Hi I’m new here.
I have nodules on my thyroid, my voice is getting deeper, cold feet and a lot of other symptoms. The doctor is going to give me a blood test next week for TSH,T4.
T3 and anti bodies, so hopefully we will find and solve the problem
Hi I’m new here.
I have nodules on my thyroid, my voice is getting deeper, cold feet and a lot of other symptoms. The doctor is going to give me a blood test next week for TSH,T4.
T3 and anti bodies, so hopefully we will find and solve the problem
Welcome to the forum
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 if you have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) diagnosed by raised Thyroid antibodies
Ask GP to test vitamin levels too
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 .
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
List of private testing options if GP doesn’t test everything
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins
medichecks.com/products/adv...
Thriva Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins By DIY fingerpick test
Thriva also offer just vitamin testing
Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test
bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...
If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3
Also vitamin D available as separate test
£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Or
Vitamin D NHS