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Hi I need help how to go about getting private blood tests please , where to order them , how to pay, how to get bloods drawn , how to get results , I'm so confused Ty

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Weebella,

You can order blood tests from Blue Horizon and Genova via thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

If you order one of home test finger prick kits you can do the tests yourself at home. If you want a test including rT3 you will need to see a phlebotomist for a venous blood draw.

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Weebella in reply to Clutter

Ty clutter this is all so confusing for me, I want everything tested to do with thyroid and vitamins , can you recommend which one I'd be better getting please x

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Weebella

Weebella Thyroid Plus Eleven will do all the thyroid tests, including antibodies, plus all the important vitamins and minerals including Vit D

bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/T...

You can do it as a fingerprick test at home (microtainer) or order the vacutainer for a proper phlebotomist blood draw.

There is a Thyroid Plus Twelve that includes everything the Eleven does plus reverse T3 (not always recommended but choice is yours). The Plus Twelve must have a proper phlebotomist blood draw, it can't be done by fingerprick.

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Weebella in reply to SeasideSusie

Why is rt3 not always sdvised???

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Weebella in reply to Weebella

Oops sorry advised

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Weebella in reply to SeasideSusie

Oh I can only find the plus 10 or 12 on here 😫

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Oh found the plus 11 Ty so much for your help x

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Weebella

My link was for the Plus Eleven :)

Reverse T3 I don't fully understand. I've seen it said it is just a temporary thing, that it's not a particularly useful test. I've not looked into it myself so I can't really say. I've not had it done. People who do have high reverse T3 apparently need to go onto T3 only for a while to 'wash' the rT3 out. That's really all I know about it.

I think for now the Plus Eleven is what you need, link in my previous post above.

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SeaVee79 in reply to SeasideSusie

Mm I'm not sure of the benefit of having rt3 tested either. Dr Lowe seemed to think it was fairly inconclusive unless tested steadily over a 24 hr period.

Chloe

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Weebella in reply to SeaVee79

Ty I'm not going to bother with that one now x

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Weebella,

I couldn't find the link for Thyroid Plus Eleven but that's the one you need :)

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Weebella in reply to Clutter

Ty for this il have a look 😊

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Hippocampal,

What type of health professional are you?

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