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Hi all, can anyone tell me a good place to get caprylic acid from in the UK please? Thank you

jan61

•10 years ago

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Is there any point going to see a Private endo?

Is it worth paying or is there no guarantee that even a private endo will believe we have a thyroid problem?! Do they still go by ranges and numbers rather...

Is it worth paying or is there no guarantee that even a private endo will believ...

joannec123

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Burning pain in knees for 3 days at night can anyone advise me?

I have had some sort of flare over the last week, I have fibromylagia ( so the specialist has said after loads of tests) & hashimoto's and Osteoarthritis in my...

I have had some sort of flare over the last week, I have fibromylagia ( so the s...

Castlepoint

•10 years ago

4 Replies

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Research beginning to back us up.

I have posted below the abstract from a piece of research carried out by a non-pharmaceutical research team that has no vested interest other than patient...

I have posted below the abstract from a piece of research carried out by a non-p...

Schenks

•10 years ago

1 Reply

T3 high on 3x20mcg after Total Thyroidectomy (follicular cancer)

I had a total thyroidectomy 18 months ago, I have had a radioactive iodine treatment just over 12 months ago, last January the oncoligist noticed my T3 was...

I had a total thyroidectomy 18 months ago, I have had a radioactive iodine treat...

salty6

•10 years ago

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on tv now ME/Cfs chat now on matthew wright channel 5

might be interesting?

cat69

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Hi would you all be so kind as to check my results for me please :-) all advice is welcome.

Nov serum tsh below range 0.09 miu/L (0.2 - 4.0) serum free T4 level 15.3pmol? (10.0 - 20.0) thyroid peroxidase antibody level above range >1300iu?ml...

Nov serum tsh below range 0.09 miu/L (0.2 - 4.0) serum free T4 level 15.3pmol?...

whispers

•10 years ago

8 Replies

What is the difference between Levo & NDT ?

what is the difference? is one synthetic and the other natural? and do you need to get NDT on prescription?

what is the difference? is one synthetic and the other natural? and do you need...

joannec123

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Can anyone recommend a doctor in Hertfordshire region?

Couldn't find one close by from thyroid.uk list. Maybe someone has come across a good doctor who listens and helps around here? Otherwise I probably will...

Couldn't find one close by from thyroid.uk list. Maybe someone has come across a...

Piret

•10 years ago

24 Replies

Advice please. Have Graves. Recurring pain in left ear and now bladder problems.

Hi forum. Iv'e been having problems on and off now for some time with my ear and bladder. I have flare ups of both these problems and they usually come at the...

Hi forum. Iv'e been having problems on and off now for some time with my ear and...

nezzykins

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Imodium helps absorb thyroxin

Hi last week I had a tummy upset and had to take Imodium,completely by accident I found: It made the Thyroxin absorb better, and I could cut down on the the...

Hi last week I had a tummy upset and had to take Imodium,completely by accident ...

stockman27

•10 years ago

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NEW BLOOD TESTS SHOW THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT AGAIN WHAT NOW!

hi please could anybody give advice on how to try go about this! started levo in aug was doing better and levels up end last year feeling brighter , they have...

hi please could anybody give advice on how to try go about this! started levo in...

Smudgeypower

•10 years ago

19 Replies

Hi, I'm new to this forum and don't know what to do anyone. I've blood tests on Tuesday for CRP, GGT, T4B and VISC?????

I've suffer ill health for yrs, scoliosis, osteoarthritis, depression etc. Then in November 2011, I suffer a bout of Pneumonia. They put me on steroids,...

I've suffer ill health for yrs, scoliosis, osteoarthritis, depression etc. Then ...

maisiemoo14

•10 years ago

3 Replies

having half my thyroid removed on Tuesday after nodule came back as an FNA3

I am going into hospital on Tuesday to have half my thyroid removed after a nodule came back two weeks ago as a FNA3 my doctor has said this means it is not...

I am going into hospital on Tuesday to have half my thyroid removed after a nodu...

ShellNPride

•10 years ago

5 Replies

How long before you started feeling better with Nutri Adrenal Extra & Nutri Thyroid supplements? Also, what should I be doing 'Diet' wise?

I recently went to see Dr Peatfield and have been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I was already taking NAE and have recently started taking the Nutri Thyroid...

I recently went to see Dr Peatfield and have been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism....

SandraCC

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Is testing for ferritin the same as testing for iron, or are they 2 different things?

RustyMary

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Thyroid stimulating hormone

I am 54. I had two doses of radioactive iodine back in the early 90s. I was told that I would return to feeling my 'normal' self when my thyroid levels were...

I am 54. I had two doses of radioactive iodine back in the early 90s. I was told...

JaneBarrie

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Can't afford private tests or consultations. I'm on ESA (As a result of thyroid) Only option is to persevere with NHS.... ?

Not everyone can afford private consultations or blood tests. So only other option is to keep fighting with NHS GP's :-/

Not everyone can afford private consultations or blood tests. So only other opti...

hippochick

•10 years ago

34 Replies

Is there a way to "subscribe" to a thread to be able to follow it?

I am not sure if I have missed it or maybe there isn't that option- but often I see threads I find really interesting and where I try to find them later I...

