As with your husband, all tests have showed up normal including a colonoscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound, blood tests. My total bilirubin is now at the highest point it can be without being flagged high. As Dr. Berkowitz points out, the fasting measure can still be in the normal range even if postmeal numbers are elevated. Since December, I have lost about 25 lbs by dieting and exercising. Visual checks that are indicative of a slow thyroid are hair loss and losing … I have been losing quiet a bit of weight recently, I have always been about 8.5 stone but have dropped to 7.1 in just 3 weeks. If the blood tests such as TSH, T3, T4 come back normal, yet the person has a body temperature that averages 1 degree below normal, their thyroid is underperforming. American Academy of Family Physicians. As for the A1c, it can miss some abnormalities because swings from … Also i was tested for diabetes after they found ketones in my urine but that come back negative. Any unexplained weight loss in a child warrants a call to the doctor. NHS Choices. 2.0.1 There аrе many many rеаѕоnѕ whу dосtоrѕ should nоt dіаgnоѕе оr trеаt a thyroid раtіеnt based on TSH lеvеlѕ. Yes, I look at blood tests, but I also look at body temperature. So I lost more weight after that, but still continued to lose abnormal amounts of weight even following this. It ѕееmѕ рrеttу сut аnd dry, rіght? 2.1 What Lаb Tеѕtѕ Wіll Hеlр fоr … I have passed out a few times and gone to a + e but they say see doctor. I am at a normal healthy weight now. 1 Then monitor your weight and see your physician every 4-6 weeks for a reevaluation. See below: Weight loss in a otherwise healthy and asymptomatic young person is unlikely to be due to significant underlying illness in the absence of abnormal routine labs or an abnormal physical exam. Unintentional weight loss.Accessed 9/4/2018. After a battery of blood tests (all normal), X-rays on chest and neck (all normal), etc, I was finally diagnosed with something called Fibromyalgia, which isn't cancer. The weight loss does not come about because of diet, exercise or lifestyle changes. Unexplained weight loss is a noticeable drop in body weight that occurs even if the person is not trying to lose weight. I also have chronic sinus and IBS, too. (weigh 145 and am 5 ft 5 in) My blood tests keep getting worse. I have not changed my diet and i have had a cbc and that's normal. Be sure to check thyroid function and have a chest x-ray. I also, had fundoplication surgery as they thought that many of my symptoms were caused by acid reflux (they were not). This decision guide does not replace that call and should not delay it, but will give you an idea of some of the questions the doctor will have, and what tests or treatments may be ordered. My other bilirubin levels keep rising, but are within normal range. 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