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[unclefester67]

Hi . This site has been great to me, and everyone else. I posted my result a few months ago and got some great positive feedback. It was here when I found out I had Hashimotos. So I got my gp involved after showing him my private test results. He increased my levothyroxine from 250mcg to 275. I have been slowly introducing tiromel, and now on 225 levothyroxine and 31/1/4 Tiromel. I am slowly feeling better, and was really looking forward to my latest blood test results to see any improvements. Got them today and they have only test my tsh and t4 . With the recommendation of reducing my levothyroxine again. I am fuming because they want to put me back to square one. Should I go back and demand a full test or go back to blue horizon and do it privately?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Most people have to test privately. It's not right, but that's the way it is

The NHS lab won't test FT3 if TSH is "normal "

If running private tests, get vitamins tested too

[unclefester67 in reply to SlowDragon]

My gp did test for everything after I showed him my first private blood tests. I thought he would follow up with another full test. Cannot believe they suggest reducing my meds. I will go private again. The way I feel at the moment, I feel I need to up my Tiromel just a bit more but will wait til I have my tests done. I feel I am going in the right direction with the advice I have been given here. I feel better than I ever did since I had my thyroid removed. But unfortunately nowhere near enough to go back to my postal round. Ill post results when I get them. Thanks slowdragon.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to unclefester67]

Yes...GP would have seizure if looked at my TSH.

Endo quite happy as they actually look at FT4 and FT3 (needless to say I have to test privately)