Experiences with

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies

I know the whole subject of alcohol whilst on B12 injections has probably been debated to death but is it really that bad? Can it actually do any real harm to have a couple of glasses of wine. Yes, it may slow down the recovery process slightly, but surely it wont cause the healing to stop altogether

Hi Guys I need cheering up please. As you know I was dx with PA by my GP in Oct 2022 with a B12 0f 106 ng/L. Vitamin D and folate were also rock bottom. I had lots of symptoms including neurological symptoms such as heart palpitations, pins and needles, visual disturbances, facial neuralgia, extreme

Hello Ladies My oncologist ordered a CT as my CA125 number has been doubling monthly. I have been on Zejula 100mg since November 2023. I was diagnosed with stage 3c PPC in April of 2023. Received 3 rounds chemo then debulking surgery followed by 3 more rounds of chemo. I have had 3 CT scans through

I have recently received my blood test results and have been asked to make an appointment to discuss them. My TSH level is normal but my T4 is 11.2 it was 11.8 in December also my serum folate is 2.0 and it should be 3.9 - 26.8 I feel absolutely awful I am so exhausted constantly, is this looking like

I previously asked on this forum for advice for my husband in relation to a rls specialist in Ireland. This led to loads of great advice and knowledge in relation to the management of his severe rls as per Mayo Clinic Algorithm. He started taking magnesium glycinate 400 mg, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3

I take t4/t3 in morning 6am and t3 afternoon 12noon and tea time 5pm.I also supplement vit d3 with magnesium glycinate at bedtime 11pm I'm going to start high strength vit c with zinc but am unsure spacing between t3, does anyone know how long after taking t3 I can take vit c/zinc?

Hello All I'd really appreciate some advice on my latest test results below. Since my last post a few months back I've started taking Metavive II - one in the morning and one at lunchtime. I've been on a pretty strict PK diet, B12 by SI, magnesium by SI, eating liver min once a week, quit working for

Greetings to fellow thyroid sufferers! Weight loss of 1.5 stones since the start of the year sent me off to my GP surgery. After numerous tests the only thing that showed up was a thyroid problem. Tests were repeated a week later to confirm. Apart from the weight loss my symptoms are bowel movts

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness month in September, there will be a special webinar featuring Dr. Rangaswami of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital who will talk about childhood liver cancer diagnosis, treatment options, and clinical trials available to patients, as well as have a Q&A section so

Hello everyone, took the suggestion of this wonderful group and got some private bloods done before my next gp review . The online gp stated that my thyroxine dose of 50 mcg were working well for me and vits were excellent. That’s doesn’t really match how I feel day to day although much better than before

Hi ladies I wondered whether you had your babies vaccinated at week 8. Why did you go for it and for those that decided against vaccinations, would you mind sharing as to why? My little boy is 8 weeks tomorrow. He has had the vitamin k injection when he was born and I've had the whopping cough vaccine

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

I posted back in May that my doctor increased Synthroid for the first time from 50 mcg to 75 mcg. I also take 5mcg of Liothyronine. I’ve been hypo, and positive for Hashimoto’s for about 18 years. I had my TSH, T4 and T3 checked this morning and need help understanding what these results indicate

Hello, does anyone on here inject their own folate for deficiency? I’m thinking of doing this and would appreciate any help or new knowledge. Many thanks ☺️ 🙏🏻

Hello again, I would really appreciate feedback on my last test results please. Thanks to your previous advice I managed to convince an Endocrinologist to increase my Levothyroxine from 75mcg to 88mcg which I have been taking since last April. At the time of the last results I had been on that dose

I have been told by one Dr that I have Pernicious Anaemia as my B12 was low this year and last year. My ferritin was also low. I had been on a high dose of PPis for 4 years and intermittently for many years before that. Intrinsic factor this year was negative and when I had a gastroscopy last year

Hi all. Just wondered if anyone has ended up on 25 mcg Levo only (no T3 or NDT) as an ongoing, not starter dose? Just had my bloods back (below) and my TSH remains low and T3 high despite dropping from 75 to 50 Levo 3 months ago. TSH .01 ( .3 - 4.2 ) T4 15 ( 9 - 19 ) T3 5.9 ( 3 - 5.4 ) GP

Hello All! Hope everyone's doing OK today. I'd welcome thoughts on my SI journey so far. I've been injecting the B12 for a fortnight now (daily, with only one day off in between). I've noticed no improvement as yet - if anything, I feel slightly worse - numb left leg, pain in arms, pins and needles

Hi all , My father who was diagnosed with metastatic Gleason 10 , mets to bones, PCa in Feb. 2024 and currently on ADT(Abiraterone + Lupron) had experienced leg and hip pain on left side suddenly day before yesterday (21st Aug . 2024). His last PSA was 2.96 in Jun 2024(initially diagnosed at 79.5 PSA