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Ferritin blood test

Hi,I'm going to be doing an at home thyroid test in the next several days when it arrives. What do I need to do, if anything, with the levothyroxine and supplements I take? I take levothyroxine 75mg x1 day Vit d 1000mg x1 day Vit k 100mg x1 day Magnesium 264mg daily Igennus super B complex 1tablet every

In case anyone wants to know what's happening ... My son will do a finger prick test on me tomorrow I took the higher dose of 5mg last night (I take my meds at night). I slept like sh!t woke at 02:00, was awake for hours, had tingling feeling through hands, feet and face, coupled with joints aching

Hi I am very concerned about my 18 year old grand daughter, last May she had an implant put in her arm to prevent her getting pregnant, however since this was at the insistance of her mother who is very self absorbed and lacks in emotional skills ( has never told any of the grandchildren they are loved

I've been struggling with my energy for years and over the last year it's become much more debilitating - having to rest once or twice a day and feeling lethargic and muzzy headed most of the time. Doctors have done numerous blood tests and keep telling me there's no discernable problem, although my

I’m not allowed as blood test shows have too much calcium! So no milk or yogurt or cheese etc I found mineral water taking 37% calcium and so that out. It pays to read label and have private blood test to identify problems. Apparently high calcium makes you tired and affects brain and heart

Last Thursday was a horrible day. I had a message left on my answerphone from my older sister, who has slight learning difficulties. She said, "Jean I have a pain in my chest and feel terrible", then she was in tears. I immediately called her back and asked which side the pain was, it was her left. Asked

Hi I have been ill now for about a year I have had many blood tests done etc? It is now at a point where I am having anaphylaxis symptoms, buzzing through my body, itching. And more I suspect I have mcas through much research I have done myself. What is the best way to get a diagnosis I am at my wits

hoping this group can help. My husband was diagnosed with cirrhosis a year ago after 10 years of heavy drinking and two internal bleeds. He has varricies and gets checked very 6 months by a gastroenterologist. He has regular blood tests at the GP which he is told are ‘ok’ but I’m confused that the NHS

Although my blood test gave came back as normal...I've now been on 100mg of levothyroxine..I still have memory problems, weight still needs to come down ( I'm eating health & excersizing) & my sense of taste has weakened I've got to add tons of garlic, chilli & herbs to my food to get any enjoyment

I've just been reading an old post about Microvascular Angina from 6yrs ago by Dunestar and it's triggered a quick question ...is Small Vessel Disease similar, the same, related or something totally different? There seems ( to me) to be so much overlap with meds and symptoms, I'm getting myself in a

Hi I’m really not sure what is happening? It took a long time before GP would test blood and then put me on steroids. By that time I could hardly walk, drive my car and terrified what was happening to me. Anyway after one day of 15mg steroids tablets I felt I had been reborn! Just to say even with this

As you might remember, I have been on Actemra since 2020, prescribed for LVV. At the end of June, blood tests showed that I had relapsed, although I had no physical symptoms. I had been off pred for 68 weeks and had stretched the Actemra tabs to 4 weekly, and had had 12 jabs at 4 weekly intervals when

Hello. I am in Canada and I, and my four siblings, have suffered with RLS, most of our lives. I am 68 now and have struggled with RLS since I was in my late 20’s. I have been through it all and done it all including 6 years on pramipexole, augmentation and horrible detox. Gabapentin did not work,

Has anyone had breast cancer and ctd???I have just had mastectomy early stage BC No positive nodes so no further treatment apart from aromatase inhibitors. No blood tests or scans done for further involvement. However ongoing and unexplained abdo swelling and pains which are not acknowledged or diagnosed

My wife received kidney from my daughter on 7/9 and both are feeling fine. However on 8/9 my wife had 100 F temp, feeling unwell and was rushed to Tampa General transplant facility. Released after 6 days and feeling very good again. Tacrolimus anti rejection drug reduced from 6 to 3 per day. 8/22 blood

Hi all, Sorry its a long one :-( I'm a 44yr old male with no family history of heart problems. I have recently been diagnosed with Myocarditis. It started 3 months ago after finding out that my best friend had taken his own life. I had chest pains and they got worse if I tried to walk or lift anything

Hi. I’m not on statins and am three weeks post ablation with ectopics and AF creeping in twice to three times a day but only for around five to ten minutes. I am just riding the storms in the hope that In a few weeks this will all calm down and heal. I am very tired in the afternoon even though i haven

Today I received a text from my GP Surgery asking me to book an annual heart failure review with a pharmacist. In the 6 years since my HA and HF diagnosis this has always been done by a doctor. Does anyone have any experience of this? I feel well. I take my medication, do my exercise and am careful

I have suffered from PMR for the last 3 years 10 months. I am now down to 2 mg of Pred, 1 at 3am ish and 1after breakfast. I recently asked my GP for a blood test for my Adrenalin levels as I didn’t feel a return of Adrenalin even though I am on a very low dose of steroids. It took 3 months to get the

How often should you have blood tests to check inflammation levels when tapering? Wishing you all a good evening.