hi all after trying to do my own bloods and failing I finally had some taken professionally and I’ve now received my results. They say normal but here they are if anyone is interested.
Had bloods took at 10:30 am
TSH. 1.78 mIU/L Range 0.27-4.2
FT4. 16.7 pmol/L Range 12.0-22
FT3. 6.1 pmol/L Range 3.1-6.8
TPOAb. 9 klU/L Range 0.0-34
T4. 100 nmol/L Range 59.0-154
TgAB. 14.1 kU/L Range 0.0-115
You'd need to add the ranges as each lab differs 🤗
Done 👍
Are you taking levothyroxine? These results would be considered healthy for euthyroid
I’m on nothing. Not diagnosed
You aren't approaching menopause are you? As the others have said its worth checking mineral and vitamin levels as in many cases low B12/ iron can cause very similar symptoms to thyroid issues. Skipping meals could mean you are deficient in calories and nutrients.
What dose levothyroxine are you taking
Which brand of levothyroxine
Are are you also taking any T3 or NDT?
Test ideally a bit earlier in day
Was last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
When were vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin levels last tested
What vitamin supplements are you taking
I’m on nothing do I need to be?
No your results are very good
Why did you get tested?
Symptoms?
Get GP to test vitamin levels
thanks. Loads of symptoms tbh
Aching joints
Cracking joints
Thinning hair
Scalloped tongue
Weight gain
Throat pain comes and goes
Excess saliva
Tiredness
Teeth clenching comes and goes
Palpitations
Hand and arm weakness comes and goes
Mystery haha
scalloped tongue - common with low B12
Aching joints- low Vitamin D
Thinning hair - low iron/ferritin
What’s your diet like
Are you vegetarian or vegan
Get GP to test vitamin levels
NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £31 via….just 4 drops required
Government recommends everyone in U.K. supplement vitamin D daily as minimum Oct - April
Many people need to supplement all year
Optimal vitamin levels
Vitamin D at least over 80nmol
Serum B12 over 500
Active B12 over 70 (private testing only)
Folate near top of range
Ferritin at least over 100…..as bloke ….nearer 200 may be better
Cheers I’ll get a full vitamin test mate
GP should test B12, folate and iron/ferritin
They are usually opposed to testing Vitamin D, so test yourself
I was convinced it was thyroid
What’s your diet like?
We post multiple times a day on how thyroid and vitamin levels ALL need testing
Low vitamin levels cause multiple symptoms
Yeh not the best I regularly skip meals at work tbh I could do better in that area
But you eat meat?
Not vegan or vegetarian?
Yes I eat meat every day
I have a lot of your symptoms and more and I too think I have an overactive thyroid but not sure what tests I need to check for this 🤔 Private or NHS
I went private cost me £89 just go on Superdrug website they do it through Thriva
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested
Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once
Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum
About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high thyroid antibodies
Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s
Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.
Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.
Hashimoto’s frequently starts with transient hyperthyroid type results and symptoms before becoming increasingly hypothyroid
Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease
20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis
In U.K. medics hardly ever refer to autoimmune thyroid disease as Hashimoto’s (or Ord’s thyroiditis)
Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins
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...
Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning.
Link about thyroid blood tests
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Link about Hashimoto’s
thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...
Symptoms of hypothyroidism
thyroiduk.org/wp-content/up...
Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee
Graves Disease antibodies test- has to be blood draw not DIY finger prick test
medichecks.com/products/tsh...
Thankyou so much for that detailed reply 
Looks like it will be private as can't see my gp doing them tests ..but I.ll check out the links you sent ..thanks again
Your thyroid results look fine to me ( not a doctor!). Lots else you could look at e.g B12, vitamin d - both can go undiagnosed. Vit d is a simple blood test. B12 is trickier - MCV moving towards top of range is a strong indicator. Take a look at B12d.org website and PA page on this site
your thyroid looks great. Prob low B12 or maybe folate. Are you vegetarian?
if your planning testing b12 then better to not have any supplements of b12 for three months prior to test, no oral sublingual (under the tongue)or injections as it skews the results
Good luck
With no thyroid I would feel very well on your results, I think it's something else. Good Luck.
I was EVENTUALLY Diagnose with an overactive thyroid after going back and forth to my gp for over 12 months, prior to that my bloods were sent to an endo in 2014 in her report she noted I had on the bloods 2 set's.. 2 short suppressed thyroid stimulating hormone with normal T3 and an episode of thyroiditis, (possible subclinical HYPERthyroidism) recommend she as regular thyroid blood work up of thyroid function.My gp never did this.. 😠 after my diagnosis of hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) I went on to be diagnosed with graves thyrotoxicosis, lost my thyroid in 2019.
This blood test you have just done, is one snap shot of how your bloods are that particular day, proper diagnosis should be either 2/3 blood pannles in succession, this being your first, i don't think it would harm you to wait another 7 wks and do another one, see if there's any difference in your levels.
I spoke to a very well informed parathyroid /thyroid surgeon privately he told me unfortunately the NHS do one set of bloods be it parathyroid or thyroid and think hey presto they are all in range so off you go.. But your still symptomatic, obviously it could be a deficiency in vits and minerals but it's not a bad idea to fully rule out a thyroid or parathyroid problem.. So I would do 3 blood pannles on you to assatain you levels... If they remain level all 3, then you can be assured you have no problem it's when they bounce out of range (catching them) then we can work with that.
I thank this surgeon for getting me to a good endocrinologist who has now diagnosed me with primary hyperparathyroidism, when 3 endocrinologists said I don't have it! 😠 because as the private parathyroid surgeon said, "They were doing sporadic testing... Not doing the 2 or 3 in succession.
I hope you can find out why your feeing so bad.. Hope this helps you❤️👍
Thanks for your great reply. I might just do that wait a couple of months and do another. I feel worse on an evening after a hard day at work tbh.
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