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New Doctors - What bloods shall I ask for?

Hi everyone! I have moved house and consequently got a new GP surgery to attend. I visit the Nurse on Friday morning for my bloods as an new patient. I would...

Hi everyone! I have moved house and consequently got a new GP surgery to attend....

Sophie1304

•6 years ago

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“TSH is Not the Answer,” report Dr. Carol Rowsemitt and Dr. Thomas Najarian:Their explanation and verification

The above has been posted in the past but I think many who've not read it will find it very interesting indeed. Especially one whose dose is restricted due to...

The above has been posted in the past but I think many who've not read it will f...

shaws

Administrator•6 years ago

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Refused prescription and referred to the CCG?

I wonder if anyone here has been through something similar to this. I have a very nasty allergy to something in the regular UK brands of thyroxine - possibly...

I wonder if anyone here has been through something similar to this. I have a ver...

vitaminkgirl

•6 years ago

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what do you think about my lab tests

iron 72 (45-155 for women) ferritin 24 (5-96 μg/L)

Joannagof1

•6 years ago

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Fibromyalgia

I have Hashimotos and also Fibromyalgia. I have never been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia but aM sure that is what it is. Since my Levothyroxine has been reduced...

I have Hashimotos and also Fibromyalgia. I have never been diagnosed with Fibrom...

Sylvia22

•6 years ago

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I gained weight on t3, why?

I thought about it many times, why many people complain that if they add t3 to t4 (levo) they get fat. The more t3 they add, the more they get fat and i...

I thought about it many times, why many people complain that if they add t3 to ...

adin

•6 years ago

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B12 Retest

Hi everyone, I got a re-test on my B12 levels this week and the results are back - but the dr isn't due to see me until next week. Can someone look at these...

Hi everyone, I got a re-test on my B12 levels this week and the results are bac...

lnjdevereux

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Blood results.

Hi, afternoon. Just had recent blood results after going from NDT to Levothyroxin about 6 weeks ago. TSH. 0.02 2.7 to 5.8 T3 5.8...

Hi, afternoon. Just had recent blood results after going from NDT to Levothyr...

NickP1

•6 years ago

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TG Ab results - told not to worry

One GP recently confirmed I have Hashimotos, another thinks 'it's something else', last week's Endocrinologist mentioned Menopause 3 times, dismissing concerns...

One GP recently confirmed I have Hashimotos, another thinks 'it's something else...

sy28

•6 years ago

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T3 blood results

Hello, I have an endo appt tonight. These are my bloods on 10mcg T3 + 125mcg levo TSH 0.02 ( 0.55-4.78) T3 4 ( 3.5-6.5) T4 results pending B12 - 497 (211-900)...

Hello, I have an endo appt tonight. These are my bloods on 10mcg T3 + 125mcg lev...

Slappiduck

•6 years ago

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Advice required

I have Hashimoto's/Hypothyroidism. I have had Hypothyroidism for many years, I am now 64 years old I found that I had Hashimoto's by doing my own blood...

I have Hashimoto's/Hypothyroidism. I have had Hypothyroidism for many years, I ...

glynisdelport

•6 years ago

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Online gluten free products '20% off week'- ethical/free trade etc source

FYI: Ethical Superstores.com are having a 20% off gluten free products week - if you want free trade etc as well, you might find items not in supermarkets...

FYI: Ethical Superstores.com are having a 20% off gluten free products week - ...

Judithdalston

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Iron status results help please

Can someone please help with interpretation ? Lab recommends no treatment unless signs of anemia are found in blood work ??? ( I seem to have a problem with...

Can someone please help with interpretation ? Lab recommends no treatment unless...

Beata_s

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Thanks for support on previous question - ray of hope

Just an update, really, after I asked some questions about levothyroxine. I was on 100mcg but feeling no different. On the basis of a suppressed TSH last...

Just an update, really, after I asked some questions about levothyroxine. I was...

Kitty1watson

•6 years ago

1 Reply

I have internal tremors many years never thought it was due to the thryoid?

Can anyone help with this or point me in the right direction? I have read and known of others with this I live in UK and I am on 100mcg Levo. I mention it but...

Can anyone help with this or point me in the right direction? I have read and kn...

flo1

•6 years ago

1 Reply

How do you know how much T3 to take

Hello everyone, hoping that you can help with this. I am on 100mg Levo for last couple of years and to be honest I do not feel the slightest bit better if not...

Hello everyone, hoping that you can help with this. I am on 100mg Levo for last ...

MKitty

•6 years ago

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Intrinsic factor levels

I received the results of my intrinsic factor levels back today... 2u-ml (0-24) Could someone please help me understand is my result is a normal level I’m...

I received the results of my intrinsic factor levels back today... 2u-ml (0-24...

Churchy12

•6 years ago

4 Replies

High Cholesterol and hypothyroidism query re levothyroxine

Hi, I understand there's a link between high cholesterol, triglycerides etc and hypothyroidism. The consultant told me that if I'm taking medication for...

