Update. This mornings appointment

[Yarn_]

Firstly, I'd like to say thank you for all the wonderful support yesterday.

This mornings appointment seemed to go quite well and we've agreed no treatment yet and retest in 6 weeks time, just in case it was an inflamed thyroid and the issue was exasperated by the carbimazole. If the results are then still abnormal we'll investigate the cause.

I've also been told to get a GP referral for ENT to check out my balance issues, as the doctor said my description of it sounds more like inner ear problems.

Time will tell I suppose 🤞

[PurpleNails Administrator]

glad it went well.

Why do they always say see GP for referral on separate issue. I never understood why they aren’t able to refer.

[Yarn_ in reply to PurpleNails]

I wondered the same myself. Did a quick Google and apparently it's because our GPs have all our medical history and not just that relevant to the specialist we're seeing. Still seems daft to me though 🤔

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Suggest you get Full Thyroid and importantly vitamin levels tested NOW yourself

or push GP to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 now

Monitor My Health also now offer thyroid and vitamin testing, plus cholesterol and HBA1C for £65 

(Doesn’t include thyroid antibodies) 

monitormyhealth.org.uk/full...

10% off code here 

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning. 

Watch out for postal strikes, probably want to pay for guaranteed 24 hours delivery 

[humanbean]

I've also been told to get a GP referral for ENT to check out my balance issues

Low B12 is one of many causes of poor balance. Since good levels of folate are required for the body to make use of your B12, low folate can cause balance problems too. This also explains why there is so much cross-over between low B12 symptoms and low folate symptoms.

b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

b12deficiency.info/folate-b...

If it turns out that your B12 and folate are low it is essential that B12 supplementation is started a few days or a week before folate supplementation is started.

[Yarn_ in reply to humanbean]

Thank you. I'll get the GP to test again, as this was last done the beginning of October, but I didn't have this issue back then.

[PurpleNails Administrator in reply to Yarn_]

your previous result

Vitamin B12 (active) 55.7 nmol/L (≥ 34)

Above range - but only shown minimum limit. optimal might need to be higher.

humanbean do you know ?

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to humanbean]

humanbean

Just letting you know you have a PM, I'm not getting notifications so not sure that you are.