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karenl
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I got extended labs done and my general doctor said they are perfect. But I have hairloss.
Who can interpret labs?

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Robin123
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What does extended labs mean? My doctor tested very simply, for TSH and T3, for which results also came back with an indication of normal range numbers, which showed a need for me to go on thyroid.

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Sammi
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Did you have the Free T3, Free T4, and thyroid antibodies tested?

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OtterJ
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Have you had your estrogen,progesterone and other hormones tested? If they are out of whack, this could also contribute to hairloss. Lyme is a big endocrine disruptor. Get your pituitary hormones tested as well. I hope you are seeing a lyme literate doctor. They know what to look for and what to test and treat. General docs are good for general diseases, but lyme is a disease that needs a specialist.

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karenl
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pms sent

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Tammy N.
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Someone shared this chart with me below (excellent). It could be your adrenals. I just recently sent in saliva samples for testing. Curious to know the results.

http://drrind.com/therapies/metabolic-symptoms-matrix

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faithful777
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Member # 22872

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Free T3/Free T4 are more important than the tsh reading. Sounds like you need an integrative/holistic doctor who doesn't live by lab results. They take into account symptoms and make a clinical diagnosis.

They would also check out the adrenals and other hormones. Lyme throws all that off.

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Faithful

Just sharing my experience, I am not a doctor.

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