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Would an mri scan show any abnormalities/distortions to the inner ear/labrinth after two years of having Ménière's disease?

Stevely

•10 years ago

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Can anyone help me understand my stress profile from Genova Diagnostics please?

Sample 1. (185.9) (range 12 - 22) High Sample 2. (18.1) (range 5.0 - 9.0) High Sample 3. (2.5) (range 3.0 - 7.0) Low Sample 4. (4.4) (range 1.0 - 3.0) High...

Sample 1. (185.9) (range 12 - 22) High Sample 2. (18.1) (range 5.0 - 9.0) High S...

Suzy61Taylor

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Don't feel well taking Erfa, could anyone advise please?

Hi there, I swapped from taking 50mcg Thyroxine and 6.25mcg T3 am and afternoon to Erfa, thinking it would be better for me. Initially my Dr said to take a...

Hi there, I swapped from taking 50mcg Thyroxine and 6.25mcg T3 am and afternoon...

TJM3

•10 years ago

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Water re tension finger swelling

Hi I wonder if any one can some light on water retention last night my finders swelled up so much that I had to take my rings off and 1 of them has buckled...

Hi I wonder if any one can some light on water retention last night my finders s...

Amandajl

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Effect of LDN on Adrenal Function

Hi everyone, i've been taking LDN for about a month. What is noticeable is that i'm feeling more and more tried. I already have low cortisol could this be...

Hi everyone, i've been taking LDN for about a month. What is noticeable is that ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

34 Replies

Latest test results on levo only 100/75 alternative (Feb 2014) TSH 1.1 (0.35-5.0) T4 17.8 (9-24) T3 4.1 (3.5-6.5) Vit D 43 (75-100)

Ferritin 26 (no range given) Previous bloods May 2013 on levo 100 daily TSH 0.27 T4 19.3 T3 4.2 I am seeing endo on Thursday, any advice given on the above...

Ferritin 26 (no range given) Previous bloods May 2013 on levo 100 daily TSH 0.2...

mandys

•10 years ago

3 Replies

NHS change day message

Has everyone had the message to make a pledge to change the NHS? This could be interesting!! ;-)

Has everyone had the message to make a pledge to change the NHS? This could be i...

HarryE

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Am I over or under medicated?

I have been adding T3 to Levo for the last 4 months + am currently taking 50 Levo and 25 T3. Blood test about 1 month ago showed T4 at the lower end of the...

I have been adding T3 to Levo for the last 4 months + am currently taking 50 Lev...

JennyC2

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Latest test results

I know some of you have been following my decision to go back to T3, so my latest results are in. TSH 0.11 (from the desperate 3.7 last time) FT4 18.2 (up...

I know some of you have been following my decision to go back to T3, so my lates...

mumcat2

•10 years ago

7 Replies

T3 reference range question+ bloods advice. Anyone know of any research papers that say we should be in the top quarter of range please?

Reading on here and other sites people say our results should be near the top of the reference range to feel good.Does anyone have any research to back this up...

Reading on here and other sites people say our results should be near the top of...

jjlily

•10 years ago

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I didn't realise this was happening - did you?

Received an email from "38 degrees" yesterday with this very worrying message. Jeremy Hunt is trying to sneak through a law which will give him the power to...

Received an email from "38 degrees" yesterday with this very worrying message. ...

Moggie

•10 years ago

27 Replies

Underactive Thyroid, on 100mcg levo. Still feel exhausted, Dr unwilling to refer to Endo because I am within their 'range' on bloods

Starting to lose the will to live. Still feeling exhausted and hit a brick wall by 3pm every day, feel like a could sleep standing up. I just know the way I...

Starting to lose the will to live. Still feeling exhausted and hit a brick wall ...

Louby_Lou

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Are synacthen tests safe for an elderly lady with Heart Failure and renal Failure?

Mom has just seen Dr Boardman and suggested this test, but i seem to remember when i had one that my heart raced for several hours after the test, has anybody...

Mom has just seen Dr Boardman and suggested this test, but i seem to remember wh...

dwsmith

•10 years ago

7 Replies

TV alert; 'Fantastical World of Hormones' with Dr John Wass. BBC4 Wed evening (9pm I think)

This morning I caught an interview with Dr John Wass on Breakfast TV... this may be of interest to others although I suspect from what was said during the...

This morning I caught an interview with Dr John Wass on Breakfast TV... this may...

Hidden

•10 years ago

19 Replies

Thyroid friendly doctor in Buckinghamshire?

I live in Chesham/Amersham area and while I like my GP and have known him for the past 10 years, I'm not sure if he is the right person to advise me on my...

I live in Chesham/Amersham area and while I like my GP and have known him for th...

anelson411

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Which anti-body tests do I ask for?

I am due for another blood test next month and I need to know which anti-body tests to ask for. Thanks.

I am due for another blood test next month and I need to know which anti-body te...

jaxnbreeze

•10 years ago

2 Replies

taking me so long to get over sedation..

Hi,, had sedation for endoscopy procedure last Thursday. was given 5mg midazolam . don't recall any of procedure but I still feel sleepy and not really with...

Hi,, had sedation for endoscopy procedure last Thursday. was given 5mg midazola...

ianessex

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Nice clear video on nutrition and how it helps to produce Thyroxine.

Was sent a nice little vid on the breakdown and usage of vitamins in thyroxine production. It kind of puts it all into a clear perspective so you can focus on...

Was sent a nice little vid on the breakdown and usage of vitamins in thyroxine p...

real_mission

•10 years ago

16 Replies

did ongoing stress have effect on t3 and tsh level.my tsh got increase a little and ft3 reduce while ongoing stress of 3 months.it is nrmal?

rai44

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Thyroid friendly doctor please?

