List of 'sympathetic' endocrinologists for England

[judycopage]

Some years ago you sent me a list of endos who would sympathetically treat hypothyroidism/Hashis. I've lost it, sorry. Can you please send it to me again? I remember there was an endo in Birmingham who might help. Just had no result from endo in Shropshire who was useless: "All your tests are in normal range." Many thanks!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Please email Dionne at Thyroid UK for the list on Monday

thyroiduk.org/tuk/About_Us/...

Before seeing any thyroid specialist endocrinologist always get FULL Thyroid and vitamin testing done

[SlowDragon Administrator]

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially as you have Hashimoto’s

Ask GP to test vitamin levels

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .

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

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

If/when also on T3, make sure to take last third or half of daily dose 8-12 hours prior to test, even if this means adjusting time or splitting of dose day before test

Is this how you do your tests?

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options

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

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin

medichecks.com/products/thy...

Medichecks often have special offers, if order on Thursdays

Thriva Thyroid plus vitamins

thriva.co/tests/thyroid-test

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

If not already strictly gluten free getting coeliac blood test done before trying strictly gluten free

[judycopage in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you!