Re: Does anyone have any idea what my GP is up to

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My THYROID FUNCTION TESTS are as follows---

Free T4 Range 9.0-26.0 pmo1/1 12.6

TSH Range 0.3-4.2 mU/1 *9.03

It is clear to me that TSH is not normal having a star, but he only mentioned

the FREE T4 result saying that it was in the normal range, so he is not doing

anything, so still no medication.

These results show clearly that you are very hypothyroid

Kathleen. If your GP is refusing to treat this, you need to be referred to an

endocrinologist, preferably of your choice. If you haven't got the doctors list

of those recommended by our members here, let me know and I will send it to

you.  For anybody not taking thyroid hormone replacement, their free3 T4 should

be above the middle of the reference range, which means that your free T4

should be somewhere in the region of 17/18.0 and a 'normal' TSH should be

around 1.0.

I too believe the referral to rheumatologist is a red herring. As

you have previously tried synthetic thyroxine and it has done you no good

whatsoever, I would get the private free T3 test done to see where that lies.

This can be done for £17 through Lab21. If this shows a low level, what is

called for is some form of T3, either synthetic or natural.

You can TRY to further educate your GP after reading Dr

Peatfield's book, and if he is a good doctor who is really interested in

helping his patients on the full road to recovery, then he might read it, but my

own GP told me that if she read every thing that her patients brought in for

her, she wouldn't have time to see her patients, so handed me his book back.

She is still causing all sorts of problems for her patients sadly by diagnosing

and treatment them incorrectly.

I think what your GP is up against is his ignorance in knowing

how the thyroid works and ignorance of all the other conditions that go along

with hypothyroid symptoms, and knowing that should he dare to even go outside

the mainstream 'guidelines' in either giving a diagnosis or giving a choice of

thyroid hormone replacement, he will be hounded.

Luv - Sheila

He is going to do another thyroid test just before I see DR PEATFIELD on the

22nd March.

All I can say to this is that,NO WONDER PATIENTS CAN GET CONFUSED, and one does

have to wonder if they are worth their wages, so can any of you have any idea

as to what my present GP is up to MORE CONFUSION TO ADD TO IT OR WHAT.

I do however think there is some problem in the bottom of my left lung, or

something else in that area is causing a problem in turn to the lung.

Kathleen

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HI SHEILA

I already have a recommended endo by you also at the C & W London hospital that I

am attending for gyny problems, and next appointment is on 14th, but I presume

that I can take the lab 21 tests to Guildford Nuffield Hospital to get my blood

taken privatley.

The problem to these tests is in getting somebody to take the blood to get the

tests done, which my surgery will not do. I don't know if this is the same all

round.

I also have my appointment lined up with DR PEATFIELD, and its a pity he can't

take it.

The Prednisolone is again getting rid of the pain, but in turn I have noticed

pain returning in the bladder, plus passing more in the night (larger quantities

at a time), and this morning it was cloudy. C & E Hospital informed me that the

cloudiness is a sign of a water infection, so if cloudy in the morning I am

going to get that to the surgery first thing, and go back in afternoon for my

appointment as it will be too old, but in turn it could clear.

This prednisolone is also used to treat the adrenal glands so is this his aim,

and at the same time watch what happens to the thyroid test results.

I also have a feeling that what they are saying is Polymyalgia is caused by

white cells rushing to the scene to fight off the infection, but in turn causing

pain, but although causing pain its due to white cells protecting us, but the

pain in the bladder has returned at night.

Pimozide also lower white blood cells, and this is when I was diagnosed with

Hypothyroidism in turn Pimozide got rid of the pain that should have been

investigated, so could Pimozide or any drug like this cause one to get

Hypothyroidism, but in turn how many others have been put on drugs like this and

found to have Hypothyroidism, and could it be worth including this in your next

survey.On top of this 14 years of lowering white blood cells caused breast

cancer, and can cause liver cancer. It is known to cause these types of cancer

in animals, and almost certainly in humans.

Clarithromycin appeared to be making the Polymyalgia worse so they are checking

for thrush which in turn can cause a water infection, but I also see that

Prednisolone can cause thrush.

Having said all this I am going to get in touch tomorrow with Guildford Nuffield

Hospital to see if they will take my blood for a test I take to them from Lab

21.

Kathleen

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> My THYROID FUNCTION TESTS are as follows---

> Free T4 Range 9.0-26.0 pmo1/1 12.6

> TSH Range 0.3-4.2 mU/1 *9.03

> It is clear to me that TSH is not normal having a star, but he only

> mentioned the FREE T4 result saying that it was in the normal range, so he

> is not doing anything, so still no medication.

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> These results show clearly that you are very hypothyroid Kathleen. If your

> GP is refusing to treat this, you need to be referred to an endocrinologist,

> preferably of your choice. If you haven't got the doctors list of those

> recommended by our members here, let me know and I will send it to you.

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> Luv - Sheila

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