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Hi all,

Just thought I’d update you briefly. I saw the endo last night and he agreed that it seem I have a conversion issue. I could have cried. I went armed with all my blood results for the last few years. He said he thought that I had an autoimmune issue that caused my thyroid to stop functioning properly.

He has said in my area the CCG have agreed to fund T3 replacement when initiated by a specialist. Whether my GP prescribes it, well we shall see! I am to start on 10mcg of T3 and reduce my levo to 125mcg. A trial of 6months to see if it helps. If it does then it will be a long term prescription. In his experience 2/3 of people respond well. I hope I am one of those!

Thank you to everyone for all the advice. I think he was surprised at how well informed I was 😛

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That’s fantastic! Happy for you 😊🦋

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Hi........well done you. That must be such a relief for you. I am in exactly the same position as you. Seeing my GP with my blood results which reflect poor conversion. What area do you come from? Thanks Mandy

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Slappiduck in reply toMandy2007

Hi, I am in Hampshire. Specifically West Hampshire CCG

Great news I hope the T3 does the job for you, keep us posted,

Can I ask what levels your blood tests T3 T4 and antibodies were showing for the Endo to reach this conclusion ?

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Hi Haze1234. My results for the last 4 years have shown low T3 everytime bar 2. I was pregnant twice during this time so had a lot of blood tests! My T4 was always just borderline low/normal. My antibodies were normal apparently, but my nutritionist says that any antibodies being present can be a red flag. I can’t remember the specific levels but will dig out my results if I can find them. I am sure I put them on a previous post so you might be able to search them?

Did you get T3 prescription or has it been ignored? Thanks I’ll search your posts

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Slappiduck

Hi, just to let you know the GP has issued the prescription! However it will take a few days to get into the chemist as it’s a special order and I’m going away tomorrow

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I start tomorrow! Any recommendations on time to take it? Any side effects?

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