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Is there something i can say to get my doctor to order a tsh and t4 test?

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Dr. Vered Lewy-Weiss answered

Ask: When patients ask to have their thyroid function tested because of symptoms or concerns, it is easy enough to order.

Answered 7/23/2012

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My TSH is low normal and my T4 is high. My doctor says nothing's wrong yet i'm symptomatic of hyperthyroidism. I explained this yet he ignores it.?

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Doc.in my first ultrasoud the result is i have a left ovarian cyst..but the right is folicles cyst..i chect the test TSH and T4 but the result nega.

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Hi doctors..I heard that when I get endocrine bloodwork, the most critical measure is TSH and that there is one other? Is it T4 or Free T4 or T3? My TSH is 0.47..is that ""bad"" or ""good"" or how is it interpreted? Oh and My T3 is 73?

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My TSH is 0.01 whereas my free T3 (liothyronine) and free T4 are normal. I feel horrible, but my doc says I am ok. Next steps?

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I had a TSH REFLEX TO FREE T4 blood test done, my result is 3.70 and my doctor is currently unavailable to go over the results. Please help.

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