Hi, I understand there's a link between high cholesterol, triglycerides etc and ...

DMaryD

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Supplement recommendations?

I have been tested for all vitamins you've recommended except B12 (apparently because my VCM came back below 100 so they couldn't run the test for B12) and...

I have been tested for all vitamins you've recommended except B12 (apparently be...

camilla_01

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Is it possible to have both Graves and Hashimotos?!?!

After seeing an endocrinologist yesterday I was told that I was unfortunate enough to have both Graves and Hashimotos. I didn’t think that was even possible?...

After seeing an endocrinologist yesterday I was told that I was unfortunate enou...

bubblesmcgee

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Advice on my results

Hi - I am a newbie to all this. I have been diagnosed with a macroadenoma following a couple of years of feeling dreadful- worsening over the past 6 months...

Hi - I am a newbie to all this. I have been diagnosed with a macroadenoma follow...

Bfarliegh

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Swollen fingers and sore fingertips

Sorry, me again!! Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge about swollen fingers/hands? I have Hashimotos, take 100mcg of Levo and also take B12 and B...

Sorry, me again!! Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge about swollen finge...

Jillycee

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Yellow eyelids and underneath eye

Does anybody else have yellow eyelids and underneath area of the eye a yellow/dark shade? Not sure if this is linked to thyroid issues however it mentions...

Does anybody else have yellow eyelids and underneath area of the eye a yellow/da...

mistygrey

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Anyone with advice on levothyroxine seasonal dose change

I dropped my levothyroxine dose from 75mcg to 50mcg one week ago, because I’d started feeling hyper with anxiety and palpitations, I’ve had episodes of this...

I dropped my levothyroxine dose from 75mcg to 50mcg one week ago, because I’d s...

Hidden

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Saw the Endo yesterday...

Hi all, So I got to see the endo yesterday, finally a doctor has listened to me! I told her how I’ve been feeling, although with my useless brain at the moment...

Hi all, So I got to see the endo yesterday, finally a doctor has listened to me!...

bubblesmcgee

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Frequent waking in the night

Has anyone found this to be a problem of under medication or adrenal related? For me it’s something that’s getting worse 😩 A few months ago I could sleep...

Has anyone found this to be a problem of under medication or adrenal related? Fo...

Dee8686

•6 years ago

3 Replies

fighting a losing battle under active thyroid, pcos, vitamin d deficiency, ibs and now a lump and hearing loss.

hi im not really sure where to start and it's trailing through Google that has led me to stumble across this site so I guess I'm just hoping for some advice of...

hi im not really sure where to start and it's trailing through Google that has l...

jacquio2010

•6 years ago

1 Reply

The Longevity Series - Episode 8

https://humanlongevityfilm.com/episode-caa8-v2/ EPISODE 8 CANCER & ALZHEIMER'S: How Centenarians Avoid Diseases of Aging

https://humanlongevityfilm.com/episode-caa8-v2/ EPISODE 8 CANCER & ALZHEIMER'S: ...

Heloise

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Lost in labs

I have a tsh of .5, (0.450-4.500)a t4 of 1.35 .82-1.77)and a thyroid peroxidase of 38 (0-34). I have a goiter 3.9 x 3.6 x 3 cm solid isoechoic. Ferritin level...

I have a tsh of .5, (0.450-4.500)a t4 of 1.35 .82-1.77)and a thyroid peroxidase...

Noscum

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Help with getting hold of a paper

Recently someone asked if I had a copy, or knew where to get a copy, of the paper below. Must admit, the title does make it sound interesting though possibly...

Recently someone asked if I had a copy, or knew where to get a copy, of the pape...

helvella

Administrator•6 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for May 2018

New Doctors - What bloods shall I ask for?

“TSH is Not the Answer,” report Dr. Carol Rowsemitt and Dr. Thomas Najarian:Their explanation and verification

Refused prescription and referred to the CCG?

what do you think about my lab tests

Fibromyalgia

I gained weight on t3, why?

B12 Retest

Blood results.

TG Ab results - told not to worry

T3 blood results

Advice required

Online gluten free products '20% off week'- ethical/free trade etc source

Iron status results help please

Thanks for support on previous question - ray of hope

I have internal tremors many years never thought it was due to the thryoid?

How do you know how much T3 to take

Intrinsic factor levels

High Cholesterol and hypothyroidism query re levothyroxine

Supplement recommendations?

Is it possible to have both Graves and Hashimotos?!?!

Advice on my results

Swollen fingers and sore fingertips

Yellow eyelids and underneath eye

Anyone with advice on levothyroxine seasonal dose change

Saw the Endo yesterday...

Frequent waking in the night

fighting a losing battle under active thyroid, pcos, vitamin d deficiency, ibs and now a lump and hearing loss.

The Longevity Series - Episode 8

Lost in labs

Help with getting hold of a paper

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