wondering about my blood tests

[meowzart]

hi, i was wondering if this ever happened to anyone? i have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism recently (hashimotos runs in the family) and my gp suspected i may have PA so sent me for blood tests. however when i went for the blood test i also found out they were running tests on my liver? would anyone know what she may be thinking? i would like to ask but didn’t realise until after i had my blood taken and the person doing it wasn’t my gp so i couldn’t ask, and i’m going on holiday soon.

my main symptom of concern rn is altered sensation on almost all my body.

sorry if this isn’t the right place! i thought after my hypo diagnosis i’d be sorted but some symptoms have worsened.

[Nanaedake]

It's normal to include liver and kidney checks to ensure all is OK. If you have travel insurance maybe you need to check if any kind of blood tests will affect your cover?

[meowzart in reply to Nanaedake]

oh ok thank you so much! that makes e feel better. also i will double check that cheers

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What were TSH, Ft4 and ft3 before starting on levothyroxine?

How much levothyroxine have you been started on?

Standard starter dose of levothyroxine is 50mcg

Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after each dose increase

Dose is increased slowly up

The aim of Levothyroxine is to increase the dose slowly in 25mcg steps upwards until TSH is under 2 (many need TSH significantly under one) and most important is that FT4 is in top third of range and FT3 at least half way through range

NHS guidelines on Levothyroxine including that most patients eventually need somewhere between 100mcg and 200mcg Levothyroxine.

nhs.uk/medicines/levothyrox...

Also what foods to avoid (eg recommended to avoid calcium rich foods at least four hours from taking Levo)

All four vitamins need to be regularly tested and frequently need supplementing to maintain optimal levels

NICE guidelines

cks.nice.org.uk/hypothyroid...

The initial recommended dose is:

For most people: 50–100 micrograms once daily, preferably taken at least 30 minutes before breakfast, caffeine-containing liquids (such as coffee or tea), or other drugs.

This should be adjusted in increments of 25–50 micrograms every 3–4 weeks according to response. The usual maintenance dose is 100–200 micrograms once daily.