Hi to everyone well i’m still no wiser my blood results have come back and honestly it was terrible talking about them over the phone.The doctor who phoned and it wasn’t my dr .I have not even had a face to face conversation with him.I was told by a doctor who i’ve never heard before and i don’t think he had a clue what he was talking about. My thyroid is fine he didn’t tell me anything about it but the only thing that came back wrong was a lack of iron.I tried to explain to him about things i have read from this group about Vitamin 12 the levels my thyroid was but it was absolutely hopeless.He says everything is alright in other words i don’t think he had a clue what he was talking about i am so mad. He is leaving me a prescription for folic acid and iron tbs honestly i could cry the doctors where i live are useless. But the only good thing that came out of the phone call was i have got a actually face to face appointment because he said he doesn’t know what to do 🤬
Should i buy B12 myself.
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Yes a lot us have to buy our own supplements. NHS rarely prescribes them unless they are very low. I get B12 jabs every 2 months but still supplement B12 in between. Tbh they are pretty cheap.
I don't have Pernicious Anaemia and can absorb B12 in tablet form.
I always buy B12 supplements in the form of methylcobalamin, and at a dose of 1000 mcg per tablet, and I take one tablet about three times a week. I also take methylfolate at the same dose and frequency.
You are legally entitled to printed copies of your blood test results and ranges.
The best way to get access to current and historic blood test results is to register for online access to your medical record and blood test results
UK GP practices are supposed to offer everyone online access for blood test results. Ring and ask if this is available and apply to do so if possible, if it is you may need "enhanced access" to see blood results.
This currently only applies in England, not across the whole of the UK. Nether Scotland nor N.Ireland have released an NHS app for patients. (Scotland supposedly due in December '24.) Wales has an app, but only for booking appointments, repeat prescriptions and amending personal details
Thank you i had a full blood test to see what vitamins were lacking he said my B12 was fine.I really am confused i’m new and don’t understand a lot of the terms.But when i go back i will write a list of what i need to know ⭐️
NHS idea of fine is not the same as patients idea of fine. If your B12 is literally at the bottom of the range they'll say its fine. In reality doctors know very little about vitamins and nutrition. They dont cover it in training and most dont see them as important.
i don’t think he had a clue what he was talking about
There is a possibility you were not talking to a proper doctor. You might have been talking to a Physician Associate who has a lot less training than a doctor.
Physician Associate's work at GP surgeries, increasingly so do paramedics and physiotherapists. This trend will continue, there was a report out recently saying you are increasingly less likely to speak to an actual doctor.
Now this isnt necessarily a bad thing, the paramedic I saw was exemplary. But it is something to be aware of. Too few doctors and too much demand.
As Slow dragon said you need to get the actual levels. The NHS only get us to normal which is their 'fine' and we have to get ourselves to optimal So it's best to aim to get your t4, T3, TSH and iron, bit b12, folate and vit D all to optimal. Its so difficult to get the right help on the NHS. Good luck
Thank you it is difficult to get the right help from the doctors. I don’t think mine knows much about thyroid issues.I wish i could afford to go private ⭐️
There are some cheaper private options, I've heard someone say they have a good private thyroid doctor who charges £50. It's worth asking on here and Thyroid UK can also email you a list of private practitioners if you email them. My GP told me to go private as she wasn't able to help me with my thyroid and said she'd prescribe me what the private doctor recommended although I'm not sure I'd get NDT but I did get some T3 on the Nhs
I have read that b12 is one of those vitamins where the body just excretes any excess it doesn't need, so it's not dangerous to supplement yourself. Hope that answers your question.
I get jabs on NHS and supplement in between. My levels are through the roof but B12 is water soluble so excess just gets excreted in wee. Its virtually impossible to overdose.
I have pernicious anemia so need the jabs but yes low levels of B12 will make you feel awful, can affect conversion of Levothyroxine and if left low enough for long enough can cause permanent neurological problems. So its very important.
My doctor has given me vitamin B9 and folic acid i have absolutely no idea why does anyone know if these are any good. I have googled both of them and it says not to be taken if you take Levothyroxine. I’m going crazy here if the doctors are too lazy to look things up i don’t stand a chance ⭐️ thank you.
I saw a physician associate recently and she was far more on the ball than many GP's! Very thorough, and actually listened to what my concerns were. Many are young and keen to learn more about things so it's an opportunity if you can to educate them !
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