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Active b12 testing

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get the Active test done without referral from my GP, he wont do it . I am diagnosed with PA and on 3 monthly...

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get the Active test done without re...

doityourself

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Help with interpreting test results, please!

Hi, I've come from the Thyroid UK community as I have had some bloods done privately recently and don't know whether I might be developing / have developed...

Hi, I've come from the Thyroid UK community as I have had some bloods done priv...

hose1975

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Does anyone know anywhere in the UK you can go privately to get Methylcobalamin B-12?

I get there 1 B12 shot every 3 months but they are completely useless. GP's do nothing and have absolutely no clue what they are talking about so I am pretty...

I get there 1 B12 shot every 3 months but they are completely useless. GP's do n...

laurawalford

•10 years ago

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Active b12 and mma blood tests

Hi all I'm getting the active b12 blood tests and mma test today. Is there any special requirements does anyone know? I not been told anything

Hi all I'm getting the active b12 blood tests and mma test today. Is there any s...

Leanneta

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Back to the Doctors again.

Hi Everyone, my name is Mark, I'm 47yr Old and was diagnosed with low B12 two years ago. Was always tired, tingly feet, spaced out all the time. My initial B12...

Hi Everyone, my name is Mark, I'm 47yr Old and was diagnosed with low B12 two ye...

markhobson

•10 years ago

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Sore throat.

HI, every one, Do any of you have a painful throat, I have it every day for about 5 mins. at a time, sometime,s 2 or 3 times a day, is this to do will PA....

HI, every one, Do any of you have a painful throat, I have it every day for abo...

Jane123

•10 years ago

2 Replies

private jabs

for those of you who get your injections privately, would you be able to recommend someone in Hertfordshire or London who could give me the jabs privately?

for those of you who get your injections privately, would you be able to recomme...

Emma-Knight

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Active B12

Where can I get an active B12 test

hasty22

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Newly Diagnosed

Hello there. I was diagnosed last week with pernicious anaemia and the dr started my b12 jabs there and then. He said I was to have 5 over a two week period...

Hello there. I was diagnosed last week with pernicious anaemia and the dr start...

hjcohen

•10 years ago

11 Replies

More bloods

Well I'm back from getting more bloods done this time calcium and phosphate tests. Doctor said wants to rule all out before diagnosis of b12. Can phosphate...

Well I'm back from getting more bloods done this time calcium and phosphate test...

Leanneta

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Total knee replacement

Getting ready for surgery in 3 days. Never had surgery before. Does anyone have experience with how this effects your b-12 needs?

Getting ready for surgery in 3 days. Never had surgery before. Does anyone have ...

FlyGranny

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Recovery Time?

Hi everybody, I'm Sarah and i'm hoping somebody might be able to give me some advice. I developed neurological symptoms (dizziness, vertigo, tingling in feet,...

Hi everybody, I'm Sarah and i'm hoping somebody might be able to give me some ad...

sarah113

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Red Blood Count results - advice please

Hello - I am new to this forum - belong to thyroidUK - one of our members advised me to post here as you know more about blood! My husband was recently...

Hello - I am new to this forum - belong to thyroidUK - one of our members advise...

sheenah

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Palpitations

Hi, This is a great website and forum and the information here is so helpful :) I am hoping for some advice as I really don't know what to try next. I was...

Hi, This is a great website and forum and the information here is so helpful :) ...

jjonesingarden

•10 years ago

6 Replies

B12 help

Can taking iron and vitamin d affect b12 levels. I have all symptoms of b12 deficiency and levels went up slightly to take me over 200 since took iron. Have I...

Can taking iron and vitamin d affect b12 levels. I have all symptoms of b12 defi...

Leanneta

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Post loading jabs

Yesterday I finished the the loading jabs for B12 after my 1st -3rd jab I felt great the day i had it but wiped out the next. Now I'm on to every 3 months....

Yesterday I finished the the loading jabs for B12 after my 1st -3rd jab I felt g...

toady93

•10 years ago

3 Replies

B12-need advice

My b12 in May was 238 it has now dropped to 150, can anyone explain why such a quick drop? My gp wants me to have b12 injections but I break out in hives that...

My b12 in May was 238 it has now dropped to 150, can anyone explain why such a q...

Hidden

•10 years ago

4 Replies

B12 and ferritin

Hi all, Does ferritin level affect b12? My ferritin has been low for around 5 years now. Highest I have found out it's been is 22. It was 15 last test now 44...

