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cholesterol

hi has anyone got a link between cholesterol and thyroid and that the thyroid if properly medicated ,can help get rid of high cholesterol without the use of...

hi has anyone got a link between cholesterol and thyroid and that the thyroid ...

pabhoo

•5 years ago

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Dr Frey - Ipswich

I am interested in people’s experiences with Dr Frey. My GP refuses to look into my thyroid issues any further despite my Nan, mum and uncle all suffering from...

I am interested in people’s experiences with Dr Frey. My GP refuses to look into...

Harperhan

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Still no further forward!

Long awaited appointment today after local US showed ‘ massively enlarged left lobe of thyroid extending retrosternally with large solid nodule’ had hoped fir...

Long awaited appointment today after local US showed ‘ massively enlarged left l...

rosyG

•5 years ago

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Blood test help please

Could someone help please as I am struggling to understand what my results mean. I already have pernicious anaemia (diagnosed 20 years ago) and issues with...

Could someone help please as I am struggling to understand what my results mean....

Mistri

•5 years ago

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Private thyroid doctor

Can anyone recommend a good private thyroid doctor?

Jazz27

•5 years ago

6 Replies

help with latest results please

help with latest thyroid blood tests please.. I've just had my 3rd private blood test done in the hope it still shows below range t3 and low other levels so I...

help with latest thyroid blood tests please.. I've just had my 3rd private blood...

Peroxideblader

•5 years ago

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Ferritin and Vit D Improved but Folate and Vit B12 Worse

Hi, So I’ve retested everything through Medichecks after supplementing since April and although my Ferritin and Vitamin D levels have improved, I am really...

Hi, So I’ve retested everything through Medichecks after supplementing since Ap...

hollyblue

•5 years ago

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Can anyone please help with interpreting blood results please?

Does this mean I have rhumertism or lupus etc ? The top part that’s in red ? Then I was told my tsh needs to be at the higher end of high to suppress my...

Does this mean I have rhumertism or lupus etc ? The top part that’s in red ? The...

Leab8

•5 years ago

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Diagnosing Hypothyroidism.

I had been hypo for many years and was on 150 mcg of Levo. 18 months ago I was told I was hyperthyroid because my TSH levels were very high. My dose was...

I had been hypo for many years and was on 150 mcg of Levo. 18 months ago I was t...

RattyPatty

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Nexium/Acid questions

Hi, so, After a large meal last week I developed hiccups for about 7 hours! ( rarely get hiccups but when I do they can last awhile, not that long though)...

Hi, so, After a large meal last week I developed hiccups for about 7 hours! ( ra...

Poops1

•5 years ago

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Armour Thyroid

Hi folks I have had an underactive thyroid over 30 years and always taken thyroxine ,I was fortunate over 6 months ago as my gp said I could have Armour ,i...

Hi folks I have had an underactive thyroid over 30 years and always taken thyrox...

Rval

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Help with Coeliac test results needed

Hi, I have no Coeliac antibodies (hoorah) but the other 2 results are only just within 'normal' such as that is. I did the test because I'm still feeling ill,...

Hi, I have no Coeliac antibodies (hoorah) but the other 2 results are only just ...

msmono

•5 years ago

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very itchy shoulders but no rash

I had my thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer. I also have rheumatoid and oesto and fibromyalgia - but this is a puzzle. I want to scratch but I know I will...

I had my thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer. I also have rheumatoid and oesto...

Ardea

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Appt for Endo

I have just had a phone call from my local hospital to say that I can see an Endo in November when they originally said there was no point as they won’t...

I have just had a phone call from my local hospital to say that I can see an End...

Goldengirl01

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Petition

I have started a petition to stop NHS hospitals destroying medical notes after 8yrs of no contact with them. Please read and sign if you agree. change.org....

I have started a petition to stop NHS hospitals destroying medical notes after 8...

lesbud1

•5 years ago

12 Replies

T3 Source

Hi, I can't get through to my usual source of T3. Could I have any updated ideas of where to source it from, please? Thank you!

Hi, I can't get through to my usual source of T3. Could I have any updated idea...

Natalia

•5 years ago

1 Reply

B12 & MMA Test thru Viapath St Thomas’s hospital London by post £60

This might be common knowledge but it wasn’t to me so thought I’d share for others. It has been suggested to me to trial B12 injections for a loading dose...

