Re: Do Dr. S and Dr. P ever work together on patients?

[Guest guest]

Dr Skinner will completely understand your need to see Dr

Peatfield re adrenals. I have attached a document you should go through by way

of a process of elimination to see whether you are suffering with any of these.

Any one of these can stop thyroid hormone from working. Specifically, you

should ask your GP to check your levels of iron, transferrin saturation%,

ferritin, magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, folate, copper and zinc and when

you have these results back, post them on the forum together with the reference

ranges and we will help with their interpretation.

Luv - Sheila

I know this probably unusual but I was

wondering if any patients are treated by both Dr S and Dr P and they know about

the treatment each is providing? I have seen Dr S but neither T4 or T3 are

working for me and he has admitted that he has never seen anyone like me

before. I think I need to see Dr P for adrenals, which I know Dr S doesn't

believe in, but I am wondering how you think Dr S will take this suggestion?

[Guest guest]

>

> Dr Skinner will completely understand your need to see Dr Peatfield re

> adrenals. I have attached a document you should go through by way of a

> process of elimination to see whether you are suffering with any of these.

> Any one of these can stop thyroid hormone from working. Specifically, you

> should ask your GP to check your levels of iron, transferrin saturation%,

> ferritin, magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, folate, copper and zinc and

> when you have these results back, post them on the forum together with the

> reference ranges and we will help with their interpretation.

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

Thank you Sheila. I've had a read of those docs, really helpful. I did have

most of those things you mention tested for about a year ago and I think people

on this forum thought they were ok-ish but I probably ought to get them tested

again oughtn't I? It was rather a while ago and I've been taking some

supplements since.

Do you think Dr S will want to know these results too if my thyroid treatment

isn't progressing well? If so, do you think he might request them from my GP?

I'm sure if I ask my GP they will just say fob me off and refuse to do them

again as before they were all in range.

Many thanks xx

[Guest guest]

The best way to solve the problem of your GP fobbing you off and

refusing to do the tests you requests is to write a letter to the GP and ask

for the letter of requests to be placed into your medical notes. Also, send a

copy to the Head of Practice and keep a copy yourself in case you need them.

Tell your GP all of your present symptoms you are suffering and

the signs you are showing (Check these against those in our web site www.tpa-uk.org.uk under 'Hypothyroidism'.

Take your basal temperature for four or five mornings before

getting out of bed. List these if they are 97.8 degrees F (36.6 degrees C - or

less).

List any members of your family who have a thyroid or autoimmune

disease as it runs in families.

List all the tests you need for thyroid function i.e. TSH, free

T4, free T3 and TPO and TgAb antibodies.

List also the specific nutrients you need testing, because if

any of these are showing low levels, no amount of thyroid hormone, not even

your own, can be fully utilised at the cellular level. These are iron,

transferrin saturation%, ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate,

copper and zinc.

Add that you have enclosed a list of just some of the references

to some of the research and studies done to show why it is important that these

be tested.

Ask the GP to let you know when it would be convenient for you

to go and get those tests done and to let you have a copy of the final results,

together with the reference range for each test done. It is not a matter of

£being within range " - it matters WHERE in the reference range you are.

i.e. ferritin needs to be above 90 for women in a reference range of 20 to 200

(or thereabouts), vitamin B12, needs to be pretty near to the top of the

reference range of 174 to 800/900.

When you get the results, post them on the forum and we can help

with their interpretation.

Do this and let us all know if it works and they do the tests

you need.

Luv - Sheila

Thank you Sheila. I've had a read of those docs, really helpful. I did have

most of those things you mention tested for about a year ago and I think people

on this forum thought they were ok-ish but I probably ought to get them tested

again oughtn't I? It was rather a while ago and I've been taking some

supplements since.

Do you think Dr S will want to know these results too if my thyroid treatment

isn't progressing well? If so, do you think he might request them from my GP?

I'm sure if I ask my GP they will just say fob me off and refuse to do them

again as before they were all in range.

Many thanks xx

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila. That's great, I will make a start. What are the references

you mention below to include?

Thanks :-)

>

> List also the specific nutrients you need testing, because if any of these

> are showing low levels, no amount of thyroid hormone, not even your own, can

> be fully utilised at the cellular level. These are iron, transferrin

> saturation%, ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper

> and zinc.

>

> Add that you have enclosed a list of just some of the references to some of

> the research and studies done to show why it is important that these be

> tested.

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, see attached

Luv - Sheila

Thank you Sheila. That's great, I will make a start. What are the references

you mention below to include?

Thanks :-)

>

> Add that you have enclosed a list of just some of the references to some

of

> the research and studies done to show why it is important that these be

> tested.

>

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