i have near enough all the symptoms of an underactive thyroid, thinning hair, dry skin, fatigue, weight gain despite eating a low GI diet (DH is diabetic) etc etc. i also have a puffy face, inflamed tongue (i'm forever biting the side of my tongue and it looks scalloped when i stick my tongue out) and constipation.
BUT my TSH levels were 1.5 (normal range 0.27-4.2) the last time i did a set of bloods. i'm a student nurse and we were practicing taking blood during a lull in A&E so sent my blood to the lab out of curiousity. I'm going to see my GP tomorrow and ask for a full thyroid function test but is there anything else i should ask??
tbh i've been blaming the course for being tired all the time but i have had sooo many nurses telling me to get checked out i'm getting worried. the last person who forced told me to make an appointment was someone i saw every time i was on placements over the last 3 years and she was really surprised at my appearance.