Burning finger ends & toes

[burras]

Does anyone experience burning/tingling in finger ends & toes?

9 years post thyroidectomy

[Cooper27]

This can be a symptom of low B12. How long ago were you last checked?

[burras in reply to Cooper27]

I’m seeing GP tomorrow- last had B12 checked five years ago due to sane symptom... it’s become a permanent fixture -

[Cooper27 in reply to burras]

It was a daily thing for me too - I suspected trapped nerves - but B12 fixed it

Ask to be tested, if nothing else, it will let you rule it out.

[burras in reply to Cooper27]

Thank you!!!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

This is most likely Peripheral neuropathy

Common when hypothyroid and low B12 and/or low vitamin D

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if under medicated

See from previous posts you had dose reduced and problems started as direct result

Did you get full testing via GP or private testing done?

If not, that's next step

What vitamin supplements do you currently take?

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or all vitamins

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

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 special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

[burras in reply to SlowDragon]

Seeing GP tomorrow as clinical pharmacist ( who undertook levo annual review last week )said thyroid bloods ‘normal’ but doesn’t mean body function is - he’d not come across it as hypo symptom.

Please recommend best place for private testing and best supplements???

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to burras]

See link details in my reply

Get actual printed copy of results and ranges from previous test tomorrow

Essential to test FULL thyroid and vitamins

NHS budget cuts mean rarely test more than TSH which is completely inadequate

Ask GP to test vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin as per guidelines

TSH, FT4 and FT3