I have recently had some blood tests done at my GP surgery, as requested by my endocrinologist (I have Turner Syndrome and have to have annual blood tests including to monitor my thyroid - no issues or medications needed for that so far although my TSH levels have gone from in the 1s up to nearly 4, waiting for the rest of results to come in).
When I had the tests done I believe a Celiac screen should have been done, however I don’t have all of my blood results in yet as some are missing and some weren’t able to be done, so will be repeated once I’ve recovered from Covid, and I just wanted to know if anyone could tell me what the specific name of the test is for Celiacs please? A quick Google and looking back through old NHS app results don’t seem to give me much of an answer, particularly as the majority of the tests pre pandemic were always done at the hospital via my endocrinologist and I am still waiting to have access to all of these!
Thank you! There was an issue with the blood they took I think, plus the lab took too long, and I don’t think they had enough of a sample to complete all the requested tests so they’re repeating them. There was a note on my thyroid test from the lab saying that it’s recommended to check T4 to query pituitary function, so this has been added and GP said he’d requested T3 too…
Thanks for tip re timing too! I usually have them done in hospital outpatients and it’s usually mid afternoon as that’s when my endocrinologist does his clinic, when I book in for these tests to be repeated at the GPs though I’ll make sure I request an early morning one!
I know I should have had a full blood count done too but I believe there wasn’t enough blood sent to the lab so this will be done, I specifically asked about iron/ferritin and anaemia screen and I was assured that that would be included. As for Vit D, I am on the 3000 Better You spray (was on 1000) as I have been Vit D deficient in the past that was picked up due to low calcium and high alkaline phosphatase and those readings above are showing as exactly the same as when that was detected. I have queried this but my GP refused to add it to the tests and suggested supplements so wasn’t very helpful! I will mention this to my endocrinologist though when I get all the results, and I’ll look into getting private testing once I know exactly what these next results have shown and tested!
Thank you so much for that! I’m waiting for copies of previous blood results from the hospital to come through so I can see exactly what has and hasn’t been tested in the past.
I will ask about those antibodies. I know antibodies were requested by endo but I’m not sure the specific test.
What does low TPO antibodies mean, does that mean all fine? I get so confused trying to work out what it all means!
Ooh that’s useful to know to re when I should be trialled with meds! Thank you!
About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high thyroid antibodies.
With Hashimoto’s common to have high TPO antibodies or high TPO antibodies and high TG antibodies…….but significant minority of Hashimoto’s patients only have high TG antibodies…..therefore as NHS doesn’t test TG antibodies if TPO antibodies are not high …..they struggle to get diagnosed
Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s
Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.
Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.
Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto’s or Ord’s thyroiditis)
especially vitamin D
20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis
In U.K. medics hardly ever refer to autoimmune thyroid disease as Hashimoto’s (or Ord’s thyroiditis)
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Blood results - please decipher for me
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Test results
I have blood test results...................very complicated :O