Does anyone know of a doctor in Hinckley Leicestershire that is sympathetic towards thyroid problems and understands the problems we have as i am getting very...

Does anyone know of a doctor in Hinckley Leicestershire that is sympathetic towa...

henrythewasp

•10 years ago

4 Replies

thyroid pain

so woke up with my neck more swollen -like beign cut with a knife,sore under jaw and swelling more on left side o f neck quite painful.difficulty swallowing...

so woke up with my neck more swollen -like beign cut with a knife,sore under jaw...

anbuma

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Thyroid Support Group in Hull

Hi Everybody Please can you tell me if there is a Thyroid group in Hull that I can go to as I'm feeling really fed up at the minute and would like to meet...

Hi Everybody Please can you tell me if there is a Thyroid group in Hull that I ...

Gibbo22

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Armour Thyroid Is Being Sold

Mary Shomon posted an article about Forest Labs, maker of the Armour brand being sold to Actavis. OK, it was posted yesterday so I'm a day late and a dollar...

Mary Shomon posted an article about Forest Labs, maker of the Armour brand bein...

PR4NOW

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Mr Toft, Endo in Spire health Edinburgh, has anyone ever been to see him ? I am trying to find someone to see in Scotland.

I am lucky that my parents are going to pay for me to see someone privately , as NHS have been rubbish so far. I have had this lists etc. from here but none...

I am lucky that my parents are going to pay for me to see someone privately , as...

Sc23

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Advice appreciated on blood results ahead of Endo Consultant appt 25/2

So tomorrow I have my 6th Consultant appointment in 2 yrs, and this time I am concerned as I really do not know what to say. I have picked up a copy of my...

So tomorrow I have my 6th Consultant appointment in 2 yrs, and this time I am co...

Misscherrydolce

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Latest test results, advice please if you can.

Hello, I've just had my recent test results back and as usually am a little puzzled. If anyone could spare a few moments to comment, I would be grateful. I'm...

Hello, I've just had my recent test results back and as usually am a little puzz...

AuntFlo

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Can anyone recommend face care i.e. Facewash, moisturiser etc as the company (sk:n) i was using has stopped making it :(

My face is very sensitve to any external elements and is very mich combination of very dry or very oily. I'd really appreciate any ideas/recommendations :)

My face is very sensitve to any external elements and is very mich combination o...

hypo66

•10 years ago

27 Replies

Is this normal? I've put so much weight on since starting carmibazole then even more since starting block and replace 5 weeks ago!

I was diagnosed as hyper in may last year then diagnosed with graves not long after, I was initially on beta blockers and carmibazole (50mg) I've started...

I was diagnosed as hyper in may last year then diagnosed with graves not long af...

Karen72

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Elevated antibodies does this mean I have an auto immune disease?

I have had UT for 10 years diagnosed post partum. Currently taking levothyroxine 100mcg which has increased from 25mcg over the years. My last blood test was...

I have had UT for 10 years diagnosed post partum. Currently taking levothyroxine...

Hidden

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Her we go again. Any blasted endo in North West not a nutter?

Hi all. I've just lost my semi-reasonable, but a real-scaremongering-Bren-gun of an endo (left the hospital and not bothered his testes to reply to any of his...

Hi all. I've just lost my semi-reasonable, but a real-scaremongering-Bren-gun of...

Schenks

•10 years ago

11 Replies

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All posts for February 2014

Would an mri scan show any abnormalities/distortions to the inner ear/labrinth after two years of having Ménière's disease?

Can anyone help me understand my stress profile from Genova Diagnostics please?

Don't feel well taking Erfa, could anyone advise please?

Water re tension finger swelling

Effect of LDN on Adrenal Function

Latest test results on levo only 100/75 alternative (Feb 2014) TSH 1.1 (0.35-5.0) T4 17.8 (9-24) T3 4.1 (3.5-6.5) Vit D 43 (75-100)

NHS change day message

Am I over or under medicated?

Latest test results

T3 reference range question+ bloods advice. Anyone know of any research papers that say we should be in the top quarter of range please?

I didn't realise this was happening - did you?

Underactive Thyroid, on 100mcg levo. Still feel exhausted, Dr unwilling to refer to Endo because I am within their 'range' on bloods

Are synacthen tests safe for an elderly lady with Heart Failure and renal Failure?

TV alert; 'Fantastical World of Hormones' with Dr John Wass. BBC4 Wed evening (9pm I think)

Thyroid friendly doctor in Buckinghamshire?

Which anti-body tests do I ask for?

taking me so long to get over sedation..

Nice clear video on nutrition and how it helps to produce Thyroxine.

did ongoing stress have effect on t3 and tsh level.my tsh got increase a little and ft3 reduce while ongoing stress of 3 months.it is nrmal?

Thyroid friendly doctor please?

thyroid pain

Thyroid Support Group in Hull

Armour Thyroid Is Being Sold

Mr Toft, Endo in Spire health Edinburgh, has anyone ever been to see him ? I am trying to find someone to see in Scotland.

Advice appreciated on blood results ahead of Endo Consultant appt 25/2

Latest test results, advice please if you can.

Can anyone recommend face care i.e. Facewash, moisturiser etc as the company (sk:n) i was using has stopped making it :(

Is this normal? I've put so much weight on since starting carmibazole then even more since starting block and replace 5 weeks ago!

Elevated antibodies does this mean I have an auto immune disease?

Her we go again. Any blasted endo in North West not a nutter?

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