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Not Quite Right...........Help Please.

Hi all, I'm a 42 year old with hypothyroidism which was diagnosed in 2006. I'm currently on 125mcg of Levo and my T4 and TSH are always within the guideline...

Hi all, I'm a 42 year old with hypothyroidism which was diagnosed in 2006. I'...

MavyWavy

•11 years ago

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A cautionary tale and a GP's apology

Hi I have had a pituitary tumour for 20 years and this has lead to hypothyroidism 8 years ago. I felt ok but never the same after the thyroiditis but then I...

Hi I have had a pituitary tumour for 20 years and this has lead to hypothyroidis...

Lilypie

•11 years ago

8 Replies

RESULTS

HI JUST HAD B/TEST RESULTS BACK, CAN ANYONE HELP ME DECIPHER THEM PLEASE,TSH 0.54 (0.34-5.6) SERUM IRON LEVEL 21UMOL/L(20-40) TRANSFERRIN...

HI JUST HAD B/TEST RESULTS BACK, CAN ANYONE HELP ME DECIPHER THEM PLEASE,TSH 0.5...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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On the mend finaly

I was diagnosed under active with tsh level of 128 four months ago. .went threw the usuall hell serious chest pains, costant headaches, breathing...

I was diagnosed under active with tsh level of 128 four months ago. .went threw...

mackey930

•11 years ago

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Good Endo East Gloucestershire/West Oxford area.

Hi all, does anyone know a good Endo in the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire area. I have got the list from the site but there are none in my area, the nearest is...

Hi all, does anyone know a good Endo in the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire area. I...

TraceyLE

•11 years ago

12 Replies

A Journey to Some Answers to Thyroid Treatment

I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2000, the current high-carb diet was a disaster. By 2012 I needed injections and went onto a newer non-insulin one,...

I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2000, the current high-carb diet was a ...

Knyghtlady

•11 years ago

7 Replies

hair loss

hi can anyone tell me if hair loss on your legs is a thyroid problem cheers paul

paul211

•11 years ago

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Thyroid tests keep coming back satisfactory but have lots of symptoms

I have suffered for years with excessive tiredness and other symptoms but all thyroid tests have come back normal with one being borderline. I have been...

I have suffered for years with excessive tiredness and other symptoms but all th...

trudi19

•11 years ago

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Finally.... House has sold....!!!!

After a lot of fannying around from the buying side!! Its such a relief!! The stress of it all certainly wasn't helping my broken adrenals to heal. Now for...

After a lot of fannying around from the buying side!! Its such a relief!! The s...

babycatcher7572

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Hypothyroid symptoms for normal results!

Please please can you help me? I am a new member and quite desperate. My 19 year old type 1 diabetic daughter has just suspended her studies from university...

Please please can you help me? I am a new member and quite desperate. My 19 ye...

amandabaker

•11 years ago

3 Replies

what caused my condition?

I`m under treatment for a slightly underactive thyroid, & I keep wondering if I did somthing to cause it. There`s no family history, & I had a test for thyroid...

I`m under treatment for a slightly underactive thyroid, & I keep wondering if I ...

hairyfairy

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Prescription NHS - Armour

Reading blogs/posts - seems some NHS GP's prescribe Armour, some won't, What is the GMC's guideline on it's use? Is it permitted, under their guidelines?...

Reading blogs/posts - seems some NHS GP's prescribe Armour, some won't, What ...

QUE6T-33

•11 years ago

11 Replies

abdominal bloating

Hi I was wondering if anyone else has this problem, I have gained weight over the last few years but have never had this high abdominal football look just...

Hi I was wondering if anyone else has this problem, I have gained weight over th...

Hidden

•11 years ago

27 Replies

Does anyone have a GP that understands thyroid problems?

trudi19

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Floaters and flashing in eyes

Has anyone else experienced a noticeable increase in floaters in the eyes? I'm 58, have been diagnosed hypothyroid for nearly 10 years and have been on 37.5mcg...

Has anyone else experienced a noticeable increase in floaters in the eyes? I'm 5...

Zephyrbear

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Help with blood test results

Hi I am 59 and for 15 years have been hypothyroid and autoimmune. For all of those 15 years I have suffered with constant fatigue my life is one long battle...

Hi I am 59 and for 15 years have been hypothyroid and autoimmune. For all of tho...

JanW

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Has anybody bee to see Dr Strachan at royal Infirmary Edinburgh? Roslinxx

roslin

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Melatonin?

I have been reading about Melatonin but there are vastly differing views on whether Hypo people should take it. Does anyone know anything about it?

I have been reading about Melatonin but there are vastly differing views on whet...

infomaniac

•11 years ago

13 Replies

Is this normal??