I am not sure if I have missed it or maybe there isn't that option- but often I ...

kiwifruit1

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Convinced I have hypothyroidism but GP won't listen to me......

I had my first child just over a year ago and a few months afterwards was diagnosed with postpartum thyroiditis. I was very hyper, constantly sweating, night...

I had my first child just over a year ago and a few months afterwards was diagno...

Piret

•10 years ago

74 Replies

Feeling symptoms but blood levels normal?

I've been hypothyroid for 4 years. Up and down at times and my Levo I was prescribed has been adjusted a few times (up and down). I've recently felt awful,...

I've been hypothyroid for 4 years. Up and down at times and my Levo I was prescr...

Sandyparks

•10 years ago

5 Replies

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 39 I am now 53 and still feel unwell also started the menopause same time.

Have not had a period since, just lately I have been so low tearful, no energy, pain and now pain in my buttocks which I think is sciatica which is so painful....

Have not had a period since, just lately I have been so low tearful, no energy, ...

darb

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Online Thyroid Summit - Very Interesting US Drs

Hello Folks This may interest you.......Both these Drs have written many books on Thyroid issues. They are from US, KNOW in US the medical profession fail to...

Hello Folks This may interest you.......Both these Drs have written many books o...

JLTsirius

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Please can someone give me the email address of DR KNAFO. I used the email address that some one give on here but it is not the right one.

Thank you x

howlyn

•10 years ago

2 Replies

What should I do ?

I had a blood test the other day , no major symptoms just always felt tired easily but coped since I can remember (currently 22) no hair loss and slim build...

I had a blood test the other day , no major symptoms just always felt tired easi...

faye2905

•10 years ago

4 Replies

GP appointment - were my expectations too high?

Endo wrote to me, copy to GP, saying that following Dexa scan I have osteoporosis. GP sent letter with appointment, this was my first visit to a GP for...

Endo wrote to me, copy to GP, saying that following Dexa scan I have osteoporosi...

Hidden

•10 years ago

24 Replies

Urinalysis Testing Strips - Help with kidneys please

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help. I keep getting kidney infections, which clear up on antibiotics but come back. I bought some testing strips so that...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help. I keep getting kidney infections, which ...

DonnaldIW

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Son has TSH level of 0.59 (0.35-5.0), Free T4 level of 11.1 (9-24). He has been on anti-depressants for the last fourteen years.

I have just noticed he appears to have a goiter (his collar size has recently increased by an inch to 17". He is always tired and always angry. I suffer from...

I have just noticed he appears to have a goiter (his collar size has recently in...

pingpong

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Thyroid Hormone Signaling and Adult Neurogenesis in Mammals

The impacts of T3 slowly unfurl like an infinite Swiss roll. Insufficient T3, in the right place, at the right time, will most obviously have impacts and, in...

The impacts of T3 slowly unfurl like an infinite Swiss roll. Insufficient T3, in...

helvella

Administrator•10 years ago

3 Replies

Do i have a thyroid or adrenal problem

hi every1 im new to this post last couple of weeks been so tired weak amd shakey fatigued u name it. My body also feels weak on the inside if that makes sence....

hi every1 im new to this post last couple of weeks been so tired weak amd shakey...

peeps123

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for May 2014

Hi all, can anyone tell me a good place to get caprylic acid from in the UK please? Thank you

Is there any point going to see a Private endo?

Burning pain in knees for 3 days at night can anyone advise me?

Research beginning to back us up.

T3 high on 3x20mcg after Total Thyroidectomy (follicular cancer)

on tv now ME/Cfs chat now on matthew wright channel 5

Hi would you all be so kind as to check my results for me please :-) all advice is welcome.

What is the difference between Levo & NDT ?

Can anyone recommend a doctor in Hertfordshire region?

Advice please. Have Graves. Recurring pain in left ear and now bladder problems.

Imodium helps absorb thyroxin

NEW BLOOD TESTS SHOW THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT AGAIN WHAT NOW!

Hi, I'm new to this forum and don't know what to do anyone. I've blood tests on Tuesday for CRP, GGT, T4B and VISC?????

having half my thyroid removed on Tuesday after nodule came back as an FNA3

How long before you started feeling better with Nutri Adrenal Extra & Nutri Thyroid supplements? Also, what should I be doing 'Diet' wise?

Is testing for ferritin the same as testing for iron, or are they 2 different things?

Thyroid stimulating hormone

Can't afford private tests or consultations. I'm on ESA (As a result of thyroid) Only option is to persevere with NHS.... ?

Is there a way to "subscribe" to a thread to be able to follow it?

Convinced I have hypothyroidism but GP won't listen to me......

Feeling symptoms but blood levels normal?

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 39 I am now 53 and still feel unwell also started the menopause same time.

Online Thyroid Summit - Very Interesting US Drs

Please can someone give me the email address of DR KNAFO. I used the email address that some one give on here but it is not the right one.

What should I do ?

GP appointment - were my expectations too high?

Urinalysis Testing Strips - Help with kidneys please

Son has TSH level of 0.59 (0.35-5.0), Free T4 level of 11.1 (9-24). He has been on anti-depressants for the last fourteen years.

Thyroid Hormone Signaling and Adult Neurogenesis in Mammals

Do i have a thyroid or adrenal problem

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