http://living.health.com/2008/02/22/making-sense-of-medical-tests/ Lifestyle, Wellness, and Fitness Articles from Health.com and Health Magazine Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://living.health.com/2008/02/22/making-sense-of-medical-tests/#comment-12870 Doris Schilder Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:05:07 +0000 http://healthliving.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-12870 I had a Thyroidstimulating hormone test done . It was 5.99..... Could you please give me the range for this test. Does mine look too high. I would like you opinion....Thanks so much... I had a Thyroidstimulating hormone test done . It was 5.99….. Could you please give me the range for this test. Does mine look too high. I would like you opinion….Thanks so much…

]]> http://living.health.com/2008/02/22/making-sense-of-medical-tests/#comment-1439 becky moore Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://healthliving.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-1439 Most of the health problems I had went away when I started taking thyroid replacement medication; everything from fibromyalgia to high cholesterol, symptoms of menopause, stuffiness on the right side of my nose, skin tags fell off, swollen eyes and many more. I am 50. T3 is an important addition to t4 in the event things are not right after maxing out the lab values with t4. Without the addition of time released T3, my world would be upside down. With established lab value ranges that are incorrect, the best way to know if there is a thyroid problem is to have the 2-thyroid antibody blood tests run. You have every right to request this test. Allow your DR to run the standard test first, and the antibody test next instead of putting you through a battery of test like the thyroid scan and the uptake test and so on. It is the best way to get to the bottom of thyroid concerns. Most of the health problems I had went away when I started taking thyroid replacement medication; everything from fibromyalgia to high cholesterol, symptoms of menopause, stuffiness on the right side of my nose, skin tags fell off, swollen eyes and many more. I am 50. T3 is an important addition to t4 in the event things are not right after maxing out the lab values with t4. Without the addition of time released T3, my world would be upside down. With established lab value ranges that are incorrect, the best way to know if there is a thyroid problem is to have the 2-thyroid antibody blood tests run. You have every right to request this test. Allow your DR to run the standard test first, and the antibody test next instead of putting you through a battery of test like the thyroid scan and the uptake test and so on. It is the best way to get to the bottom of thyroid concerns.

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