Results not as expected

[Hapyjackie]

Had my own blood test done and have posted the results below.

Not what I was expecting!

Can the high iron cause weight gain and tiredness?

Do I still need to see an endocrinologist?

I took my results to my gp and am still waiting to hear what her opinion is.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[ITYFIALMCTT]

Until someone more experienced comes along to comment usefully on your thyroid-related results - one of the things that jumps out is how low in range you are for B12 in particular but also folate and vitamin D. There's a reasonable chance that these might be associated with feelings of tiredness and general bleh!

ETA: Your GP might opt to repeat the test in a while to see if your ferritin level has dropped or increased. There are several reasons behind an increase and some of them are temporary (like a recent virus or inflammation). You're currently above the usual range for a pre-menopausal woman (by which I only mean every woman who is not menopausal or post-menopausal).

[Hapyjackie in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

Thank you for your reply sorry for the delay. I am most definately post menopausal. I finally have an appointment with gp on Monday and at last a date for endocrinologist but not until 12th of June. I will see what my gp says regarding the B12 vitD and folate but I have a feeling she will pass the buck to the endocrinologist. Which I do understand but not means another wait to getting sorted.

[thyr01d]

I read an article which stated that high iron does cause weight gain - can't remember where you if you Google it might come up

[Hapyjackie in reply to thyr01d]

Thank you for your reply sorry for the delay. I can't find much but as I know the extra iron can't be diet related or supplements what I can find is quite scary! I see my gp on Monday so hopefully she will shed some light on it. Failing that at last I have an appointment with at endocrinologist but not until mid June.