Hello everyone, I'm posting to just get something off my chest, apologies but I'm so annoyed and fed up!
In short I'm due the usual general investigation for thyroid, and my NHS clinic while under strain like all others, has usually been willing to do TSH, T4 & T3. (I'm on 100 levo atm).
I booked an appointment the other day, and when I asked for a morning slot due to it being a fasted test (as I always have), they just said 'oh we don't need to do that anymore'. I pushed and said what do you mean, as this is for a thyroid investigation, and the receptionist just said 'we've been told none of that applies anymore so you can be tested any time, and no need to fast'.
Honestly. I'm so fed up with it all!... And I do get this is why people go for private testing, but I'm trying to save a bit of money I suppose, but also if the test does come back wonky, have more ammunition to take back to GP to request seeing an endo, with NHS tests results.
Anyone else heard of this new 'advice' re not fasting for NHS thyroid panel testing?!
Needless to say, I changed the date and got an early appointment despite what I was told. I will certainly still be fasting for it too, otherwise how can we have any consistentcy? But it just makes it even harder to get the right kind of appointment, on TOP of getting the right kinds of test.
Sigh, sorry for the moan!
Ebony