Trying to help a friend who lives in Australia
Female aged 45
15 years ago found 3 thyroid nodules (multi-nodule goiter), has them biopsied every 18 months & always show blood & fluid filled cysts.
Constant cough for over 25 years & needs to clear her throat or cough especially after dairy, throat feels tickly.
Regular UTI's & haematuria (blood in urine). Urine test always shows e-coli
Chronic mouth ulcers since childhood, recently numerous & frequent & instead if just being on inside of mouth, can be roof of mouth, on or under the tongue, the upper throat etc.
Low blood sugar levels (hypos) from unknown cause for the past 5 yrs.
Eats extremely healthy & frequently & can have a hypo within an hour of eating.
Extremely irritable prickly skin for 25 years plus, the skin is difficult to explain but it picked up a few years ago in intensity. It gets so itchy & welts easily if she rubs (with fingertips not nails). She has some particular 'hot spots' such as upper R arm, back of neck but can be anywhere.
Endometriosis & had her left ovary removed about 10yrs ago.
No periods for 8 years (has an IUD).
Cold hands & feet in winter but not summer (she lives in Oz), raynauds like effect to her fingers in winter as they become white, cold & sore & her hands tingle.
Eye infections in right eye & eyes are gritty.
Blood Results taken 2 weeks ago:
Vitamin B12 ------------ 273 -------------------------- Normal (180-740)
TSH ------------------- 1.6 ------------------- Normal (0.5-4.5)mIU/L
FT4 ------------------- 14 ------------------------- Normal (10-20)pmo/L
FT3 -------------------- 50 ------------------------ Normal (3.5-6.0)9mo/L
OEST2 -------------1901 ------------------------ Normal (210-780)pmo/L (Oestrogen)
ESR ------------ 2 ---------------------------- Normal (<30)mm/hr
Anti-Thyroidal Peroxidase Abs <61 U/ml
Urine Test
eGFR ------------ 80 ---------------------------- Normal (ml/min/1.73n*2)
eGFR values between 60 & 89 should be interpreted with caution. These results are only consistent with CKD in the presence of other evidence. These results are only consistent with CKD in the presence of other evidence such as microalbunuria, proteinuria or HAEMATURIA.
MY FRIEND HAS HAD HAEMATURI for many years.
Thank you for any help you may offer