My little girls whos 8 just had her eyes tested in 6 months her eyes have got worse in sight and she has all the symptoms that say she has hypothyroidism?! But...

My little girls whos 8 just had her eyes tested in 6 months her eyes have got wo...

Mummy5

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Urgent! Update on Dr Skinner's IOP

As of Wednesday 10th April, Lucy Galbraith has taken over from Elisa Summerfield as Investigation Officer. Any e-mails sent to Elisa Summerfield before 10th...

As of Wednesday 10th April, Lucy Galbraith has taken over from Elisa Summerfield...

lynmynott

Partner•11 years ago

11 Replies

Faulty Diabetes Glucose Meters - MHRA Recall

I pass this on as several people here have said they have diabetes: Press release: Medical devices regulator asks people with diabetes to check if...

I pass this on as several people here have said they have diabetes: Press r...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

1 Reply

is anyone taking erfa thyroid

i am having problems getting right dose. cannot go by blood tests. i would like some help.this is a d.i. y.

i am having problems getting right dose. cannot go by blood tests. i would l...

erfathyroid

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Help! My doctor is refusing to test my Thyroid Antibodies

I have been feeling really really drained of energy for a few months now, maybe even coming up to a year. I nearly fainted a couple of times and the OH pushed...

I have been feeling really really drained of energy for a few months now, maybe ...

kermitklein

•11 years ago

6 Replies

Eutirox 25

A Spanish friend is taking Eutirox 25 mg, is this the same as our levothyroxine (T4)?

A Spanish friend is taking Eutirox 25 mg, is this the same as our levothyroxine ...

cherrybaby

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Is this thyroid related?

Morning all, I just have a question about recent symptoms which I have been experiencing and whether theses can be attributed to thyroitis especially...

Morning all, I just have a question about recent symptoms which I have been e...

ed_w

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Does anyone have a painful thyroid and then bloodshot eye?

Hi, I've Hashi's, on 75mg Thyroxine TSH 1.2 and for the last 2 weeks I've had a very painful thyroid. Went to the doc's Wednesday, who felt the area and said...

Hi, I've Hashi's, on 75mg Thyroxine TSH 1.2 and for the last 2 weeks I've had a ...

librarygirl41

•11 years ago

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peroxidase antibody level; 22 (0-60). What does this mean please?

Since reading about so many of the issues on this site I'm much clearer about so many things that have helped me manage my hypo condition. But there's one set...

Since reading about so many of the issues on this site I'm much clearer about so...

Hidden

•11 years ago

6 Replies

How to do a smiley face!!!

I know this is a daft question for this site, but how do you put smiley faces and other ones into your blogs! (Here is where I need one!)

I know this is a daft question for this site, but how do you put smiley faces an...

Schenks

•11 years ago

64 Replies

Can't sing since Total Thyroidectomy, Cancer Mets, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

I had a TT and Parathyroidectomy three months ago for Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 77 lymph nodes removed (22 were malignant) followed by RAI and...

I had a TT and Parathyroidectomy three months ago for Metastatic Papillary Thyr...

thevoice

•11 years ago

10 Replies

HOW DO YOU GET HIGH BLOOD PRESSER AND LOW IRON AT THE AGE OF 38YEARS OLD.

WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSER AND LOW IRON

kaula

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2013

Not Quite Right...........Help Please.

A cautionary tale and a GP's apology

RESULTS

On the mend finaly

Good Endo East Gloucestershire/West Oxford area.

A Journey to Some Answers to Thyroid Treatment

hair loss

Thyroid tests keep coming back satisfactory but have lots of symptoms

Finally.... House has sold....!!!!

Hypothyroid symptoms for normal results!

what caused my condition?

Prescription NHS - Armour

abdominal bloating

Does anyone have a GP that understands thyroid problems?

Floaters and flashing in eyes

Help with blood test results

Has anybody bee to see Dr Strachan at royal Infirmary Edinburgh? Roslinxx

Melatonin?

Is this normal??

Urgent! Update on Dr Skinner's IOP

Faulty Diabetes Glucose Meters - MHRA Recall

is anyone taking erfa thyroid

Help! My doctor is refusing to test my Thyroid Antibodies

Eutirox 25

Is this thyroid related?

Does anyone have a painful thyroid and then bloodshot eye?

peroxidase antibody level; 22 (0-60). What does this mean please?

How to do a smiley face!!!

Can't sing since Total Thyroidectomy, Cancer Mets, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

HOW DO YOU GET HIGH BLOOD PRESSER AND LOW IRON AT THE AGE OF 38YEARS OLD.

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