Test results

[Melodica8]

Evening all. These are my Dad’s medichecks results. He has extreme fatigue, mind fog, memory loss and painful joints/numb feet. He has nodules on his thyroid. His brother is hypo, and so am I (although had to go to a private endo for my diagnosis) he is also on b12 injections.

The medichecks dr said thyroid was fine, (and vit D too low) but I am not convinced. Can anyone share their wisdom please?!

CRP 2.72 mg/L (Range: < 5)

Ferritin 157 ug/L (Range: 30 - 400)

Folate - Serum - 8.58 ug/L (Range: > 3.89)

Vitamin B12 - 109 pmol/l (Range37.5-188)

Vitamin D - 69.1 nmol/l (range 50- 175)

TSH- 2.43 mIU/L (range 0.27-4.2)

Free T3- 5.02 pmol/L (range 3.1-6.8)

Free Thyroxine - 15.4 pmo/L (range12-22)

Thyroglobulin Antibodies Thyroid <10 (Range: <115)

Peroxidase Antibodies <9.0 kIU/L(Range: <34)

[greygoose]

His TSH suggests that his thyroid is struggling to make enough hormone. His FT3 isn't too bad, at the moment, but his FT4 is a bit low.

Whilst advice from a Medichecks doctors is pretty worthless, it is a reflection of the attitude of GPs just about everywhere. None of them know much about thyroid. He's right that your dad's vit d is on the low side - so supplementing with vit D3, vit K2-MK7 and magnesium might make his feel a bit better - could relieve the aching muscles/joints - but he should also have said to keep an eye on thyroid levels, because the TSH could rise and Frees drop at any time.

[Melodica8 in reply to greygoose]

Great, thank you for replying. He’s being seen by Nhs endo at end of october- but he could afford to go private. What would you suggest?

[greygoose in reply to Melodica8]

Personally, I would avoid endos like the plague. But, if he can find a good, recommended private endo, that might be his best bet. The trouble is that private doesn't always mean more knowledgeable, because most endos do both private and NHS.

[Melodica8 in reply to greygoose]

I’ve been recommended one privately near him, so fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[greygoose in reply to Melodica8]

Indeed. Good luck to him. Let us know how he gets on.

[Melodica8 in reply to greygoose]

Thank you, will do ☺️