WAS : Re: Intro.....at last! NOW: Sheila - Results

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Hi Sheila,

Just in case you're still around, thought I'd send a quickie to let you

know briefly what happened at the doctors. I got a print out but there

where no ref ranges, so need to go back for those. I can post them

then when I get my private tests back.

Basically, there is still nothing wrong with me but FMS, TSH is mid

range, my ferritin (93) and B12 are OK, ESR raised slightly at 22, my

white blood cells are slightly high and something about lymphocytes in

relation to that. He wants me to do the ESR and a full blood count

again in 2 weeks, and he's asked for an antibody screen. He said you

can have antibodies but it doesn't mean you are hypothyroid????

This might sound daft but in a way I'm a bit relieved about the tsh

result because I'm very happy to continue seeing Dr Peatfield. I need

to get some health back so I can fight the NHS properly!

The reason I went to the doctors last week was because symptoms I

already have, tingling in hands, feet and head, tinnitus, got very

intense, racing heart which I'm used to (always somewhere between 90-

120) was thudding much stronger, stomach/bowel problems worse, and then

I saw my pallor was yellowy, and was short of breath(something new)

Googled yellow pallor+hypothyroid and what came up but pernicious

anaemia, and after reading info from different sites thought it was a

real possiblilty especially because of the pallor and if I could get a

diagnosis for this, I might be able to link it in to my thyroid

problems and get them to look at things differently. But no my B12 is

ok. I still have the yellowy pallor and a waxy look and the doctor

doesn't have an explanation for it. I've always been pale so this is

strange.

At different times, my daughter says I have a dead look about me and

says I look like I've wiped a wet tea bag around my face!!

Gill S

> Hi Gill

>

> I would stick with Dr Peatfield as Dr Skinner is not too happy to

deal with any adrenal issues and I am not sure he understands them as

well as Dr Peatfield and other doctors. Don't worry yourself about what

to say to your GP - just ask him to write down your results for each

test and the reference range and we can take ift from there. If he DOES

tell you they are a little out of range (or they might be a lot), then

you can ask for a referral - though if you continue to see Dr

Peatfield, he doesn't require a referral. You can come up to my cottage

for a consultation if you wish, but iCastle Donnington is a lot nearer

to you and I am sure that Jo will work out all the other clinic dates

soon.

>

> Luv - Sheila