Test Results: Thyroid Problem?

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[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
I only see one test for Gluten Intolerance/Celiac (the ttG IGA) but that isn’t enough. There are celiacs forums that have more info. I use this one:

http://forums.glutenfree.com/topic217.html

I understand EMA to be a measure of damaged villi, and not gluten sensitivity…You need the Antigliadin Antibody tests and the Deamidated Peptides (the latter may be unnecessary as you have already had the TTG)…

My deamidated peptides are negative (no damage) but my Antiglaidan IGG AB is very high (something like 70 with range <11)…which indicates gluten sensitivity…

If you know you are sensitive to gluten since you’ve done GF diets before, then take that information and run with it…you will feel a lot better and probably correct a lot of your issues…

I suspect the cortisol is currently high because it is busy fighting off the effects of the gluten, but I can’t be sure…

Any highly stressful events recently or very our of the ordinary occurrences?[/quote]

This guy is an intelligent and strong guy.

However he has no medical background of merit and has self taught through reading and the internet.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Okay man a ton of stuff here to go over, give me some time to read through it.

1st cholesterol is lipid (fat) and rises and lowers with the bodies needs to making hormones, cellular structure etc. Eating carbs will not raise your HDL (high density lipids) some things that have shown to raise HDL are niacin and basically cardio. Some people have the genetics for low HDL which is more dangerous for risk of heart attack or strong as opposed to high LDL (low density lipid). I suffer from this and have to make sure I get in cardio and fish oil and grass fed beef etc. I used to take Niacin but with Paleo and other things I keep my HDL at 40. (so why you give me shit for all the cardio stuff I do its because of this)

What was your Trigs and LDL?

Sounded like they did a total Iron panel what are the exact results?

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8th post from the bottom on the third page has an entire history of symptoms, treatments, and doctor opinions as well as a link to the google docs of my labwork (link here scott labs - Google Sheets ). Don’t need to read the entire thread.

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Okay read through most of this, to much information to do “internet Doc” on you. Would have to have all this in front of me in a hard copy medical record to really review.

But you have been at this for awhile and have seen all the right people so really nothing I could add.

After 20 years of medicine I will say that the human body is VERY, VERY resilient and works hard at keeping a homeostasis type environment. It is very easy to obsess about this or that in regards to what people are telling you.

Only true advise I could give you is DO NOT listen to people on the internet (yes I know the irony), you have people telling you to do this or that cause they got it from the internet.

People go to Med school for a reason.

Also when you do go to the specialists take EVERYTHING supplement wise you are taking with you so they can review.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Okay man a ton of stuff here to go over, give me some time to read through it.

1st cholesterol is lipid (fat) and rises and lowers with the bodies needs to making hormones, cellular structure etc. Eating carbs will not raise your HDL (high density lipids) some things that have shown to raise HDL are niacin and basically cardio. Some people have the genetics for low HDL which is more dangerous for risk of heart attack or strong as opposed to high LDL (low density lipid). I suffer from this and have to make sure I get in cardio and fish oil and grass fed beef etc. I used to take Niacin but with Paleo and other things I keep my HDL at 40. (so why you give me shit for all the cardio stuff I do its because of this)

What was your Trigs and LDL?

Sounded like they did a total Iron panel what are the exact results?

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Fuck I have to start doing cardio?? WEAK.

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[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Okay man a ton of stuff here to go over, give me some time to read through it.

1st cholesterol is lipid (fat) and rises and lowers with the bodies needs to making hormones, cellular structure etc. Eating carbs will not raise your HDL (high density lipids) some things that have shown to raise HDL are niacin and basically cardio. Some people have the genetics for low HDL which is more dangerous for risk of heart attack or strong as opposed to high LDL (low density lipid). I suffer from this and have to make sure I get in cardio and fish oil and grass fed beef etc. I used to take Niacin but with Paleo and other things I keep my HDL at 40. (so why you give me shit for all the cardio stuff I do its because of this)

What was your Trigs and LDL?

Sounded like they did a total Iron panel what are the exact results?

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Fuck I have to start doing cardio?? WEAK.
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Lol “That is why you do all that shit, lift all those weights” Big Bill

Look low hanging fruit are easy you have had a shit ton of studies with mostly normal values and small variants that could be lab error or just those are normal for YOU.

You have shit going on that Docs have to lay eyes on you and do a physical assessment. I am king of old school in the fact diagnostics are just tools to help lead you to a diagnosis. I studied with Internal medicine docs that just beat into me that 90% of diagnosis are done by history and physical. I do not want to give you bad advise and lead you on a merry path.

