blood results low platelets?

[Potsiegal]

Hi all am new here

I have some other conditions but am wondering if anyone can please freely comment on if there is something that stands out with the following:

Ferritin - 20 ug/L standard range 13-150

Vitamin B12 - 19/2/201 650 now 23/10/23 366

Folate 12.1 ug/L standard range > 2.9 ug/

TSH 3.77 mIU/L

Free thyroxine Free T4 12.9 pmol/L (always seems to be at a 12)

LFBC: Platelets 196 standard range 150-400?

MCHC 320g/L just in standard range 320-360 why?

GP said all is fine but I take a B12 and barocca and think my iron seems low and so does my MCHC so I wonder if am anaemic?

I also wonder if I should have a B12 patch as am not vegan and it is still low and why have i got low platelets and low red hemoglobin?

I took T3 and T4 in the past when abroad but that was 2 years ago, i have noted hair loss, cold feet, always feeling cold, fatigue and cant shift weight at all but thought that was endometriosis linked which they discovered in December plus my age am 44.

thoughts?

[Marz]

Why did you stop taking thyroid meds ? I believe there is a link with Hashimotos and Endometriosis....

Commented on other results in the DM....

[Potsiegal in reply to Marz]

i was given them by foreign consultant and have not seen them since being clinically vulnerable and not travelling during the pandemic my GP maintains all is fine. I am on the cardiology pathway to 2 London trusts and since T3 is linked to AF disinclined to self medicate just wanted an idea of costs, doctors etc

[Marz in reply to Potsiegal]

Having a full iron Profile could be helpful as low iron, as well as low T3 and B12 can be involved with AF. VitD ?

[healthkiwi]

I had a recent blood test, Platelet count said to be 137 [ range 150 - 400]. All the other bloods seemed in range. GP has signed that off as "satisfactory" !

I tried looking it up but read that 'many conditions' could lead to this. There didn't seem much point in querying what it really means. Obviously Dr didn't think it was important, so I assume it won't kill me.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

I didn't realise that you weren't formally diagnosed and on treatment. With a TSH within range you will find it difficult to begin treatment in this country although at a stretch if your FT4 falls below range you could push for diagnosis of secondary hypo via an Endocrinologist.

Have you had both types of antibody - TPO & Tg tsted and have they ever been positive?

In my view your biggest issues are ferritin & B12.

Doctors get little training in nutrition so tend to dismiss low levels but they are wrong to do that. It can make all the difference to our health and wellbeing to raise low vitamin levels.

You should ask your GP to run a full iron panel to check your iron levels.

NICE guidelines which is what all doctors in the UK follow state that a ferritin level of 30 or less is deficient and they should prescribe iron tablets. If they do not then you can buy over the counter supplements that might actually be better and more tolerable and effective than whats prescribed anyway.

Always take iron tablets with something containing vit C to help it absorb better. Don't take anything else with iron as it can prevent absorption of other meds/supplements.

Which B12 supplement are you taking and how much of what type is in it?

As your level is low on a supplement you should discuss this with your GP and ask for tests for pernicious anaemia.

Now that you are supplementing it can take 3 months for your levels to return to baseline and may affect a PA diagnosis.

Injections would be preferable to tablets, even sublingual if you are not absorbing well.

If you are needing to supplement B12 then we suggest you take a methyl B complex as it has cofactors to be able to work properly. So you need to raise ferritin as well, test vit D3.

Magnesium is also required.