Re: scream anger and frustration!

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> He argued that his T3 was outside the range. So what said his GP it's the TSH

that counts.It does not matter about the T3. My husband wanted and argued for a

referral to Dr Skinner. Absolute refusal. Blood tests for ferritin, etc etc.

Absolute refusal. Advice please?

>

Dear Helen,

If you can contact PALS at your local PCT they may intercede to put your

husband's case quoting the 'needs and wishes' of the patient and a participatory

decision making process ~ indeed a joint process.

Check out what the GMC says about a doctor's obligations~

Good Medical Practice

best wishes

Bob

Dr Skinner was exonerated at his last FTP Review hearing (transcripts now

available via Sheila ~ just reading through them ... )

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Exactly the same happened to me.    I was told they didn't take any notice of T3 and a point blank refusal for a referral to Dr. Skinner, even though I pointed out that I would be paying for this myself.

I found another private doctor who didn't require a referral and who did take notice of the below range T3 and prescribed me T3.    I spent a year or so with this doctor until we got the right dosage of T3 and Thyroxine for me and then I decided to stop seeing him and order Armour myself. 

Did he give you a reason why he would not refer to Dr. Skinner.   Did he offer to refer your husband to an NHS endo?     I know you can ask for a second opinion but do not know whether you can choose who you see.   If you can choose, then would there be any reason why it cannot be Dr.Skinner, or alternatively one of the endo's on Sheila's list.    

LilianHe argued that his T3 was outside the range. So what said his GP it's the TSH that counts.It does not matter about the T3. My husband wanted and argued for a referral to Dr Skinner. Absolute refusal. Blood tests for ferritin, etc etc. Absolute refusal. Advice please?

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for your support and comments. My husband said the the GP did not see the need for anything! She did not offer anything!

[Guest guest]

Your husband should report this doctor to his local Primary Care

Trust and send a copy of his letter to the Head of practice  (if there is one

as most are now 'partnerships'). This person is no doctor.

TSH for a normal person should be around 1

Free T3 should be in the upper third of the reference range

(this is the ACTIVE thyroid hormone your body cannot survive without)

Free T4 should be above the middle of the reference range for

anybody who is not taking thyroid hormone replacement. A high Free T4 in

somebody not on medication can mean their thyroxine is pooling in the blood and

not converting to the active T3 which shows in your husbands case, and the

rising TSH shows this too.

Vitamin D should not be below 50.

Your husband should also write to this doctor asking her to

respond to you in writing giving the reasons why she refuses to refer you to Dr

Skinner and to let him know this within the next  7 working days. He should ask

at the same time for reasons why she refuses to test iron, transferrin

saturation$, ferritin, vitamin B12, folate, magnesium, copper and zinc. He

should enclose with his letter the attached document showing references to the

research/studies that have been done to show the connection between low levels

of these specific nutrients and low thyroid.

Hope this helps.

Luv - Sheila

My husband went back to the doctor tonight

armed with advice from this forum. He went with his list of blood tests

required.

These are his private results:

HBA1C 5.4 % 3.80 - 6.90

TSH 2.054 µU/ml 0.38 - 4.31

FT3 3.28 pmol/l- 3.50 - 6.50

FT4 16.63 pmol/l 11.50 - 22.70

25-OH-calciferol (D-vitamin, ligand assay) 31.6 ng/ml 20.00 - 120.00

He argued that his T3 was outside the range. So what said his GP it's the TSH

that counts.It does not matter about the T3. My husband wanted and argued for a

referral to Dr Skinner. Absolute refusal. Blood tests for ferritin, etc etc.

Absolute refusal. Advice please?

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lilian,

Please could you message me privately and advise who the doctor was that helped

you? I need to find a good private doctor as all this back and forth game with

my GP is getting really depressingly frustrating! I don't mind where the doctor

is, I'm happy to travel to feel healthy again.

Thank you so much in advance,

Anita

>

> I found another private doctor who didn't require a referral and who did

> take notice of the below range T3 and prescribed me T3. I spent a year

> or so with this doctor until we got the right dosage of T3 and Thyroxine

> for me and then I decided to stop seeing him and order Armour myself.

>