Thankfully I took the advice on the thyroid uk site and didnt take my thyroxine this morning and no food.
The nurse who took my bloods is the designated thyroid nurse and promised me she would personally look for my results and if she felt they needed further indepth bloods she will then press one of the doctors for T3 and other indepth bloods. I recently had my B12 and Vitamin D bloods and they were fine.
If I dont get further investigation I will then purchase the more advanced private blood tests that I saw linked on the thyroid UK website (think it was £59). Well worth it though. Personally I would like to wait a few days, see what my readings are and if the nurse is true to her word then I will get my T3 bloods.
Im on the case now SueLW. Thank you 😊
Brilliant!
Excellent outcome. I'm so glad you had read up about the (no meds and fasting). You didn't mention any of the links I banged on about so I wasn't sure you had read them. Lethargy is a common thyroid issue.
Also, excellent that you have the nurse on board. Still get the copies though. She will, to some extent, be bound by the same thinking at the GP's, but might be more switched on as she has less range of topics to cover and might have done some research. It would be lovely if she were on your side and able to push a bit for you.
Do you know what your B12 reading was? The reference range is staggeringly huge and people at the bottom end of it can be very symptomatic. My mineral issue is Ferritin. I struggle to raise it. It's in range, but for hypo patients it should be around 70-80 and mine is stuck around 39. I'm eating pate and black pudding for breakfast most days in an effort to get the levels back up. The rest of my iron panel is good. But poor ferritin will cause issues with thyroid hormone.
I'm really pleased you have had early bloods done and no meds. Now you will see a better picture.
