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bloods say abnormal but doctor laughed when asked am i anaemic ?? am i anaemic can you help me ????

b12 ...... 254pg/ml..(191-663)...............folate 6.6ng ml (4.6-18.7)..................ferritin 35ng/ml (13-150) that is what came back abnormal but doctor...

b12 ...... 254pg/ml..(191-663)...............folate 6.6ng ml (4.6-18.7)............

lola1956

•11 years ago

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Advice needed!! Latest blood test results (also TTC) :-)

I just received my latest blood test results in the mail and need some advice!! TSH 0.03mU/L (Previously 1.30 on 15/2/13 and 2.77 on 28/9/12) (lab...

I just received my latest blood test results in the mail and need some advice!! ...

Ozgal

•11 years ago

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Menopause & hypothyroidism does anyone have any links to reading material or advice on how to get through both?

I'm 49 & in the peri-menopause stage. Have had 23yrs of living with an underactive thyroid relatively ok. However, now everything is so topsy turvey with...

I'm 49 & in the peri-menopause stage. Have had 23yrs of living with an underacti...

Lilybelle

•11 years ago

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HELP with Blood test results and T3 only please

TSH mIU/LfT3 pmol/LfT4 pmol/L r 0.3 - 5.5 r 3.9 - 6.8r 0.3 - 5.5 11:00 am test last dose 10mcg @ 4:30pm day before Dec 2012 on 30mcg Lio we think...

TSH mIU/LfT3 pmol/LfT4 pmol/L r 0.3 - 5.5 r 3.9 - 6.8r 0.3 - 5.5 11:00...

sarahstevenson

•11 years ago

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Please help!

I was diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism about 8 years ago, although have had symptoms for as long as i can remember. Ive been on varying levels of...

I was diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism about 8 years ago, although have ...

Irishgirl79

•11 years ago

6 Replies

All signs but blood tests fine

For years I've battled with weight loss fatigue and depression. Every visit GP takes blood says thyroid ok.. The symptoms getting worse brittle nails muscle...

For years I've battled with weight loss fatigue and depression. Every visit GP ...

jinty53

•11 years ago

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Heartburn/acid reflux question inside, help needed. Many thanks.

I had heartburn/acid before starting levo a couple of years ago, in the last two months ive increased levo and gone gluten free and have the worse heartburn...

I had heartburn/acid before starting levo a couple of years ago, in the last two...

sezzy

•11 years ago

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Did anyone else's hypothyroidism become noticeable shortly after a virus/illness?

I've always wondered what it was that caused my hypothyroidism - I was 15 when I was diagnosed, and, unlike many hypothyroid patients, thyroid conditions do...

I've always wondered what it was that caused my hypothyroidism - I was 15 when I...

EffieW11

•11 years ago

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Does anyone have any idea why some people start to feel better quickly on a low dose of levo and it takes others months?

marymerry83

•11 years ago

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India's cities in the grip of thyroid disease as new study reveals one in ten suffer from disorders

The handling of thyroid in the UK is often woefully inadequate. So we lament the NHS and the private sector. Every so often, though, it might be interesting to...

The handling of thyroid in the UK is often woefully inadequate. So we lament the...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

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The Pernicious Anaemia Society 2013 Conference

I thought some of you might wish to know about the Pernicious Anaemia Society's 2013 Conference. Our 2013 conference is an opportunity to find out all...

I thought some of you might wish to know about the Pernicious Anaemia Society's ...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

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I have under active thyroid for the last 5 years taking medication 75mcg my problem is that every time I eat I get bloated.

I also look as if I am pregnant. Is there a GP in Scotland that can help with my problem. My own GP does not know anything about thyroid the only thing is she...

I also look as if I am pregnant. Is there a GP in Scotland that can help with my...

Therese22

•11 years ago

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Fluctuating tsh levels?

TSH range is 0.20-4.50 mU/L Free T4 range is 9-21 pmo1/L 30/09/2011 TSH 1.44 T4 14 19/04/2012 TSH 9.09 H., T4 14. 01/06/2012 TSH 4.54 H., T4 14.,...

TSH range is 0.20-4.50 mU/L Free T4 range is 9-21 pmo1/L 30/09/2011 TSH 1.44 ...

Sunshinesolana

•11 years ago

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Amalgam filling removal - dentist recommendations for Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire

I am seriously looking at having this done and need to make an appointment to discuss with a dentist. Have looked at the Society for Mercury-Free Dentistry's...

I am seriously looking at having this done and need to make an appointment to di...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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painfull to breathe

I have recently started a new job, looking after elderly in own homes, its very stressfull, never got enough time for everybody, and upsetting. I was okay for...

I have recently started a new job, looking after elderly in own homes, its very ...

vickilou

•11 years ago

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Mobility tests - walk/bike/motor

Question re. driving again after vestibular knockout 26 months ago. Walking and all movement improved considerably. Trying usual road-cycling again. Think I...

Question re. driving again after vestibular knockout 26 months ago. Walking and ...

coetzeegisela

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Well, I've had my Active Vitamin B12 . . . .

I was very impressed by how quickly the turn around time was, went in on the Tuesday am and the result was back on the Friday pm, (I have heard the usual time...

I was very impressed by how quickly the turn around time was, went in on the Tu...

flatfeet1

•11 years ago

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75mcg Levothyroxine and ache as if I have been thrown out of a car!!!