Sorry if this doesnt help or just makes you feel hopeless not my intent.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

Only true advise I could give you is DO NOT listen to people on the internet (yes I know the irony), you have people telling you to do this or that cause they got it from the internet.

People go to Med school for a reason.

Also when you do go to the specialists take EVERYTHING supplement wise you are taking with you so they can review. [/quote]

If only we lived in a perfect world where we could totally rely on our doctors/specialists.

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On one hand I’m well aware docs have been through a lot more school than I have… on the other hand, I’ve seen cases here and in my family where certified doctors have come across as completely clueless and ignorant.

Finding a good doc is key before blindly believing what they say. If you haven’t done the research to at least understand their points regarding your problem(s), it’s your own damn fault though.

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[quote]scj119 wrote:

REACTIONS TO LABWORK:

  1. My cholesterol is borderline dangerously low. I’m eating over 150g of fat per day and my total CHOL is 132, with HDL testing at a miniscule 39. I have no idea why this is… I guess malabsorption? All my stool cultures came up negative for inflammation etc. so I have no clue. How I have mid-range T and high cortisol with this low CHOL is really amazing.[/quote]

I’m not sure I would be too concerned with this. You seem to have enough CHOL for the hormone chain.

Malabsorption could be an issue. I would definitely grab some digestive enzymes. Its weird but I can actually “feel” them working when I take them.

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  1. My iron labs are fucked. 3 out of 4 are out of range. I need to educate myself on how to interpret this ASAP.[/quote]

Not sure about this either. Heavy metal poisoning maybe? Really no clue, but look into causes. Most likely related to your other disease states.

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  1. Cortisol lowered a bit, but still out of range high. Likely due to my conglomeration of diseases.[/quote]

Agreed…and nice usage of the word conglomeration.

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  1. Free T went from 11 to 17 (awesome), with same total T. But, E2 is high (tested at 34) but with a weird lab range (8.0-35). This is worrisome. SHBG is fine.[/quote]

What lab is this for E2? Never seen that range. You should get the 4021x from Quest or the Labcorp one with the 3-70 range to really make sense of the E2.

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5) Growth hormone low, but doc said it has a really short half-life and IGF-1 is the better measurement. Any truth to this? Need to educate myself on growth hormone.[/quote]

Since Growth Hormone is very pulsatile in nature, it can vary wildly. I understand IGF-1 to be a better measurement as well.

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6) What does it mean that my Calcitriol (1,25 di-OH Vit D) is so high? I stopped exogenous Vitamin D supplementation 6 days before the test because that was supposed to tell me something about this lab… I think docs got caught up in all my other issues and didn’t talk about this much[/quote]

I have never seen this lab before. Usually all the Vit D labs are the same, so I’m not sure.

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  1. FIRST order of business is to start my Lyme Disease treatment. I need to start killing these infections that are fucking me in the ass.[/quote]

Agreed with this. If it really is Lyme. Doesn’t that present with a circular rash though? You’d think you would have noticed that.

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  1. I really REALLY need to figure out what the fuck is going on with my cholesterol.[/quote]

As I said before, this may not be as big of an issue as you are treating it. See what the digestive enzymes do for you. Could also be related to your disease.

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3) Same as above, but about my iron labs. Am I in danger of heavy metal toxicity or something?[/quote]

This was my initial thought. Could also be related to your disease(s).

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4) Should I start taking resveratol or something to inhibit E2 aromatization? Or should I get all my other shit figured out first?[/quote]

Resveratrol is an excellent supplement and wouldn’t hurt if you have the money for it. You would probably benefit from slightly lower E2. Need the proper test done though (quest or labcorp).

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  1. I am scared I have a liver problem. E2 not clearing, Cholesterol not being made, I really need to bring this up.[/quote]

How are the rest of your liver markers? I would think it would be fairly obvious in these if you did have a liver problem.

Keep us posted on the results.

I’m fairly confident you don’t have a hormone issue and really do have some sort of infection/disease. The good news it that doctors are actually pretty good at diagnosing and treating that kinda stuff. If your current doc doesn’t get the job done, maybe consider the Mayo clinic or some place like that.

Also, take Niacin to boost your HDL.

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Thanks VT. I’ve done some reading since my post.

Iron labs - it looks like I have too much iron in my blood, but they are (for the most part) just barely out of range so may be nothing to be worried about. Plus, my ferritin is normal and should show up high in the event of an actual iron overload. I’ll reevaluate when I’m not sick.

Digestive enzymes - I take betaine HCL but may look into enzymes as well.

Side note: I started taking Liv 52 (liver health supplement recommended by John Meadows). It can’t hurt.