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Hi well I’m back after a long break after previously having 2 BFN when we tried donor eggs with icsi. We’ve saved up again and decided to give it one last shot and this time the consultant recommended we try genetic screening before having any embryos implanted. Just wondered if there is anyone else

Hello all, After years of being borderline normal Hypothyroid, a new doctor decided I was hypothyroid and so I started on 25mcg Levothyroxine earlier this year. Please see below some results from over the years and the most recent ones.TSH range 0.35 to 4.94. FT4 range 8 to 20. 06/11/2012. TSH

After four cycles of Ra-223 sadly it seems not to be doing as well as we would of liked. I have numinous new uptakes (to numinous to mention) as well as an increase in size of some of the older sites while a few have decreased in size or disappeared the new activity is outweighing the overall success

Hi everyone,I'm 8 weeks pregnant. Please let me know what you think of my results. Took test fasted, leaving a 24 hour gap between Levo and 12 hour gap between lio and the test (split my dose the day before my test. I'm on 162mcg levo and 10mcg lio. FT4 21.7 (10.8 - 25.5) 74.10% FT3 5.8 ( 3.1 - 6.8

I took this today what is everyone's open on this test?? Some people I've showed said it looks positive just trying to get some opinions on it.. I have been trying for two years with my husband and this is the first time I've ever seen this in all the pregnancy test I've ever took before.

Hallo everyone, I requested a blood test to cover a number of things - not sure this one covers everything or maybe there's more to come. I wonder if anyone might be willing or have the time to help with interpretation. ESR looks OK - I requested CRP as well but doesn't appear to be there unless I

Hi folks, Undiagnosed with a Thyroid Issue but have been back and forth to various specialists over the past couple of years with numerous health issues. I was most recently diagnosed with two sleep disorders, one being Sleep Apnoea and the other being Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (neurological.

I posted here a month or so ago about my initial diagnosis and have today got my bloods back. History below. Test results: May (unmedicated) Serum TSH level 7.63 mIU/L [0.27 - 4.2]; Serum free T4 level 12.5 pmol/L [11.9 - 21.6] Serum vitamin B12 level 335 ng/L [197.0 - 771.0] Serum folate level

hey folks Wondering if anyone can help or has experience with the situation I am in. I would be really grateful for some advice. I have had RLS since my mid 20s and it has slowly gotten worse. I am now 35 and have tried a number of different medications one being ropinirole which I have successfully

Hi All Just wanted to post an update following all of the helpful comments: Contacted pain clinic about referral to neurology- that has been actioned but will take time. GP has issued blood tests to check ferritin - last reading was 117 in March. I have increased Pregabalin to 100mg with iron supplement

Hi there! I am about to do blood work to understand if I have some deficiency that is not helping my PD symptoms. So far, I was recommended to do these exams from one of our members here but wanted to ask everyone anyways what do you recommend to be checked: HsCRP Homocysteine TSH Standard Lipid

Hi all I’d be grateful for any advice on the following results and details of the best supplements to take if you think I should boost them? The ferritin seems particularly low (even if it is technically in range). I eat red meat and leafy greens but struggle with things like liver so I guess I’d

Hi I was hoping someone could look at my test results which have come back normal from medichecks. TSH 2.77 mIU/L (0.27-4.2) Free T3 4.1 pmol/L (3.1-6.8) Free Thyroxine 16.1 pmol/L (12-22) Thyroglobulin antibodies 14.3 kIU/L (0-115) Thyroid peroxidase antibodies 10.7 kIU/L (0-34) My vitamins

Hi, my Mum had vasculitis in 2013 following a bad infection, she continues to take 5mg prednisone to this day.Sadly she has been diagnosed with a stage 2 tumor of the cecum which because of her age and frailty at 81 years old is suggested to be inoperable. Genetic testing reveals its a type of cancer

I posted last week that pharmacy2 u had a problem delivering TEVA thyroxine and I got a prescription to take to a local chemist. I’ve phoned 15 and none have TEVA in stock. Does anyone know of another lactose free thyroxine I can ask for ?

I have a thyroid blood test on Thursday AM and am taking T3. I know I split the dose the day before but am currently on 15mcg (so 3/4 of a tablet). Am I ok to take half (10mcg) and then a quarter (5mcg) 8-12 hours before? Splitting in half will be tricky. Many thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, Just wondering on everyones thoughts on my situation. Diagnosed with Graves in March and told to take Carbimazole 5mg twice a day. In May I was advised to reduce my dose to once a day. By July, the Endo confirmed that my thyroid function tests had normalised, but to continue taking the

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you can help me. I’ve been asked to make a decision pretty quick and would like your thoughts on this please. My current levels: TSH <0.05 [0.27 – 4.20] FT4 15.00 [12.00-22.00] FT3 5.80 [3.10-6.80] I was on 125 mcg Levo and 15 mcg Lio for 3 years with bloods always

Morning, just an update on my post yesterday. I ended up in A&E last night as I felt so poorly. My heart rate was 90 when I was lying down doing nothing. My GP had ordered urgent bloods on Wednesday which hadn’t come back before the surgery closed, thankfully they were on the system at the hospital.

Hi all, My daughter, who has had Hashimoto's since she was 7, has been very unwell the last school year with constant throat infections, one that tested as strep, but the rest just general unwellness, fatigue, and also stomach problems, of feeling like nothing agrees with her/indigestion. Her primary