Wondering

[Beany43]

I have underactive thyroid and taking 150mg of levothyroxine for a very long time. I have just come out of hospital after a week being admitted as I thought I might of suffered another bleed on the brain but they couldn't found 1.i was wondering if my pains and nails, numbness in fingers and toes as well as being sick/feeling sick would be my underactive throyid playing up?

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Beany43

Have you got any recent results (including reference ranges) for

TSH

FT4

FT3

Thyroid antibodies

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

They may help us to answer your question.

[Beany43 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hospital said they would take blood and test it had blood taken weds but not being told results

[jrbarnes]

not sure if you said toe and finger pain but I got peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel from fluid which caused pain, numbness and inflammation. I could barely lift my arm and it hurt to wear socks and shoes and my toenails started to lift and show signs of illness. It was all due to my low T3 levels. Did they give you any medications or steroids? Some can interfere with your thyroid function.

[Beany43 in reply to jrbarnes]

All I was given was tablets to take when I feel sick, stuff 4 constipation, paracetamol and ibuprofen for headaches

[jrbarnes in reply to Beany43]

I only realized there was a problem with my thyroid hormone levels when I collected my blood tests. I was also given a cocktail of muscle relaxers and anti inflammatory pills, even physical therapy, of course none of that helped. It was only once a trial of natural desiccated was prescribed that I made the connection between all those aches and pains and my thyroid.

[Beany43 in reply to jrbarnes]

Thanks, I'm going to make appointments with my gp and see if she can found at blood test results if not get them 2 do a blood test to see if it is my thyroid playing up

[McPammy]

I was hospitalised too. They found nothing they said. After months I finally found out it was my thyroid levels. Although I’d been on Levothyroxine for years they’d never checked my T3. I finally got it checked and I was only converting 8% of Levothyroxine to the very important T3. The low T3 caused multiple symptoms. One was low cortisol. Cortisol is our adrenals. If this is too low it can cause nausea and vomiting. Have you had your cortisol checked in hospital. If not ask your GP for a cortisol blood test. These are done at 9am as this is when cortisol is at its highest.

Request that you can check your NHS file on line. You can then check everything on your phone for example. Then you’ll have instant access to your blood tests etc. Ask your surgery receptionist for this service. We can all have this.

[Beany43]

Thank you some much for the advice mcpammy, I will do that on Monday