6 weeks bloods

[birkie]

How do we stand on our repeat 6-7 weeks blood tests I'm due for mine in 2 weeks unfortunately the levoroxine is not working for me and my gp thinks I'm either not absorbing or converting it so was seeing endo but that's been cancelled I'm not well at all I'm now self isolateing because of my other medical conditions 🙄

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

birkie

I think the only people who can answer your question is your GP so maybe ring your surgery and ask.

[birkie in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks seasidesusie ❤️

I wasn't allowed to go into surgery hand my prescriptions in and been advised to self isolate.... But I want this sorted endo was going to try me on T3 🙄🙄

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to birkie]

I don't know what my surgery are doing currently. I had a blood test test 3 weeks ago and they weren't allowing anyone who had been to the "risk" countries through the doors, nor anyone who had symptoms possibly of C-19, big notice on the door to ring 111. Other than that, routine blood tests and other appointments were business as usual. But such a lot has happened in 3 weeks and I don't know what is happening to patients who need regular monitoring, eg warfarin checks, diabetes clinic, etc.

I dare say community nurses still have to visit some patients, I suppose it's worth asking if you could have blood taken at home and emphasise that the Levo isn't working and you feel so unwell. If you can have the blood drawn at home and the results sent to the endo, maybe the endo can decide about your trial of T3 from the results and it not entail a hospital visit. Hopefully there's a way round this type of problem.

[AnneEvo in reply to birkie]

Is it possible to have a telephone consutation with your doctor? We can at our surgery. They may allow them now even if they don't normally.

[birkie in reply to AnneEvo]

Hi AnneEvo

I had a phone call to say I should self isolate because of ongoing illnesses and I had my thiyroid removed last May I've not recovered yet... But nothing was mentioned about my endo app and my next bloods I always receive a message to say book an app for thyroid bloods... But obviously with all that's going on people like us will no doubt be pushed to the end of the queue 🙄🙄🙄

[fuchsia-pink]

I'm due to have my bloods done next Thursday and so far I've not been told it's cancelled. I've been getting a variety of texts from the practice and they've cancelled all face-appointments with a doctor, but not (yet) procedures with a nurse. The practice has its own phlebotomist. ... I guess it's down to each individual practice, but if they cancel me, I shall take advantage of next week's Medichecks Thursday offer ...

[birkie in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Hi fuchsia-pink

. My surgery arnt to good at communicating with patients I had bloods done for anti bodies and inflammatory arthritis I know their bk but trying to get threw is a nightmare because my surgery are only doing triage on the phone so it's always engaged 🙄 they seem to be making the virus a priority and all other illnesses can wait I know when and if I get threw they will defer my bloods for another 6wks.. They have done this before... But my last bloods were dyer... And I'm not well at all..i was on 50gm levo and my TSH shot up my T3 is on the floor my T4 is 25%threw..so gp told me to up the levo to 75mg now my TSH has suppressed but he didn't do T3 or T4... So I'm waiting to see what these next bloods in 2 weeks are just as well I'm self isolateing as I'm in bed most days anyway... No life at all.. 😢😢

[fuchsia-pink in reply to birkie]

I feel for you. Is it worth trying a Medichecks test, just so that you can write to the surgery "during these exceptional times" with a non-NHS test result and asking for an increase? - it's what I'm planning on doing, regardless of where I get my bloods taken, cos I know I'm under-medicated at the moment.

Will your endo do a phone consultation?

Hope you get something sorted - and good luck x

[birkie in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Hi

Unfortunately going up won't make a difference because I'm not responding to levo I'm now hyper because I've gone up to 75mg gp asked me to lower to 50gm again its been like a game of tennis since last May and I'm sick of it... My gp was arranging an emergency app with the endo that was 2 weeks ago and a lots happened since then I can't see me getting an app anytime soon.. 🙄

[leftbehind in reply to birkie]

I can only offer condolences for the tennis game as I also had a thyroidectomy 3 years ago and have also been "playing thyroid tennis" ever since. I feel for you because I know how exhausting it is to have symptoms coming and going all over the place and every time I think I'm stabilized, suddenly I'm not. 🤔😍 Hang in there because you have too. This website is so encouraging and smart. I wish the doctors were that smart.