Hi all, Does ferritin level affect b12? My ferritin has been low for around 5 ...

Leanneta

•10 years ago

2 Replies

If I got an active b12 test done privately and it showed I was deficient, would my GP give me injections?

So I'm thinking of getting an active b12 test done privately because I'm not getting anywhere with the NHS. I've now had 3 b12 tests in the last 9 months with...

So I'm thinking of getting an active b12 test done privately because I'm not get...

Ctb567

•10 years ago

15 Replies

B12 deficiency

Hi everyone I apologise if this is a long post. I started feeling unwell at the end of Jan this year. Dizziness vertigo feeling like on boat. I had a bit of a...

Hi everyone I apologise if this is a long post. I started feeling unwell at the ...

Leanneta

•10 years ago

5 Replies

High Vit b12 levels - help!

Hi, I will try not to ramble! A brief history: IBS Endometriosis Interstitial Cystitis Peri-anal abscesses x3 (with blood poisoning) Glandular Fever (2010)...

Hi, I will try not to ramble! A brief history: IBS Endometriosis Interstitial...

biggles1985

•10 years ago

7 Replies

B12 results

Hello, I started on the b12 injections around January (? memory shocking!) and still not feeling there has been a great improvement with all my symptoms,...

Hello, I started on the b12 injections around January (? memory shocking!) and ...

Mollyjane

•10 years ago

7 Replies

B12 overload

Just been to the doctors for my latest B12 jab..When first diagnosed myself (doctors clueless), b12 level of 30. 18 months later, had a blood test done then...

Just been to the doctors for my latest B12 jab..When first diagnosed myself (doc...

alanduke

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Buy Extra Injections, It Is Great To Be Back In Control!

After 3 years of suffering for 4 weeks before my B12 was "due" I finally gave up begging my Dr to give it early and purchased 10 phials of B12 from Goldpharma...

After 3 years of suffering for 4 weeks before my B12 was "due" I finally gave up...

gizzmo1971

•10 years ago

38 Replies

Can the cure be worse than the disease?

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum as well the illness. I was diagnosed with PA last month. My b12 was 103. Aside from all the fatigue, cognitive problems,...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum as well the illness. I was diagnosed with PA ...

NJMommy

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Would going to an endocrinologist be helpful?

I have PA (was diagnosed over ten years ago), and my physical and neurological symptoms have been getting worse over the past 6 months. My GP referred me to...

I have PA (was diagnosed over ten years ago), and my physical and neurological s...

treacletart33

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Hi can I have some help interpreting results please?

I've been very ill recently (3 bouts of sepsis due to an infected obstructed kidney) and my recovery hasn't been as quick as expected, so I asked my GP to do...

I've been very ill recently (3 bouts of sepsis due to an infected obstructed kid...

Katiedoodle

•10 years ago

5 Replies

petition to get your B12 as and when you need it, please sign if you wish to support this need

Hi, I am posting this here in the PA society forum, however ANYONE can sign it. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/66406 I thought I had signed this,...

Hi, I am posting this here in the PA society forum, however ANYONE can sign it....

Mrs_Somerset

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Where do I start?

Hello, I have been reading over many of the posts and would love some direction. I am a 36 year old healthy male. This past January I began experiencing...

Hello, I have been reading over many of the posts and would love some direction....

ilfc

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Foot problems/nerve damage?

I have PA and thyroid problems. My concern at the moment is my feet. I have spoken to my doctor regarding the problem and she said it was Raynauds. On both...

I have PA and thyroid problems. My concern at the moment is my feet. I have spok...

lupin23

•10 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for July 2014

Active b12 testing

Help with interpreting test results, please!

Does anyone know anywhere in the UK you can go privately to get Methylcobalamin B-12?

Active b12 and mma blood tests

Back to the Doctors again.

Sore throat.

private jabs

Active B12

Newly Diagnosed

More bloods

Total knee replacement

Recovery Time?

Red Blood Count results - advice please

Palpitations

B12 help

Post loading jabs

B12-need advice

B12 and ferritin

If I got an active b12 test done privately and it showed I was deficient, would my GP give me injections?

B12 deficiency

High Vit b12 levels - help!

B12 results

B12 overload

Buy Extra Injections, It Is Great To Be Back In Control!

Can the cure be worse than the disease?

Would going to an endocrinologist be helpful?

Hi can I have some help interpreting results please?

petition to get your B12 as and when you need it, please sign if you wish to support this need

Where do I start?

Foot problems/nerve damage?

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