Gerd. Last thing Dr said there may have been disinfectant on scope that messed me up.
Am taking the sucralfate Dr gave me and omperazole 1x daily.
I still wake up with mild heart burn. Remember I never had this. If I dont take the sucralfate during the day I get that dull pain that last for hours after I eat.
It’s only been a little over a week since seeing new Dr who gave me the above. So am hoping another week of doing this the pain should resolve without taking the meds. If not, back to the Dr to further investigate.
I still think it’s possible that he really irrated my stomach with one of his 7 biopsies he did. Unreal.
Got some partial results. TSH 1.9. Meanwhile my hands are always cold.
Total t3 is 85. Low normal. Free t4 1.1. No free t3 yet. My free t3 was usually 3.1-3.2. There’s something to the total t3 always being in low end.
If thyroid ok maybe Dr saying I have raynauds disease is correct.
Dr also checking rheumatoid factor and Lyme disease. Since raynauds is a an auto immune disease. And ANA.
What I do know is when I took the small dose of dissectated thyroid 15 mg my cold hands disappeared. But may have felt too warm
I don’t have anything but cold hands. So that’s why am not sure it’s the thyroid.
We’ll see what the free t3 come in at. If less than 3.0 I will for sure take the med.
When it comes in at 3.2 i think it makes it unlikely it’s the thyroid. Though total t3 is on the low end.
I read low end total t3 can indicate subclinical hypo
Good point.
It might be fat retaining water. Is that possible? Can I retain water just around belly?
I gained a few pounds.
Unless it’s the omperazole or sucralfate.
Thyroid t3 free 3.1 (2.3-4.2)
Total t3 85 (76-170)
Free t4 1.1 (.8-1.8)
TSH 1.91
You think I should restart my low dose armour?
The results above are basically consistent over many labs. TSH usually in the 2’s .
Total estrogens 179 pg/ml (60-190 male range)
Still waiting for total t and free t.
Hct 48.1
Thyroid antibodies negative
Rheumatoid factor negative
ANA negative
Hi @charlie12 - how did you come up with this break down from 15mg or Armour? Curious because I’m taking 90mg armour daily and wondered what it broke out to be. Thanks!
I saw a chart too that says the 15 mg is converted to 25mcg synthroid. So even though bottle days 9.5 t4 the equivalency is 25 mcg See above for dosing. @bcostigan41
From what I remember in the summer am fine with cold hands.
No numb. Just cold. Its wierd sometimes an laying on sofa cold hands then all of a Sudden I can actually feel them warming up. I take it as my thyroid needs a little help.
Hence why my total t3 always low end. Free t3 just under mid level always. IDK Endo thinks thyroid fine but gave to me cause I asked
I got the testosterone numbers. I think I can say with confidence that since I switched to shallow IM my total t and free t are at the best level. My penile sensitivity has also never been better and more consistent. BTW I inject 50 2x a week. I took lab on trough. No ai. No HCG. Also being this is trough I do have room to lower my dosage just slightly if I think the peak e2 and free t is causing bloat. @anon10035199
There are two feel good hormones for men. Testosterone and thyroid. Both need to be normal to feel good. Armor is a replacement hormone for thyroid like cypionate for t. Look above there’s more info .