This might be common knowledge but it wasn’t to me so thought I’d share for othe...

jamjar67

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Thyroid blood results

Hi there, please can someone help!! my bloods are TSH 16.9 0.30-4.20mU/L Serum free T4 level 17.2 12.00-22.00pmol/L im taking 100 mg Thyroxine docto wants me...

Hi there, please can someone help!! my bloods are TSH 16.9 0.30-4.20mU/L Serum f...

Debxx

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Advice Please and thanks!

Looks like I am in range? I don’t understand why I feel so bad still and the last two days have cramps in both my legs from top to bottom. My results are; TSH...

Looks like I am in range? I don’t understand why I feel so bad still and the las...

djane

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Update

Hi so I posted the following yesterday: Hi I previously posted my NHS thyroid tests a few weeks ago which were tsh 3.7 T4 14.7 local ranges are Tsh 0.2-4.0 T4...

Hi so I posted the following yesterday: Hi I previously posted my NHS thyroid te...

Pumpkin04

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Latest Bloods

Hello Everyone, I would be so grateful if someone would be kind enough comment on my latest test results please?

Hello Everyone, I would be so grateful if someone would be kind enough comment o...

Fox123

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Told T3 is fine, but is it?

Morning, My medichecks results have come back with comments saying I am well within normal range, but I’m concerned that my T3 is on the low side given that I...

Morning, My medichecks results have come back with comments saying I am well wi...

Annaoj

•5 years ago

10 Replies

To titrate or no titrate carbimazole dose

This is the second time i've been treated with carbi for thyotoxicos/ multinodular goiter. And each time it seems to be triggered by something(not graves i'm...

This is the second time i've been treated with carbi for thyotoxicos/ multinodul...

Fiaxseed

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Trying t3 again??

I'm thinking about trying t3 again and am off to Europe where I supposedly can buy over the counter does anyone advise problems with this purchase? And...

I'm thinking about trying t3 again and am off to Europe where I supposedly can b...

Dodds

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone happy and well on just levothyroxine?

After having a thyroidectomy over 30 years ago I have been feeling well and energetic taking only levothyroxine. It has never been an issue but now my TSH has...

After having a thyroidectomy over 30 years ago I have been feeling well and ener...

Min789

•5 years ago

23 Replies

T4 or T3

Just had a chat with a GP. He says that the medical profession believes overmedicating on T4 can damage the heart. I suggested that T4 has first to be...

Just had a chat with a GP. He says that the medical profession believes overmedi...

fiftyone

•5 years ago

7 Replies

What is the name for this?

I am suffering quite badly from that condition where you experience what feels like bubbles or tiny insects crawling up and down the backs of your legs?? I am...

I am suffering quite badly from that condition where you experience what feels l...

Loobs39

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Blood results including raised CRP

Hi all After a Blood test in June and one in July, showing only the usual NHS tsh and ft4 results, I followed the recommendations on here and got tested via...

Hi all After a Blood test in June and one in July, showing only the usual NHS ts...

MrsJoeO

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Updated blood test please help

Recently got some more blood test done, i am on b12 injections why it is showing high b12, i was deficient in iron so i will cut back on those, and my folate...

Recently got some more blood test done, i am on b12 injections why it is showing...

Cazzie91

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Migraines Coexist with Endocrine Conditions: What to Know, What to Do

https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/other-endocrine-disorders/62287-migraines-coexist-endocrine-conditions-what-know-what-do?fbclid=IwAR1SLOColDvVdhIU9puUmrdErG5p

https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/other-endocrine-disorders/62287-migraines-coex...

holyshedballs

•5 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for August 2019

cholesterol

Dr Frey - Ipswich

Still no further forward!

Blood test help please

Private thyroid doctor

help with latest results please

Ferritin and Vit D Improved but Folate and Vit B12 Worse

Can anyone please help with interpreting blood results please?

Diagnosing Hypothyroidism.

Nexium/Acid questions

Armour Thyroid

Help with Coeliac test results needed

very itchy shoulders but no rash

Appt for Endo

Petition

T3 Source

B12 & MMA Test thru Viapath St Thomas’s hospital London by post £60

Thyroid blood results

Advice Please and thanks!

Update

Latest Bloods

Told T3 is fine, but is it?

To titrate or no titrate carbimazole dose

Trying t3 again??

Anyone happy and well on just levothyroxine?

T4 or T3

What is the name for this?

Blood results including raised CRP

Updated blood test please help

Migraines Coexist with Endocrine Conditions: What to Know, What to Do

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