Blood Test Results - Help Interpreting

[emmablondevoyage]

I wondered if you could help me interpret my blood test results. Are they all okay? Should I be doing anything about them? I'm 31 F. My results are in bold. Thank you​

Thyroid Stim. Hormone 0.270 - 4.2mIUL - 3.140

Free T3 3.1 - 6.8pmolL - 3.9

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 0 - 34kIUL - 11.8

Thyroglobulin Antibodies 0 - 115kIUL - 15.10

Total Vit B12 145 - 569pmolL - 509

Folate (serum) **>7nmol/L - 10.8

Testosterone 0.29 - 1.67nmol/L - 2.19

Free Androgen Index 0.297 - 5.62% - 1.7

Free Testosterone 0.003 - 0.033nmol/L - 0.0146

Sex Hormone Binding Glob 32.4 - 128nmol/L- 129.0

Free Thyroxine (FT4) 12 - 22pmol/L - 11.025

OH Vitamin D 50 - 250nmol/L - 63.0

Ferritin 30 - 169ug/L - 47.50

C Reactive Protein (high sensitivity)<3.0mg/L - 0.546

Albumin35 - 50g/L - 41

Prolactin 102 - 496mIU/L - 267.0​

thank you

 

[wabi-sabi]

Everything here looks to be in the normal range. This is what people (and doctors) complain about all my test results are normal and I'm really sick!

Your thyroid looks fine (doctors test this in anyone who complains of fatigue. I think it's typically normal in PwME.)

Your sex hormones look fine. (If your having women's health issues see your gyn, but again, these are typically normal in PwME.)

Your vitamin levels, iron levels, and protein levels are fine. Nutrition can be hard in ME/CFS, so this suggests you are doing well on nutrition. Some people take huge doses of vitamins, but I'm not sure this is beneficial or not.

Don't be discouraged that all of these results are normal. All of these results should be normal in ME/CFS who is able to eat. This is a slightly more than basic set of "I don't feel good" labs. This means that you can move on to ME/CFS (or other disease specific testing) your doctor thinks is necessary. For example testing for orthostatic intolerance is important in ME/CFS, but that's not a blood test. And sometimes autoimmune diseases look a little like ME/CFS in terms of pain and fatigue. I'm assuming your doctor has already thought of that.

It's frustrating we don't have better tests for ME/CFS. But it looks like your doc is doing a good job checking for other stuff that could be going wrong. The only "other stuff" I would think of is diabetes, since that's just so common, but probably your doctor has checked for that already. Good news- other stuff isn't going wrong. Bad news- hello ME/CFS!

 

[Wishful]

This is what people (and doctors) complain about all my test results are normal and I'm really sick!

I expect that many of us get told by doctors that "You're one of my healthiest patients ... as far as the tests say." They're good tests ... for simple well-understood medical problems.

 

[crussher]

If I had those results, I might consider taking 3 or 4,000 IU of vitamin D per day. Although in the lab range, I've seen some experts suggest that our forebears (hunter gatherers etc) typically had levels near the upper end of the lab range.

 

[emmablondevoyage]

Thank you for your responses! I already take Vitamin D so I will continue

 

[Blazer95]

T4 could be better, Check Calcitriol before Supplementing vit d

Cheers

 

[emmablondevoyage]

hi blazer thank you for that! Why is it important to check the level of that before supplementing vitamin d? what is the difference between that and the 'regular' vitamin d test?

I don't think I can get thyroid medication prescribed in the UK with my current values so I was thinking of supplementing with metavive the thyroid glandular to see if it improves my thyroid hormone levels and symptoms

 

[Blazer95]

calcidiol is the inactive stored vitamin d that you tested and is obviously low.

calcitriol is the active form of vitamin d wich is tested very rarely. it can be high in some ME/CFS individuals because of chronic inflammation, like me for example.

 

[xploit316]

calcitriol is the active form of vitamin d wich is tested very rarely. it can be high in some ME/CFS individuals because of chronic inflammation, like me for example.

This is interesting. I read nightshades especially potatoes are high in calcitriol. Never did well with them so this could be a consideration.

 

[L'engle]

Good news- other stuff isn't going wrong. Bad news- hello ME/CFS!

Yes and yes.

 

[L'engle]

Some people apparently need ferritin to be higher in order to feel well.

 

[heapsreal]

I wondered if you could help me interpret my blood test results. Are they all okay? Should I be doing anything about them? I'm 31 F. My results are in bold. Thank you​

Thyroid Stim. Hormone 0.270 - 4.2mIUL - 3.140

Free T3 3.1 - 6.8pmolL - 3.9

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 0 - 34kIUL - 11.8

Thyroglobulin Antibodies 0 - 115kIUL - 15.10

Total Vit B12 145 - 569pmolL - 509

Folate (serum) **>7nmol/L - 10.8

Testosterone 0.29 - 1.67nmol/L - 2.19

Free Androgen Index 0.297 - 5.62% - 1.7

Free Testosterone 0.003 - 0.033nmol/L - 0.0146

Sex Hormone Binding Glob 32.4 - 128nmol/L- 129.0

Free Thyroxine (FT4) 12 - 22pmol/L - 11.025

OH Vitamin D 50 - 250nmol/L - 63.0

Ferritin 30 - 169ug/L - 47.50

C Reactive Protein (high sensitivity)<3.0mg/L - 0.546

Albumin35 - 50g/L - 41

Prolactin 102 - 496mIU/L - 267.0​

thank you

If I've read it correctly, your total testosterone is above range. Any mention from drs about being PCOS?? Have you had dhea levels tested also as this can also be apart of pcos and increase testosterone levels in females.

 

[alcasa]

Any TSH above 2 should be labeled as hipothyroidism... Eat more. Also I would like to see your glutamine to glutamate ratio.

 

[ruben]

Well I'm in UK and is it not the case that generally speaking our bloods show nothing. I'm curious as to what percentage of us have a blood test that show something. Also has anyone who's blood test showed something then gone on to have treatment that sorted their symtoms out?

 

[pamojja]

There are 2 kinds of blood test readers:

One uses normal reverence ranges, which is generally 95% of all tested. The 2.5% above and below is abnormal. Never mind that most of the major 95% actually is sick for getting tested to begin with.

Others use optimal reverence ranges. Found in population studies, for the best longevity. Or long clinical practice experience.

I'm curious as to what percentage of us have a blood test that show something

The second kind, finding values which could be improved in almost everyone, must be under 1%?

Seriously though, I did use as many lab-tests as I could get, and looked at it both ways. Mainly because I wanted to have a means to monitor my progress with interventions. Or be alerted by new interventions backfiring.

First, my health-self image got in pieces: Practically for all body systems, results were out of whack. With later remissions of a number of chronic diseases, overall, most lab markers improved. Though still, but a bid less, out of whack.