So pleased - have Hashimotos

[JCMartin]

Hi, had a private Endo appt today. Given a diagnosis of Hashimotos and a perscription for levothyroxine starting on 25 for 2 weeks and then 50. Then more bloods and an appointment in 2 months to check levels. Also had a head MRI appt through. Keeping all my other appt just in case and not telling the NHS at the moment until i kmow its working. Fingers crossed. So ppease to have some treatment. He said it was kicking off my heart Brachacardia (which i already had) and was making my oxygen drop. All makes sense - but NHS would never have got there. They offered me a blood test in a years time due to my non fasting test at A and E. Best £250 i have spent. Shouldnt be this hard though!!

[J972]

So pleased for you!

[JCMartin in reply to J972]

Thank you. This group have been a great help.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Brilliant news

Keep us posted on your progress

[JCMartin in reply to SlowDragon]

I will. Thanks for all your advice. Just good to have something positive

[TiggerMe]

👏👏👏 welcome to the new roller coaster ride 🤗

[DippyDame]

A better informed endo....this is great news and a good start

Not many associate low oxygen saturation with hypo.... more specifically low T3! Thyroid hormones promote oxygen delivery to the tissues

A gluten free diet helps Hashi patients.

Be patient it may take some time to resolve and be aware that with Hashi's, thyroid levels can fluctuate/rise as the thyroid is attacked.. this is transient and gradually leads to the death of the thyroid's hormone-producing cells. Hence hypothyroidism.

Please keep us posted

Take care.

PS

JCMartin

Just looked at your labs posted 26 days ago...

Your FT3 is miserably low and could absolutely cause a number of symptoms including Brachacardia!

They fail "to join up the dots"

[JCMartin in reply to DippyDame]

Thanks for all the help. So pleased i am getting somewhere. Cant afford private but it has taught me to put my health as a priority.

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Wonderful news JCMartin! 🦋👍

[Hedgeree]

That's great JCMartin,

It's always a strange feeling of relief to be told there is something not right when you've been continually dismissed.

[JCMartin in reply to Hedgeree]

For sure and i could see this having a huge effect on peoples mental health. I was depressed, anxious and starting to question my own sanity. If i hadnt had this recognition (even if its a long path) i think i could have lost the plot. I was already crying in toilets. This group really helped as they understand. I am quite usually brave with pain and medical problems but its the fear of the unknown. Not getting better and having no timeline when you will get answers. If i hadnt had a random out of range TSH in hospital i would have never explored this route and the NHS clearly would not have. This group also made me decide to pay for the right consultant.