Hi, I was referred over to this forum from the very helpful people on the thyroid forums. I had major surgery earlier in the year, including a blood transfusion, and since then have been struggling a bit with hair loss and inability to lose weight despite diet and exercise (which is why I suspected thyroid issues). I got my bloods tested, and have posted my results below. You'll see that my Vitamin B12 is low, and so is my Vitamin D. Ferritin isn't great either, although I've been on Ferrous Sulphate 200mg daily for four months since my surgery.
Just wondered what advice you guys have for getting my B12 levels up? Unfortunately I have no way of knowing if they were low before the surgery, or whether this is just a result of it. It was suggested that I might want to consider Pernicious Anaemia as my iron levels are low too, although I don't know anything about it. All advice and comments gratefully received.
Blood results:
Vitamin B12 200 (pg/ml 197-771)
Folate (serum) 10.1 (ug/L >2.9)
Ferritin 54 (ug/L 13-150)
C reactive protein 3.5 (mg/L <5.0)
Total Thyroxine (T4) 89 (nmol/L 59 - 154)
TSH 1.76 (mIU/L 0.27 - 4.2)
Free Thyroxine 15.3 (pmol/L 12.0 - 22.0)
Free T3 4.1 (pmol/L 3.1 - 6.8)
25 OH Vitamin D 51 (nmol/L 50 - 200)
Thyroglobulin Antibody 17.0 (IU/ml 0-115)
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 24.2 (IU/ml 0-34)