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new to this and all very confusing- any help would be gratefully received - Levels serum thf level = 5.74. serum free t4 level = 12.9

Doc suggests Im borderline but I have many symptoms, weight wont move, sinus pain, hand, feet and leg pain , hairbrush full of hair and of course totally...

Doc suggests Im borderline but I have many symptoms, weight wont move, sinus pai...

malone1

•11 years ago

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Blood results

Hi all, I would appreciate it if anyone could interpret these latest results for me. serum free T4 level = 17.9 pmol/L ( 10 -21) serum TSH level =O.32 mii/L...

Hi all, I would appreciate it if anyone could interpret these latest results fo...

queeniebunn

•11 years ago

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How often will I see the Endo?

I have a first appointment with an Endo next month. What will happen? I've been asked to take a urine sample. Will they take blood? And how often will I see...

I have a first appointment with an Endo next month. What will happen? I've been ...

yellow

•11 years ago

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Is it just me or does everyone else get angry when they read that hypothyroidism is easily controlled by drugs.

I am so fed up struggling with Hashimotos that I really wish someone would explain to doctors, our families, employers, everyone how hard and devastating to...

I am so fed up struggling with Hashimotos that I really wish someone would expla...

Mia1057

•11 years ago

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Doctors dilemma...

This made me laugh :) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVQTZ8xCYAAxPCc.jpg

Clutter

•11 years ago

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Ct scan ......

Why are they insisting I have a ct scan????????

GeorgieB

•11 years ago

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UK Lab Test Information

UK Lab Test Information We see a steady flow of questions about laboratory tests. One site is very useful because it is pretty comprehensive (most tests...

UK Lab Test Information We see a steady flow of questions about laboratory test...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

1 Reply

How do I increase my energy levels?

Iv`e been taking 50mg of Levothyroxine for a few months now, & apart from a momentary increase in energy levels, I`m still more sluggish than I`d like, I also...

Iv`e been taking 50mg of Levothyroxine for a few months now, & apart from a mome...

hairyfairy

•11 years ago

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Anyone else feel worse after starting night time dosing?

i started on monday, and today i feel terrible....emotional wreck, mentally unstable, anxious, but hypo symptoms. I dont feel over-medicated.i take my tablets...

i started on monday, and today i feel terrible....emotional wreck, mentally unst...

gracegirl78

•11 years ago

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Subclinical hypothyroidism as a risk factor for placental abruption

One for the midwives! One of the very first posts on the site when it first started was about the heightened risk of breech positioning in hypothyroidism....

One for the midwives! One of the very first posts on the site when it first st...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

1 Reply

Frax score calculations in postmenopausal women with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Do you get sick of doctors who suggest a relationship between thyroid hormone supplementation and risk of broken bones, especially femurs in post menopausal...

Do you get sick of doctors who suggest a relationship between thyroid hormone su...

helvella

Administrator•11 years ago

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Anti body levels

Been told from forums that I might have hashimoto because of my anti body blood test result that I had done in 2012 ( I've only just got my results printed...

Been told from forums that I might have hashimoto because of my anti body blood ...

Clmartin80

•11 years ago

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Hypo but normal temp and issue is normally too hot and sweaty

Ola again. I have read a lot on here from my fellow hypo's that you generally have low body temps and feel the cold terribly. I however normally have temp...

Ola again. I have read a lot on here from my fellow hypo's that you generally ha...

Thyroidseb

•11 years ago

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Protocol for diagnosing Hypoadrenalism

Anyone who was watching the Pernicious Anaemia Society conference live-streaming online today would have seen that the amazing Dr Chandy did a presentation...

Anyone who was watching the Pernicious Anaemia Society conference live-streaming...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Why would Antibodies rise on levothyroxine?

Sorry if you've already seen this. I'm struggling to get to grips with this forum. I can't work out why my antibodies have shot up. I've been on 175...

Sorry if you've already seen this. I'm struggling to get to grips with this for...

o_kella_uk

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Is there a simple of list anywhere of all recommended blood tests?

I am finally trying to get to the bottom of my likely long-term hyper. Symptomatic with TSH of 0.6 (last year). Requested T3, T4 and blood cortisol and...

I am finally trying to get to the bottom of my likely long-term hyper. Symptomat...

londonish

•11 years ago

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ANY OF MY FELLOW HYPO FRIENDS OUT THERE HAD A REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE?

Angeoplasty set for 4th Novembr would be good to know if any of you had the same op

Angeoplasty set for 4th Novembr would be good to know if any of you had the sam...

meki

•11 years ago

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Thyroxine is crippling my stomach, been taking Gaviscon but shouldn't?

Since starting my Levothyroxine my old stomach problems have erupted! Terrible heartburn, indigestion and awful pain that radiates up into my very teeth,...

