Work on improving low vitamin levels and retest thyroid in 6-8 weeks
Was test done 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)
Here’s link for how to request Thyroid U.K.list of private Doctors emailed to you, but within the email a link to download list of recommended thyroid specialist endocrinologists
Ideally choose an endocrinologist to see privately initially and who also does NHS consultations
How come ranges matter? Aren’t they what the clinic decide who is assessing them?
Tsh- 0.27-4.2
Ft4- 12-22
Ft3- 3.1- 6.8.
Dr took the last lot of bloods.
Only taking serotonin for my mood swings, anxiety etc linked to pmdd.
I eat everything.
Test was fasted and early morning. No medication within 24hrs.
NHS said she doesn’t expect me to be able to see an endocrinologist as I’m not out of “normal” ranges. Private I can’t afford as they are £400-£500 initial.
Serum ferritin level is the biochemical test, which most reliably correlates with relative total body iron stores. In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency.
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
Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test
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
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
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