I am struggling with so many aches & pains and I dont know why.... I have just been taken off 3 Iron tablets a day as my levels were 18 the range is 30 -300....

I am struggling with so many aches & pains and I dont know why.... I have just b...

mg51

•11 years ago

11 Replies

The most worrying period ever!!!

Well my period's started today, a day out but never mind. My right foot and leg has been tingly yesterday on and off when I hadn't done anything and today it's...

Well my period's started today, a day out but never mind. My right foot and leg ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Where on the site can I order tests from?

I can`t seem to find where I can order tests from on this site, can you point in me in the right direction please? So frustrating trying to find...

I can`t seem to find where I can order tests from on this site, can you point in...

Imogen

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Private messages..

Just when I think I'm thinking straight!! Haha ( well think I'm thinking straight!) I decide to reply to a couple of posts and some pms sent to me that I have...

Just when I think I'm thinking straight!! Haha ( well think I'm thinking straigh...

donna

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Apple cider vinegar - dilution and how much to take?

How much should this be diluted? How much should I take and how often? Should it be kept in the fridge? Any other info gratefully received. Thanks!

How much should this be diluted? How much should I take and how often? Should ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

12 Replies

can levo make you more depressed? any one else had this???

50 been upped to 75 and depression is now so bad, getting worse every day no sleep only few hours i wake up crying every morning, under active thyroid has...

50 been upped to 75 and depression is now so bad, getting worse every day no sle...

lola1956

•11 years ago

11 Replies

i am on a 100mg thyroxine,since last April i have been up and down from 75-100 in the space of 6 weeks having blood tests every 6-8 weeks

still not right either t3 to high or to low.putting on weight despite being on a diet and going to gym 4 times a week,feeling like im getting no where...

still not right either t3 to high or to low.putting on weight despite being on a...

doggy

•11 years ago

4 Replies

Out of ideas, unsure of where to go next...

My partner has Hypothyroidism, It was diagnosed a year ago but looking back it may have been undiagnosed for up to five years. She asked to be tested for...

My partner has Hypothyroidism, It was diagnosed a year ago but looking back it m...

Tony63

•11 years ago

10 Replies

does anybody else with hypothyroidism get pains in their hands and wrists

I have been hypothyroid for eight years and I currently have to alternate my dose of thyroxine 100mg one day and 75mg the next and according to the doctors at...

I have been hypothyroid for eight years and I currently have to alternate my dos...

nightowl46

•11 years ago

14 Replies

SORES

Hi all before i was diagnosed with hashimotos i had some big sores that would not go went to see a dermatologist who took bloods and found the hashi,s that was...

Hi all before i was diagnosed with hashimotos i had some big sores that would no...

Lifeback

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Dr S B from Warwickshire?

Hi my brother is looking for a Dr to help him with Hashimotos. His own dr has failed him. Altho we are in the Midlands she won't refer to Dr S as, in her...

Hi my brother is looking for a Dr to help him with Hashimotos. His own dr has fa...

mitchell66

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Is my thyroid struggling during the luteal phase of my menstrual cycle?

My thyroid was borderline underactive for over 12 months, then went overactive, then crashed and stayed under active. I have been on thyroxine since April this...

My thyroid was borderline underactive for over 12 months, then went overactive, ...

sparrow82

•11 years ago

1 Reply

My TSH is 0.99, T4 is 10.9 (free plasma). I can't find a range for FT4 of 10.9 but result say 'free plasma'. Is it total T4?

I am very confused by the results as if my FT4 is 10.9 isn't that hypothyroid? However, if it is Total T4, I am nearer hyperthyroid. I have had very bad...

I am very confused by the results as if my FT4 is 10.9 isn't that hypothyroid? ...

Elsa1509

•11 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for September 2013

bloods say abnormal but doctor laughed when asked am i anaemic ?? am i anaemic can you help me ????

Advice needed!! Latest blood test results (also TTC) :-)

Menopause & hypothyroidism does anyone have any links to reading material or advice on how to get through both?

HELP with Blood test results and T3 only please

Please help!

All signs but blood tests fine

Heartburn/acid reflux question inside, help needed. Many thanks.

Did anyone else's hypothyroidism become noticeable shortly after a virus/illness?

Does anyone have any idea why some people start to feel better quickly on a low dose of levo and it takes others months?

India's cities in the grip of thyroid disease as new study reveals one in ten suffer from disorders

The Pernicious Anaemia Society 2013 Conference

I have under active thyroid for the last 5 years taking medication 75mcg my problem is that every time I eat I get bloated.

Fluctuating tsh levels?

Amalgam filling removal - dentist recommendations for Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire

painfull to breathe

Mobility tests - walk/bike/motor

Well, I've had my Active Vitamin B12 . . . .

75mcg Levothyroxine and ache as if I have been thrown out of a car!!!

The most worrying period ever!!!

Where on the site can I order tests from?

Private messages..

Apple cider vinegar - dilution and how much to take?

can levo make you more depressed? any one else had this???

i am on a 100mg thyroxine,since last April i have been up and down from 75-100 in the space of 6 weeks having blood tests every 6-8 weeks

Out of ideas, unsure of where to go next...

does anybody else with hypothyroidism get pains in their hands and wrists

SORES

Dr S B from Warwickshire?

Is my thyroid struggling during the luteal phase of my menstrual cycle?

My TSH is 0.99, T4 is 10.9 (free plasma). I can't find a range for FT4 of 10.9 but result say 'free plasma'. Is it total T4?

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