Since starting my Levothyroxine my old stomach problems have erupted! Terrible h...

catsndogs

•11 years ago

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adrenal problems

I stopped taking adrenal extra about 3 weeks ago, after taking them for around 4 months. My adrenal problems have suddenly got a lot worse, very sudden...

I stopped taking adrenal extra about 3 weeks ago, after taking them for around 4...

springer

•11 years ago

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Can someone body temperatures

I know I have a low temp. issue but can someone explain this,Last night hubby put the heating on,good because I cold, I got so hot I wanted to take my clothes...

I know I have a low temp. issue but can someone explain this,Last night hubby pu...

beaton

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Newbie, diagnosed with Hypothyroidism.

Hello :) Have been lurking on here for a while now, and have gained so much knowledge from your postings and answers.(Thank you.) I'm now on 75mcg of...

Hello :) Have been lurking on here for a while now, and have gained so much kno...

Coastwalker

•11 years ago

10 Replies

Brain-washing During Sleep

Whilst not strictly speaking a thyroid issue, I thought some of you might find this interesting given how so many thyroid patients have sleep and/or 'brain'...

Whilst not strictly speaking a thyroid issue, I thought some of you might find t...

PinkNinja

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Links for Print outs for Doctors appointment Monday Please

Hi everyone need a little help as going to the doctors on Monday to talk over my new blood test which I had to wait for 3 months before they took them. They...

Hi everyone need a little help as going to the doctors on Monday to talk over my...

AAllen444

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Really worried about Blood Test results

Thanks to reading information on this site and learning about what I can and can't do, I recently signed a form at my docs to ask for blood test results from...

Thanks to reading information on this site and learning about what I can and can...

Loobs39

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Does anyone know how I would have become Hypo?

I've been told it's hereditary but nobody has or had this illness. I also read that it's possible it could have been bought on by a head injury? Any comments...

I've been told it's hereditary but nobody has or had this illness. I also read t...

Tanya40

•11 years ago

28 Replies

BREATHLESSNESS

Thanks for suggesting B12 it is great BUT my GP wanted to check everything and after an echoscan on my heart they have discovered a leaky heart valve so open...

Thanks for suggesting B12 it is great BUT my GP wanted to check everything and a...

meki

•11 years ago

8 Replies

ELTROXIN IS BACK

After 2 months struggling with the Mercury Pharma alternative. I collected the prescription yesterday and whoopee Eltroxin it is. Of course my pharmacist could...

After 2 months struggling with the Mercury Pharma alternative. I collected the p...

meki

•11 years ago

34 Replies

You are what you eat . . . T3 and the food chain

Doctors are always advising us to eat healthily, but how do you do this when then main, and in some cases the only choice is to shop at the “BIG” (as in “Big...

Doctors are always advising us to eat healthily, but how do you do this when the...

flatfeet1

•11 years ago

7 Replies

TSH Not The Total Picture of Clinical Symptoms

Another little gem from the American Association of Clinical Chemists website. PR...

Another little gem from the American Association of Clinical Chemists website. ...

PR4NOW

•11 years ago

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HASHIMOTOS + Anyone ever complained to The GMC regarding a doctor?

So my GP who isn't all too bad referred me to an endo. I went and saw her and she forgot to do a T3 test on me. Also my cortisol levels were high and she said...

So my GP who isn't all too bad referred me to an endo. I went and saw her and sh...

It0022

•11 years ago

12 Replies

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All posts for October 2013

new to this and all very confusing- any help would be gratefully received - Levels serum thf level = 5.74. serum free t4 level = 12.9

Blood results

How often will I see the Endo?

Is it just me or does everyone else get angry when they read that hypothyroidism is easily controlled by drugs.

Doctors dilemma...

Ct scan ......

UK Lab Test Information

How do I increase my energy levels?

Anyone else feel worse after starting night time dosing?

Subclinical hypothyroidism as a risk factor for placental abruption

Frax score calculations in postmenopausal women with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Anti body levels

Hypo but normal temp and issue is normally too hot and sweaty

Protocol for diagnosing Hypoadrenalism

Why would Antibodies rise on levothyroxine?

Is there a simple of list anywhere of all recommended blood tests?

ANY OF MY FELLOW HYPO FRIENDS OUT THERE HAD A REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE?

Thyroxine is crippling my stomach, been taking Gaviscon but shouldn't?

adrenal problems

Can someone body temperatures

Newbie, diagnosed with Hypothyroidism.

Brain-washing During Sleep

Links for Print outs for Doctors appointment Monday Please

Really worried about Blood Test results

Does anyone know how I would have become Hypo?

BREATHLESSNESS

ELTROXIN IS BACK

You are what you eat . . . T3 and the food chain

TSH Not The Total Picture of Clinical Symptoms

HASHIMOTOS + Anyone ever complained to The GMC regarding a doctor?

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