Hi, would just like to give you all an update regarding my blood results,
Made an appointment with my GP today to discuss my blood results, she all the results are fine, just my Thyroid is a little LOW.
I handed her the information on pernicious anemia and the symptoms but she just laughed, she said my bloods are fine a little low in places but most of the population would have bloods like mine.
I told her I feel like crap and have been deteriorating since Xmas tired, confused, emotional, angry, cramps and muscle spasms the list goes on and on.
When I saw her last week and she felt the lump in my neck she said it was my thyroid and that she would ring radiology and refer me for ultrasound also full body isotope and referral to orthopedic surgeon, that was last Wednesday, I attended today because the surgery had contacted me to make an appointment.
Since last Wednesday my doctor has not done referral for any of the above yet and is still telling me that my bloods are OK, just my Thyroid is a little low. She said what do you want, I said I want to be pain free and not to feel like I have been hit by a truck and it is parked on my head. I told her I understand the pain in my back, but severe cramps muscle spasms feel like I am seizing up, I told her that I am not feeling well and want it sorted.
She asked if I was depressed I said no not at all, my wife was with me she also told the doctor that IAM only functioning at 20% and that she is very concerned.
We have both left the doctors with no answers, but we have asked for me to be referred privately to see a endocrinologist so I will be awaiting the referral she told me not to be going online that I havnt got nothing wrong with my B12 and not Iron deficient that I have no amenia. That my bloods are good and no way do I have P A S, I asked if she was certain of that she said yes, I said we will wait and see but I am not happy with my blood results and havnt been for a long time.
Thank you everyone for your advice and support, I apologise for my bad Grammar as I am typing this in anger and frustration and pain.
Your TSH was low but FT4 is mid range so as I advised in your previous post you don't require Levothyroxine. It would be a good idea to have a repeat thyroid test in 6 months to monitor levels in case TSH drops lower and FT4 shoots up and you become hyperthyroid which requires anti-thyroid drugs.
Vitamin D 67 is sub optimal. Vit D is optimal around 100. You could supplement 5000iu D3 daily for 6 weeks and then reduce to 5,000iu alternate days and retest in May.
Ferritin and iron look low to me so you could supplement iron with 1,000mcg vitamin C to aid absorption and minimise constipation.
I am just very frustrated last Wednesday after feeling the lump on my Thyroid she said I need an ultrasound a full body isotope scan also she will make a referral to the consultant, my appointment today she hadn't made any off the referrals, not even for the ultrasound of the lump that is the size of a golf ball.
I discussed with her my B12 and Folate again she said they are all fine, I gave her the information on PAS and she just laughed she said you havnt got that, I pointed out that I have every symptom bar one on that sheet, she still had no interest she said all your bloods are good.
I have decided to go to see a consultant as I can't continue to feel like this, just completely washed out.
I know it will cost but maybe they will give me some answers.
I would ring the practice in a few days to find out whether the referral has been made. If not, write to your GP asking for an urgent referral under the 2 week cancer pathway.
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