How are these blood results for my thyroid??

[Corie]

How are these results?? These are mine.

T3, free 2.8
T4, free 1.1
TSH 3.84

[MSWR0319]

How are these results?? These are mine.

T3, free 2.8
T4, free 1.1
TSH 3.84

My endo would treat you if you're having symptoms (and I imagine even if you aren't). I am currently being treated and my T3 and T4 are at very similar levels to yours, but your TSH is much higher. He likes to keep it no higher than 2 but ideally lower. Mine is at 1.6 and he's ok with it if I feel ok but is willing to give me more meds if need be.

ETA: I just realized that my dr hasn't called back to tell me my results are good since my checkup a few weeks ago. I'll need to follow up and check to see if he's ok with the T3 and T4 levels because they're actually higher than they were running after looking at past tests. Hopefully someone else will chime in on those levels. I do know though that your TSH is likely too high though.

[Kindra178]

Your tsh is way too high.


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[California]

My son just had his TSH levels tested and came back with a 4.0. I wonder if that is elevated for teen boys, too? One doctor flagged it as being too high, but his primary considers it be within normal range. We got him tested to try to figure out why he's struggling to gain weight. Hmmm....

[MMMommy]

I need to have my thyroid tested too. My TSH at the end of 2018 was 3.250, and my PCP at the time said that was "normal". I don't know what is normal really, but the values for "normal range" for my screening showed as between 0.450 to 4.5. But I know nothing about TSH levels and true "normal".

[MSWR0319]

My son just had his TSH levels tested and came back with a 4.0. I wonder if that is elevated for teen boys, too? One doctor flagged it as being too high, but his primary considers it be within normal range. We got him tested to try to figure out why he's struggling to gain weight. Hmmm....

Can you contact the doctor that flagged it and talk to them?

I need to have my thyroid tested too. My TSH at the end of 2018 was 3.250, and my PCP at the time said that was "normal". I don't know what is normal really, but the values for "normal range" for my screening showed as between 0.450 to 4.5. But I know nothing about TSH levels and true "normal".

My PCP told me that she was couldn't treat my thyroid unless it was outside of the "normal" range of the bloodwork. However, she knew that it was higher than it should be (3.4) and sent me to an endocrinologist who he said could treat to the lower standard because he was a specialist in the area and knew what the true norms really were, which tend to be no higher than 2 for most endos. I don't know if she just felt that she couldn't treat it effectively because she wasn't a specialist or what exactly that comment meant. But it did coincide with what I've read and experienced that a PCP will not treat thyroid numbers that a specialist would.

[okinawama]

Your tsh is way too high.


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I just had mine tested, and it was 3.25, which my doctor said was within the normal range. I happened to see my results before she called, so I googled some of the normal ranges for some of the labs, and it seemed that anywhere from .4-4.0 was considered the normal range for TSH. I didn't question my doc since both the doc and my google "research" said my number was within normal range. Is that not correct? Does the acceptable number vary from patient to patient?

[Kindra178]

Recs from 2013 - ideal is 1-2.5.


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[Corie]

I found this in an article online.

"The American Thyroid Association recommends that you keep your TSH within a narrow range of 0.5 to 2.0 mU/L."

[MSWR0319]

I found this in an article online.

"The American Thyroid Association recommends that you keep your TSH within a narrow range of 0.5 to 2.0 mU/L."

Corie, can you link that article? I've seen it and have been trying to find it again to show my friend. This is the range my doctor uses.