Advice and information please

[Li-ma]

Hello,

I was hoping someone could please help. I would really like to know where to order t3 from, I'm not able to travel out of the country so that's unfortunately isn't an option.

Also where do you guys order your blood tests from? I know there are several places, however I am aware that some are not as accurate.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Li-ma

Members are more likely to share their source of supply with a new member when some information is shared, such as your latest thyroid results, how much Levo you are taking and tell us a little about your thyroid journey. Please post your latest results, ideally for

TSH

FT4

FT3

Thyroid antibodies

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

There are a couple of private labs that ThyroidUK recommend

Medichecks medichecks.com

Blue Horizon bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk

Both do fingerprick kits or kits for venous blood draw and members will be happy to advise which tests to go for when we know what has already been tested.

[Li-ma in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you for replying,

I'm sorry yes, I just never know how much is too much to write. I'm so used to people kinda not wanting to listen, so I have gotten used to not saying.

I don't currently have my exact results at the moment as I managed to lock myself out of my online doctors thing due to forgetting my log in details. And I'm currently visiting my parents in Wales so I can't nip in.

I'm currently on 150mg levo a day, I have been for about 6 months now.

I was diagnosed 2 years ago, after suffering for 2-3 years prior.

My last bloods came back about

Tsh 0.73 (0.1-5.5) sorry its not exact

3 months previous was about

Tsh 0.43 (0.1-5.5)

The doctors won't test anything else

Hence needing to do my own tests

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Li-ma]

Li-ma

Thank you

You definitely need FT4 and FT3 testing. With a low TSH like that there's a possibility that your FT4 is high or even over range. You need FT3 (done at the same time as FT4) so that you can see if you are converting T4 to T3, that will then tell you if you will benefit from the addition of T3.

For thyroid hormone to work, and that includes starting on T3, you need optimal nutrient levels and you may not be able to get all those tests listed done by your GP.

I would suggest that you go for the Medichecks Thyroid Check UltraVit which is on offer until Monday so an exceptionally good deal at the moment

medichecks.com/thyroid-func...

You can do it by fingerprick or venous blood draw for extra cost.

Post your results when you have them (include the reference ranges) and we can advise.

[Li-ma in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you so much, that's what I was thinking that perhaps my conversion is off.

I was looking at their site earlier so I'll probably go for that 😊

I wanted to check out how much the t3 was as I'm really scared that I won't be able to afford the constant cost, if I need it. The blood tests alone are going to be a push, as I very much doubt DH would justify the cost of it all.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Li-ma]

Li-ma

If you can order that test linked to by Monday, then £63 is a cracking price for all those tests, normally it is £99. It will give you a full picture of your thyroid status and it's really important to know your vitamin and mineral levels because they're very often low when you're Hypo, optimising them can make a big difference and, as I said, T3 wont work with poor nutrient levels so that would be wasting money if you did obtain some.