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Blood tests

Does anyone know if doctors are allowed to test for something you are unaware is being tested? I received a text message from my practice saying a past blood...

Does anyone know if doctors are allowed to test for something you are unaware is...

Milpol

•5 years ago

31 Replies

Thyroid cancer and conservative management

Hi, I had half my thyroid removed in September and the results came back at papillary cancer. I’ve been told to consider myself cancer free as it was contained...

Hi, I had half my thyroid removed in September and the results came back at papi...

Bamboo36

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Any soloution to body pain?

Hopefully some of you lovely people out there can advise. I started on NDT 3 weeks ago. Within a few days it was a scary rollercoaster of deep depression 1/2...

Hopefully some of you lovely people out there can advise. I started on NDT 3 wee...

magsyh

•5 years ago

15 Replies

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The obligatory 'Where can I get Thyroid-S or T.R?'

I was on Thyroid-S but run out & the jungle don't sell it no more. I have found a site that sells it but it's a hassle transferring money especially as my...

I was on Thyroid-S but run out & the jungle don't sell it no more. I have found ...

Limbolass

•5 years ago

1 Reply

What gives.

I’m a 35 year old, mother of three and recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I’m 5’1 and 94lbs. Most of my issues don’t meet the normal “look” and went for...

I’m a 35 year old, mother of three and recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I...

WadingWillow

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Hashimoto or Hypothyroid whats the differance

Hi can anyone advise me on the difference between Hashi and Hypothyroid please..

Hi can anyone advise me on the difference between Hashi and Hypothyroid please.....

bubbatetley

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Looking for a current source of T3

Hi, I haven't been reading the forum for a while and now that I'm back I've noticed everybody seems to be looking for a source of T3. I have been taking T3 for...

Hi, I haven't been reading the forum for a while and now that I'm back I've noti...

ecureuil77

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Best NDT

I know people cant reply here but my 20 year old daughter is not well on T4 been on it 10 years and wants to try NDT could anyone please PM some info asap....

I know people cant reply here but my 20 year old daughter is not well on T4 bee...

LMJ65

•5 years ago

1 Reply

One year on!

Hi, some of you kindly responded to my post last year about my results. I’ve just been tested again and wondered if someone would comment on my latest results...

Hi, some of you kindly responded to my post last year about my results. I’ve jus...

Maggiemcq

•5 years ago

8 Replies

To ultrasound or not?

I got the chance to speak with the ob/gyn today after he received daughter's new lab results. With regard to ultrasound, he said that it would not change his...

I got the chance to speak with the ob/gyn today after he received daughter's ne...

soupybp

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Help with blood tsh results

Please could somebody give any advice on bloods done ... (19th Oct 2018) TSH 0.26 T3 4.5 T4 21.4 I have been hypothyroid for 9 years, back in April 2018 my...

Please could somebody give any advice on bloods done ... (19th Oct 2018) TSH 0.2...

AleB

•5 years ago

10 Replies

New diagnosis Hashimotos help with next steps!

Hi im 28 and just been diagnosed with hashimotos - I do hope someone might be able to help me. Since August I've suffered with globus sensation after a period...

Hi im 28 and just been diagnosed with hashimotos - I do hope someone might be ab...

Ladyrandom

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Adrenal Saliva Test Results

I have just got my results back from Genova and wondered if anyone could give me any advice please. I was expecting my cortisol to be much higher with how...

I have just got my results back from Genova and wondered if anyone could give me...

Rachel357

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Do we have a transcript of Professor Toft's talk on 24th November 2018 as yet or a link to view it?

Many thanks - Victoria 99

victoria99

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Pain in knees and hips

So, I’m definitely on the mend more than a year after my “crash”. My activity levels are back to what they used to be and I’m way less tired or fatigued than I...

So, I’m definitely on the mend more than a year after my “crash”. My activity le...

Murphysmum

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Cortisol deficiency (Addison's??)

So for a long time I've had a problem jumping up too quickly and feeling faint and on occasion passing out... I got told it was postural hypotension and to...

So for a long time I've had a problem jumping up too quickly and feeling faint ...

Chip_y2kuk

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Thyroid results back

Thyroid levels came back and unfortunately they didn't perform T3 or nutrient levels :( so here they are... Doc says no further action required so doubt they...

Thyroid levels came back and unfortunately they didn't perform T3 or nutrient le...

SummerJessica

•5 years ago

4 Replies

I'm new here - Just had blood test and would love some advice regarding my TSH levels

Hello all, So I've suspected having an underactive thyroid since I was around 15/16, but I never really did anything about it because of anxiety around going...

