patient, so there’s no calculation we can make to say when exactly you would be going hypo, based on your progress to date. It’d be nice if we could, it’d save time for lots of us….

The best thing to do is keep a symptom diary. When you notice 4 or 5 classic hypo symptoms that are occurring frequently, go and get your blood tested. You may see at first that you are feeling as if you may be hypo, when in fact your levels read normal. That happened to me after my RAI, and all I could surmise was that it felt sluggish for me, because I was used to hyper by then (it was the only time that everything in my house was getting done!). So keep track of what’s going on with you, get blood tests when you feel it’s necessary, and go from there.

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Question to those who have had RAI- My labs went to normal TSH and Free T-4 after only three weeks. At this rate from around .45 the last time it was taken about a month ( I think it was lower before I went but they didn’t do one right before RAI) before RAI to 1.46 on a 3.3 scale now how long might it be before I go hypo? I am wondering when I should go back for more labs and what to watch for now. I have noticed feeling a lot better but am still having tremors and some of the hyper symptoms. My endo said I could have my GP do it here in town and send them to him. The labs use different scales. Will that matter much since I am just waiting for the hypo to start?

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