I'm hoping someone might be able to help me understand my latest thyroid results. For a bit of context I have a family history of hypothyroidism and a close relative died following an adrenal crisis in their 30s. I'm a parent carer and high stress is a daily norm. I've gained weight but lost some after a lot of extra stress the end of last year. My hair is falling out and I feel crappy but I barely sleep because of my child's care needs and I have to carry them a lot so it's hard to pick out what causes what. I take elvanse daily and folate as this was low but no other medication.
I had a goiter appear a couple of years ago but this was in lockdown so it took a long time to get checked out. My bloods were normal initially and a scan confirmed a thyroid goiter. Next lot of bloods were showing subclinical hypothyroidism and I was referred to endocrinology. Bloods after this were normal again. Then they forgot about me for nearly a year (and tbf I also forgot about them!). Latest bloods which by the time of my appointment were over a month old showed elevated tsh (7.3), elevated t4 (14.7) ,elevated t3 & antibodies (i wasn't told the figures on these) and low folate (despite having supplements for 6 months). Endocrinology only over phone appointments and there's a lot of crackle and interference during their calls. I find it hard to follow and ask questions during this appointments. I don't understand what all of these results mean? How can I be high on everything? I'm being referred for another scan on my neck and some bloods to check my adrenal function. I was told I'd likely be started on levothyroxin. But wouldn't high everything be something else? I can't find anything about high levels of everything. Only things saying test interference. I'm so confused!