Re: Re: Help with new blood tests please!

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Hello ,

Get your GP to refer you to the Prof . - Sheila will let you know who to go to.

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Jane

Re: Help with new blood tests please!

Hello again, Leisa,

I do think im not absorbing thyroidmeds properly as every 2 or 3 months on NT i would go toxic and have to stop for a week.Well, this is not how it should be – it sounds as if either something is preventing the T3 from getting into the cells, or you have conversion problems, and you body is not making T3 from T4.... I would not know which.

I did have low ferritin (22) when i started taking NT and havent had it testedagain since but i have been supplementing 50mg for a year and a half so hopethis has come up. My D3 was very low, something ridiculous like 6, but havebeen supplementing. I am seeing my GP in a couple of weeks so am hoping he willdo a full iron panel and the tests you suggested. Do you know if the NHS willtest D3, i think the GP told me last time he wouldnt?

It is vital that you get those checks done again. If your levels for either of them have not come up significantly since the last check, then that could explain why you become thyrotoxic on your meds after a couple of months. And yes, you definitely can get a D3 test get on NHS – I should know, I just had it done .... found out yesterday that mine is depleted, so I am back on the D3 pills myself ;o) – so please challenge your GP if he tells you porky-pies. He might not want to do it, but there is nothing stopping him from ordering this test; he is probably just trying to save money, but this is too important – you need to know.You have made me think about candida......Just wish we could get these tests on the NHS!

That'll be the day <g>..... no chance, I'm afraid, but equally, it would be useful to know one way or another – sorry ( - You could, of course, just follow Dr. Peatfield's protocol and treat yourself with Fluconazole and avoid all sugars anyway (info is in the files) and see it this makes you feel better. The downside is that taking Fluconazole puts quite a strain on the liver, and I would not like to take it unnecessarily. The sugar-free diet and using natural antifungals however can only do good.....

I do have hashis, i found that out from a private test but when the NHS testedit found i didnt! Does having hashis mean your thyroid levels change all thetime?

Nope – fluctuating thyroid levels are not the criteria - the presence of thyroid autoantibodies is. You would be diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease if you had elevated thyroid antibodies, i.e. TPO, TgAB or TrAB. Those antibodies can be tested for on NHS, although GPs generally don't like ordering those tests –perhaps it's too expensive??.... As far as the progression of Hashimoto's is concerned, I don't think there is any difference between the autoimmune thyroiditis and the thyroiditis caused not by autoimmunity. Treatment is the same too.I really dont know what i should do about thyroid meds, i was hoping to find theunderlying problem before i start again. I was actually thinking of trying justT4 as i have tried NT and T3 and not tolerated them well. I know just T4 isntthought of as a good thing but do you think it would be worth me trying?Finding the underlying cause would be best, of course, as this would give you the best chance of deciding on the right kind of treatment for you.

Trying T4 only (that would be Levothyroxine)? .... hmmm, I can't imagine that this would help.... Did you mean T3-only? That might be worth a try, but won't necessarily be the answer. Someone like our member Nick Foot is very experienced with that and might be able to help you. I know too little about T3-only therapy. There is nothing wrong with T3-only, but before embarking on it, I would recommend to gather a bit of information. I can't imagine that your GP or endo would be agreeable to prescribe T3 as a sole treatment for you, so it would probably mean going it alone, which can feel a bit scary and lonely....we are all here to help, but it would be you, who has to actually 'do' it. Please read through all the info on rT3, read Nick's story and perhaps contact Nick for help.

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The other thing i was thinking of is mercury posioning, i have loads offillings. Do you know if the NHS would test for this also?

Oh dear (.... and yes, amalgam fillings have a lot to answer for. I used to have a mouthful of them too. When Dr. Peatfield diagnosed me hypothyroid, I fought my now ex-dentist tooth and nail to have them out – he refused, which was a good thing, because consequently I found the best holistic dentist in the whole wide world as a result. Downside - it can cost..... a LOT. Upside – It made such a difference to my wellbeing.

I do not know if it is possible to test for mercury poisoning on NHS. In a way it is not even necessary to test, because for as long as you have amalgam in your mouth, you will get systematically poisoned, as mercury vapours get activated and breathed in every time there is friction on the tooth – be it by chewing or brushing teeth. The mercury in the filling does not "lie dormant" as claimed by some dentists, nor will it ever stop giving off vapours, not even after 30 years or so. I can't find the video in my files at the moment, but just google something like "amalgam fillings video" – you should find it... it's an eye opener. I am all for having them out, but it may be a question of money. If you did consider it, please find the right man or woman for the job. It is not just a question of drilling them out – it needs to be done with the right protection in place, else you might finish up with greater mercury poisoning than you started off with.

Best wishes,