STEVE55655
01-22-2010, 10:03 PM
I just got new labs from Mpls V A ... highly exposed to agent orange
40 years ago in Vietnam
I see Dr J for TRT
prolactin 20.21 3.46 to 19.4
fsh .32 .95 to 11.95
LH .14 1.4 to 8.75
TT 622 260 to 972
TSH 5.81 .3 to 6.0
t3 123.75 58 to 159
ft4 1.16 .71 to 1.85
I have had two high RT3 tests from private Dr in past
I have all the common problems of hypothroidism
TRT Has helped with strength
I would love your comments
JanSz
01-22-2010, 11:50 PM
I just got new labs from Mpls V A ... highly exposed to agent orange
40 years ago in Vietnam
I see Dr J for TRT
prolactin 20.21 3.46 to 19.4
fsh .32 .95 to 11.95
LH .14 1.4 to 8.75
TT 622 260 to 972
TSH 5.81 .3 to 6.0
t3 123.75 58 to 159
ft4 1.16 .71 to 1.85
I have had two high RT3 tests from private Dr in past
I have all the common problems of hypothroidism
TRT Has helped with strength
I would love your comments
Is your prolactin level causing any grief?
Try posting TT, E2 & DHT together.
Thyroid is crying for help.
Keep it crying until you are done analyzing and supporting adrenals.
I suggest
Rhein 24-hr urine analysis
Spectracell-5000
Fatty Acid Analysis
Blood test:
1 --------- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel w/EGFR
2 --------- CBC w/ diff/PLT
31 --------- DHEA Sulfate
32 --------- Aldosterone
33 --------- Renin Activity, Plasma
34 --------- ACTH, Plasma
35 --------- Cortisol Binding Globulin (Transcortin)
36 --------- 8AM/4PM/10PM---Cortisol, Free and Total
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For blood test, alternatively, you may want to check my long list of tests and do what you have missing.
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Above testing will allow you to formulate list of supplements and
adrenal and thyroid medicines that you need.
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As soon as you are ready (supplements supporting adrenals & thyroid in place for about 2 months, plus Cortef/HC or Medrol and possibly Florinef), start using Cytomel-T3, taper it up until you reach 75mcg/day.
Watch
BP, pulse, temperatures
Stay on that 75mcg-T3/day for couple or few months, then test (complete thyroid panel), you may need more.
100mcg-T3/day possible, rarely even more, known (rare) cases of 150mcg-T3/day
Stay away from T4.
Specially if your thyroid hormonal dose is such that TSH>0
Remember, when TSH>0, thyroid is producing hormones, mostly T4.
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STEVE55655
01-23-2010, 07:13 PM
thanks JanSz
Can I go to T3 without all the other tests or am I asking for trouble ?
Dr J says on this form ..... correct the D1 and rt3 will go away.
What is your take on agent orange ?