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This article is from 2010....there's more recent but from medical journals. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19941233 I get my thyroid lab results via an online message system from my clinic, and often times my doctor will email "normal" and I will respond that I'd like to adjust meds. Sometimes the normal range is so incredibly wide. Personally, I like to consult with an integrative or naturalpathic doctor when finances permit. I don't always trust doctors, and we absolutely need to be our own health advocates.
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07-14-19, 09:32 AM | |
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I've had several long-time (20+ years) physicians retire in the last few years. Also, my dentist, who I'd been seeing for over 30 years!
I have been auditioning new doctors and the quality of some of the ones I've been seeing is poor to middling. It is a dilemma!
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It's ok to be curious about the results. sometimes out of range isn't bad. Some of the labs results are based on averages. Each indivudual may be higher or lower and that doesn't necessarily mean it's good or bad. You gotta take in account medical history, symptoms, etc. It's fine to relax yet be informed!
Please research your labs and what it means as best as possible. Make mention of anything out of the ordinary at your appointment. Some doctors can get tunnel vision and focus on one particular result being normal and disregard the rest. I've had that happen and because I researched beforehand what should be checked and what should be some reasonable treatment steps, I've asked about what checking for something else that can be critically overlooked. I hate having to study the depth of medicine and treatment. It makes appointment s stressful cause sometimes the patient doesn't know what she/he doesn't know to make the best decisions with the doctor's recommendation without deep research and talking with others. |
07-14-19, 06:51 PM | |
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ANother thing to be aware of when you look at reference ranges is that they are lab-specific. One lab might say their normal reference range for TSH is, say 0.2 to 5.1, while another lab will say 0.5 to 3.9.
The reason for this is that different labs use different reagents for their testing (just different brand names, like how Advil and Motrin are both ibuprofen. One company might make the reagents for a test system and another company might make reagents for the same test system and they are slightly different.) There are also different brands of the equipment that does the testing. So if your TSH is 0.4, and you look around the internet, you might say to yourself "so is this is the normal range or not?" The answer is found in the normal ranges GIVEN BY THE LAB THAT DID YOUR SPECIFIC TEST. Obviously, this only comes into play on the borderline highs and lows. The averages in the middle aren't affected by getting that specific. |
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