Cindy, I do have a medical degree, but don't tell anyone because I'm embarrassed by the ineptitude of my colleagues--lol!
ATPO is the test for thyroid antibodies to see if you have Hashimoto's. Have you gotten the test results?
My doctor pushed statins at every visit. He'd give me an Rx. I'd throw it in the trash. As he was insisting on statins, though my ratio was good, I was insisting that I needed thyroid supplementation increased instead. After several rounds of that, I did get thyroid med increased & my lipid profile improved again.
Great your endo tested FT3 & FT4. That's usually a battle. Try to get Reverse T3 done as well. If your RT3 is high, you're not getting the benefit of supplementing. The ratio between FT3 & RT3 needs to be high to be healthy. Just had my RT3 done & my ratio is quite low. I had to explain to my doc what this meant to get meds increased:) There are reasons why RT3 can be high. Endos know less about thyroid disorders than they do about diabetes & once again we have to be our own advocates & researchers.
Are you taking Synthroid?
Hear you on small meal capacity. I can't eat a lot at once either.