Could someone help me out I’ve been in a bit of a battle with my local gp regarding my thyroid levels. It started about 18months ago when I went in with really low energy levels, fuzzy head and all over body pain. They took some bloods and found I had really low iron levels below were my results:
Normal range 17 - 291
Mine was at 12
They put me on iron tablets but tested my thyroid too and they said it was borderline underactive. At the time I didn’t have access to my medical records but now my doctors have caught up with the times I’ve been able to have a look and see but I’m a bit confused.
The iron tablets have helped some of the symptoms - I no longer feel like my eyes are half way down my face in exhaustion but the brain fog and body pain etc are all still there!
Would someone please have a look at them and give me some advice on what to do next, also it seems like they pick and choose which tests they have done throughout the time I’ve been having these symptoms.
TSH Levels - range 0.30 - 4.50
August 2016 - 6.85
October 2016 - 6.64
March 2017 - 3.31
May 2017 - 4.40
March 2018 - 3.16
FT4 Results - range - 11.0 - 22.0
August 2016 - 13.1
October 2016 - 14.2
There have been no T3 or thyroid antibodies in my tests, can someone please help a girl out!!
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For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4, FT3 plus TPO and TG thyroid antibodies and also very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
ask GP to test thyroid antibodies and vitamin D, folate and B12
You already have low iron/ferritin
Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or vitamins
Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money
All thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, not to be mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)
If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).
About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's.
Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's.
Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten.
So it's important to get TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once .
Thank you so much for all the information, I have ordered myself a thyroid check plus from the medicheck website. I’m looking forward to completing the test and getting the results.
I’ve recently started a transition to a plant based diet and from my research I think I need to start upping vitamins B and D so I’ll get them ordered right away. So far I’ve been two months meat free but I already didn’t eat a lot of dairy, this could be contributing couldnt it?
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What do these mean?
still confused about my iron results
Chronic Fatigue verses Thyroid problems = being taken of Thyroxine and being put on Erfa.
Confused over importance of TSH vs FT3? Doc wants to reduce thyroxine
