bit of knowledge needed

[gart]

hello, i had my thyroid bloods done a few weeks ago at my gp surgery and wondered if they were ok as my gp has said everything is fine

serum tsh0.829 miu/l (0.2-5)

serum free t4 14.8 (10-24)

b12 599(170-730)

ferritin 94 (30-400

folate 7.2 (3.9-26.8)

at the moment am on the 2 week rule for kidney screening at our local hosipital due to lower back pain and kidnys being flagged on my latest blood test. 53 year old male. thankyou

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Are you on replacement thyroid hormones

Or was this just a general test

Was test done early morning

Are you currently taking any vitamin supplements

Kidney function

Have you had GFR levels tested?

(Low GFR linked to being hypothyroid and reversible once thyroid is treated)

Any autoimmune disease in your family?

No vitamin D test result

Also need FULL thyroid test

TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested

List of private testing options and money off codes

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

Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £29 via

vitamindtest.org.uk

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning. 

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

[gart in reply to SlowDragon]

hi, thankyou for replying, yes its due to low gfr , my bloods were done around 10.30 am, this has been going on for years and the gp is only doing these test because i went to see a private gastro consultant with ongoing problems and he said you need a full thyroid blood test in his recommendations to the doctor, the gp says no further action needed with the results.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to gart]

if you have low GFR you definitely need FULL thyroid and vitamin testing

many medics unaware of the interconnection

We see many hypothyroid patients on here with low GFR, especially if they have low Ft3

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

The GFR is reversibly reduced (by about 40%) in more than 55% of adults with hypothyroidism[40] due to several reasons.

Gut issues like acid reflux, bloating, IBS and constipation/diarrhoea all common hypothyroid issues, especially with hair

Any autoimmune diseases in family?

20% of Hashimoto's patients never have raised antibodies 

If both antibodies are negative, ultrasound scan of thyroid can be helpful

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

 

Paul Robson on atrophied thyroid - especially if no TPO antibodies 

 paulrobinsonthyroid.com/cou...

[gart in reply to SlowDragon]

hi, no autoimmune in my family as far as i,m aware, will be doing a full thyroid test and will post results here, i have gastritis and was diagnoised around 2 years ago, also acid reflux for years. is the doctor ok to say no further action on my blood test.