Hello all, So I've suspected having an underactive thyroid since I was around 1...

DeeBird

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Addenbrooks visit thyroid resistance

I finally got to Addenbrooks and saw a lovely female Dr with an interest in thyroid resistance. She did lots of tests and is arranging a brain scan re...

I finally got to Addenbrooks and saw a lovely female Dr with an interest in thyr...

richard123

•5 years ago

3 Replies

GP told off by the CCG for writing a private prescription for T3

I have just come back from an appt with my GP, she told me that she could no longer let me have a private prescription for T3 and that she got a telling off...

I have just come back from an appt with my GP, she told me that she could no lon...

Suesews

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Suppressed tsh when on T3

Can anyone point me in the direction of literature that states your tsh will always be suppressed when taking Liothyronine and Levothyroxine together. My Gp...

Can anyone point me in the direction of literature that states your tsh will alw...

Emyloulou

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Low T4. High antibodies. normal T3??

Hi there i would appreciate opinions on my latest bloods. I take T3, 25mcg per day (prescribed by endo) and find this alleviates most hypothyroid symptoms but...

Hi there i would appreciate opinions on my latest bloods. I take T3, 25mcg per d...

chriscross66

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Please tell me your experience of having a thyroid ultrasound

I am thinking of paying for a thyroid ultrasound privately to provide a definitive confirmation of whether I have hashimoto's or not. I had a heart ultrasound...

I am thinking of paying for a thyroid ultrasound privately to provide a definiti...

MiniMum97

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Cannot tolerate Thyroid meds?

I have completely lost the ability to tolerate thyroid medications over the past year- the minute I try to increase dose- even in tiny increments I start to...

I have completely lost the ability to tolerate thyroid medications over the pas...

jjyankee

•5 years ago

32 Replies

Graves or hashimotos

Hi again guys. Was wondering if anyone could clue me up on the kind of results a thyroid profile would give for graves vs hashimotos? I was supposedly...

Hi again guys. Was wondering if anyone could clue me up on the kind of results a...

Inafunk63

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Need T3 source

I'm in the USA and need to find a T3 source (no Rx). Please msg me. Thx!

cbeee

•5 years ago

1 Reply

New Member - No Doctor - Help Understanding Tests

Greetings everyone! I am a new member. You recently assisted me regarding my beloved mother in my post about Congestive Heart Failure (thanks so much). I take...

Greetings everyone! I am a new member. You recently assisted me regarding my bel...

ASkepticalConsumer

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Another article discussing US doctors willingness to prescribe T3 in addition to T4

This commentary discusses how US doctors are responding to giving dual therapy to patients who they feel are in need of it: Clinical Thyroidology Vol. 30, No....

This commentary discusses how US doctors are responding to giving dual therapy t...

diogenes

Remembering•5 years ago

10 Replies

Dose of levothyroxine

What factors determine dose of levothyroxine? I konw some people who are taking levothyroxine but they're on so much lower doses than mine despite being older...

What factors determine dose of levothyroxine? I konw some people who are taking ...

sunsetalley

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Perindopril and anaemia

I'm asking for anti-GP ammunition again ;) or maybe not anti, but I want to be well armed before I go in with my request. I've just seen that anaemia is a...

I'm asking for anti-GP ammunition again ;) or maybe not anti, but I want to be w...

muddlemand

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for November 2018

Blood tests

Thyroid cancer and conservative management

Any soloution to body pain?

The obligatory 'Where can I get Thyroid-S or T.R?'

What gives.

Hashimoto or Hypothyroid whats the differance

Looking for a current source of T3

Best NDT

One year on!

To ultrasound or not?

Help with blood tsh results

New diagnosis Hashimotos help with next steps!

Adrenal Saliva Test Results

Do we have a transcript of Professor Toft's talk on 24th November 2018 as yet or a link to view it?

Pain in knees and hips

Cortisol deficiency (Addison's??)

Thyroid results back

I'm new here - Just had blood test and would love some advice regarding my TSH levels

Addenbrooks visit thyroid resistance

GP told off by the CCG for writing a private prescription for T3

Suppressed tsh when on T3

Low T4. High antibodies. normal T3??

Please tell me your experience of having a thyroid ultrasound

Cannot tolerate Thyroid meds?

Graves or hashimotos

Need T3 source

New Member - No Doctor - Help Understanding Tests

Another article discussing US doctors willingness to prescribe T3 in addition to T4

Dose of levothyroxine

Perindopril and anaemia

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