Visit to Endo

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Hi Everyone

I have just started my T3 only regime (on the advice of Dr P) but am going to

see my Endo next week and am dreading telling her! On the basis that she will

say T3 only is going to give me a heart attack etc! Any advice from others on

this would be gratefully received.

I am going to ask her for bloods to be done for Full Iron Panel,

Potassium,Sodium, Vit B12, Magnesium, Zinc, and Copper.

Not sure if she will agree that all of this is necessary(!) but just wanted to

check:-

I am currently taking Iron supplement - do I need to stop it 5 days before

bloods?

Secondly, I split my T3 into 4 x doses over a day - do I stop T3 on day of the

bloods?

(I am concerned as I have no thyroid and know it is dangerous to stop T3)

Given that I have been on T3 only for past 5 weeks - what thyroid tests do I ask

for?

Thanks in advance

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