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A 45-year-old female asked about a 21-year-old female:

My kid has been on same dose synthroid 125mcg since thyroidectomy 7 yr ago (nodules not cancer) and tsh yesterday is 0.3l with t4 1.9 h and they want to leave dose alone - does that sound correct?

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Dr. Donald Colantino
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Borderline: Both these levels appear borderline although you don't mention the normal levels at your laboratory. If he's doing well on that dose, I can understand not changing the dose. Since the levels are borderline it's best to recheck them in a month or so.
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