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Hormones (questions for young doctors)

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Participants Larry Martin11Michael BennettJose Miller3bluebadger24Susan Martin24Kevin White5
Larry Martin11 Larry Martin11 Active MemberOP
141 messages
joined Feb 2008
#1 ·
...so...
...to keep this brief...I have a bit of a silly question...
...I just had some endocrine testing done (T4, TSH) and got my results back...but I can't get in to see my doctor for another week or so, and I am honestly a little anxious about what they mean...so if there happens to be a kind soul here who knows how to "decode" these things, I would be incredibly grateful...🙂
...here is the breakdown: T4 value = 93 (nmol/L) with a reference range of 65-160, and TSH value = 1.40 (mU/L) with a reference range of 0.36-4.20...

...if this is totally out of line, moderators, please feel free to delete it...but if anyone actually understands these cryptic symbols, I would appreciate the help so much 🙂
Michael Bennett Michael Bennett Newcomer
5 messages
joined May 2007
#2 ·
Look, I'm definitely not a doctor, but I deal with thyroid issues myself, so I totally get what those numbers mean...
just relax, okay? Based on the standard ranges they give you, your thyroid hormone levels are actually perfectly normal. man, if only I could say the same about mine...
Jose Miller3 Jose Miller3 Regular
446 messages
joined Mar 2024
#3 ·
So, why can't you older doctors—like, say, Susan Martin24 🙂—actually give me a straight answer?

😁
bluebadger24 bluebadger24 Member
13 messages
joined Jan 2006
#4 ·
My T3, FT3, T4, FT4, TSH, and all those other thyroid markers—including the scintigraphy results—all came back perfectly normal... yet just two weeks after those tests, following an ultrasound and a biopsy, I was already on the operating table. Does that not prove that these lab results aren't some absolute, foolproof guarantee of a cancer diagnosis?
but honestly, if you aren't actually experiencing any symptoms related to your thyroid, can you even justify losing sleep over it? ¤
Susan Martin24 Susan Martin24 Active Member
79 messages
joined Apr 2006
#5 ·
Rachel Brooks63 said:well, why can't the more experienced doctors (like, say, Susan Martin24 🙂) just answer this?

😁

Rachel Brooks63, you little rascal! 🙂 🙂

Me, an "older" doctor????

I am young, gorgeous... just look at my avatar on the left! 🙂 🎉 🙂

I guess someone was just worried that the veteran docs have gone senile and forgotten the medical basics already 😈
Kevin White5 Kevin White5 Active Member
96 messages
joined Mar 2006
#6 ·
Well, at least answer Susan Martin24😉

Lately, you've just been spamming the board.😁
Larry Martin11 Larry Martin11 Active MemberOP
141 messages
joined Feb 2008
#7 ·
...ugh, I’m such a space cadet sometimes...
...anyway, I totally forgot to say thanks for all the replies 🙂 I’m young and healthy enough that I don't lose sleep over it, but hey—better safe than sorry, right? 🙂

@kemik
...look, searching for a young doctor is just part of a very calculated master plan... he’s a junior resident, which means he’s got potential. I’m a college senior about to graduate with basically zero job prospects... so, I did the math...
...I find this young doc to "help" me... he runs some tests, I give him a little wink and some cute chat... then, at some point, he says, "you know, it might be best if I give you one more exam, just to be sure..." and suddenly we're hitting it off and... well, let your imagination run wild... and within a few weeks, my career and my future are totally set 😉

(*The actual truth: my health isn't always great, so I wasn't sure if there were any actual doctors on here or just students hanging out...😳*)

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