Hi everyone, I have posted once before but afraid I don’t prioritise looking after myself and haven’t got very far with pushing my GP or understanding anything. My GP says my bloods are normal on thyroid tests and Iron and I don’t need any treatment.
I don’t feel normal at all though not sure if it’s lifestyle (excessive working full time, kids, life, no support etc as my GP thinks) or if there is something up with me which my GP is glossing over as I’m “not in range” even though I think ranges are so wide hardly anyone would be in them ever! I’m extremely exhausted, foggy, heart palpitations sometimes, aching joints, hair falling out, can’t seem to lose weight, etc.
Wonder if anyone could look at my blood results and tell me if I need to push GP or if it’s more likely lifestyle issues (which are a different forum I guess!) I only got the T4 count and B12 as lovely phlebotomist added it for me whilst with her. There’s no Vit D count as wasn’t asked for but I usually have low Vit D too.
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Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee
It’s the same old story I’m afraid. Doctors are just too bone idle to interpret blood results properly so they go by the way they’re labelled when they come back from the lab.
‘Normal’ means nothing. Nobody’s ‘normal’ and blood results can’t be ‘normal’. This ridiculous word just means that they are within range.
Your B12 and folate are far too low in range. TSH is too high and FT4 too low. No sign of an FT3 test having been done. If your Vitamin D is low too, I’m not surprised that you feel awful.
You have vitamin deficiencies and are hypothyroid. You need vitamin supplements and Levothyroxine. Get a second opinion as soon as you can.
With serum B12 result below 500, (Or active B12 below 70) recommended to be taking a separate B12 supplement and add a separate vitamin B Complex a week after starting B12
Then once your serum B12 is over 500 (or Active B12 level has reached 70), you may be able to reduce then stop the B12 and just carry on with the B Complex.
If Vegetarian or vegan likely to need ongoing separate B12 few times a week
IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results
In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate folate supplement (eg Jarrow methyl folate 400mcg) and continue separate B12
Post discussing how biotin can affect test results
Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first and retest 3-4 times a year if self supplementing. It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron
Medichecks iron panel test
Test early morning, fasting and don’t eat iron rich meal night before test
or wait to get ferritin tested in full test in 8 weeks
Meanwhile
Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
Thanks very much for your advice. Hugely appreciated. I’m going to ask for second opinion Hidden and more blood tests on it all and on iron and vit D levels.
My last ferritin test also said I was normal no action otc supplements advised. My levels were 10 ug/l (unsure of range as just verbal from doc surgery), and a note saying that anything ‘under 15 indicates absent iron store’. But at the time my GP said that as another level (unsure which!) was ok it didn’t look like I was anaemic.
I have at least a third of the hypothyroid symptoms on the link you linked SlowDragon .
Very confusing but the links you have kindly copied above are giving me some insight as to how vitamins and thyroid are related. It shouldn’t be this hard though should it?!
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Should I be worrid about my blood results?
Not sure how normal my results are 
Blood results help please! I FEEL underactive, but as per usual, am told ...NORMAL!
Are my bloods normal?
Consultant appointment today
