No sex hormones this time, I planned them for later this summer.
Got checked CBC, thyroid, lipids, Iron, and cortisol.
Bumped LT4 dosage from 125 to 137 since last reading (April).
TSH 0.8 -> 2.02
FT4 1.04 -> 0.98 ng/dl
FT3 3.00 -> 3.14 pg/ml.
These values are still far away from the optimal ones I got last year (1.42 FT4, 3.5 FT4). I'm not sure what's happening, I might check for total T4 next time to have an idea, thyroid output should be suppressed at current dosage.
Cortisol is adequate at 15 mcg/dl (4-22).
Cholesterol is borderline at 220, HDL is 50. Lab missed tryglicerides (which I ordered). Too much test/AI?
Iron status is lowish.
Serum Iron - 60 mcg/dl
Ferritin - 33 ng/ml
Ferritin was over 100 last year. No matter supplemental Iron and diet high in Fe too it got lower.
Note that I got a benign, genetic inherited disorder know as the thalassemia trait - red blood cells are smaller, but higher in number.
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