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blood tests - what to get

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hi there I have a blood test booked in to check full panel thyroid.

What else is good to assess? the GP has asked me to send a list so I can book in further blood test alongside

B12

Ferritin

What else?

Thanks I’m advance

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Add folate and D3 to ferritin & B12. Thyroid antibodies if you've never had them done.

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greygoose

Zinc and copper is good to get tested, too, if you can. Most hypos are low in one or the other.

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