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Pigmentation changes

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I follow on here as I have Hashimotos for 12 plus years and been quite poorly this year so additional bloods finally run and just told I have MGUS - still to see consultant but just wondering if anyone else has Hashimotos and MGUS? I’m a bit in shock so trying to

My husband's latest renal function test shows his creatine levels are now below the normal range. Is this significant? Is there anything he could or should do? I have read that camomile tea can reduce elevated levels of creatine; as he drinks that several times a day, should he reduce his intake?

Hello everyone. I haven’t posted for a while as I have been quietly and slowly reducing my Prednisolone using the tapering plans on this site. I am now down to 2.5mg and preparing to begin slowly reducing to 2mg. I recently had a full blood count which was all within the normal range apart from these

I was so poorly and Yellow that at times i would happily away with the Grim Reaper came knocking@The Head Homcho reckond all the time it was HepA, eventualy proved by result of liver biopsy. At worst ALT 6 500 normal40. Bilirubin v high but both tests on dow ward trend. Problem was, I didnt fit the

I have a thermograph every year (checks breast and upper back). For the first time I was asked if I have a thyroid issue.. it was showing as very obviously inflamed on the scan. That’s not happened before. I wondered if anyone else here has had a thermograph?

Background The current Teva levothyroxine in the UK was introduced as a brand new formulation around 2016. (There was no Teva levothyroxine product for a few years - approximately 2012 to 2016.) Teva introduced 12.5, 25, 50, 75 and 100 microgram dosages. These were the first 12.5 and 75 levothyroxine

hi I get my labs drawn every 3 months. any thoughts on these? I take 112 mcg tirosint in the AM. Only uploading the labs that have resulted, some are still pending! Tsh 1.32 range 0.40-4.50 Ft4 1.2 range 0.80-1.80 Ft3 3.1 range 2.3-4.2 Folate 12.6 range >5.4 Vitamin d 47 range 30-100 Vitamin b12

Hi I'm hypothyroid, currently on 112mcg levo which hasn't really hekped, plus Pernicious Anaemia which i self inject every othrr day B12. I had a cortisol test back in mid august as I suspected cushings, it was 86nmol/L so instead very likely Addisons /AI. This was via my private endo who was about

Asking for my daughter who started them a couple of days ago to help with her low mood. . She is now on 100mcg and her last blood tests a month ago showed her TSH down to 50s from 93. Still a long way to go. Endo believes she has had a virus back in May which resulted in subacute throiditis this

after a TSH of over 100 for months & a month long stay in hospital I have now been diagnosed with Addison’s disease as I already have hashimotos & underactive thyroid for the last 27 years can anyone give me any advice or patient to patient tips on living with this as I would like to do all I can to

I posted this in a reply but to me this information was exciting so I wanted to post on a new post also. I have posted before that Fish oil Supplement triggered me off after almost a year of no AF. Everything I read says Fish Oil should be taken, so why does it trigger me? I am currently

Hi, is it safe to rub blackssed oil on your neck over your thyroid as a moisturiser? I've heard you shouldn't use castor oil over it, so was wondering if it's the same for blackseed oil. TIA

Hello, I injured my ankle yesterday during a 3 mile walk where I was in a hurry and apparently walked too fast. It is somewhat painful to walk on but not excruciating. I am icing and elevating the ankle and am wearing compression garments (which I continuously wear except when in the shower due to

Hello all, I have bronchiestaces amongst other things and I’ve been coughing up small amounts of blood for a few weeks. After a trip to A&e I was given a sputum test which came back saying I had a fungal infection somewhere in my respiratory tract. Has anybody else had this? thank you

I have been on the same dose of T4 and T3 for the last 7 months ( T4: 82mcg and T3:22.5 mcg). I was then diagnosed with ADHD end of April and started taking Lisdexamfetamine plus electrolyte supplements. (Magnesium citrate, plus : Electrolyte complex - Ingredients: Calcium salts of orthophosphoric

Just wanted to know if anyone knew anything about Allograft. My husband has just finished 2 yrs on ventaclax, all blood's good, and we expected to just go away and go back for blood's until maybe time for a different treatment, but was told they would like us to have a chat to a specialist about allograft

Dear members, I am lost,I need help. I have hashi and hypo. 6 weeks ago I switched medications from 50mcg for 7 days Tirosint to 75mcg Tirosint for 5 days and 2 days 50 mcg. My results on 50mcg/7 days TSH 0.036 (0.27-4.20) FT3 3.75 ( 3.1-6.8) FT4 16.80 (12-22) My results on 75mcg/5 days/50mcg 2 days

Hi, I was wondering if anybody has information about which NDT brands use which Desiccated Thyroid Extract (USP or API) sources and where these USP/API sources are manufactured? I am particularly interested to know about Armour, NP and Erfa and even the new brand Adthyza.

I just got this result after a year of Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax on the Majic trial. I'm currently waiting for the clonoSEQ MRD6 results. Below are the FLOW test results. Are they comparable. If so, I have a long long way to go for MRD6. Bone marrow, flow cytometric immunophenotyping

I had a second ablation on May 10th. They got the major source of SVT byt were unable to get the left atrium source if PACs. My pre-ablation monitor showed a 12% burden of SVT and a 19% burden of PACs. My post ablation monitor showed no SVT and a 25% burden of PACs and quite a bit of inappropriate