private complete iron panel test anyone?

[Guest guest]

Hello all

I need to get more detail on my iron problem and am trying to find out how I can

get the complete iron panel done privately in the UK (serum iron, tibc,

transferrin saturation% as well as the standard ferritin). I can't seem to find

a lab that does it. Anyone had it done privately please who can help?

Thanks

Susie

[Guest guest]

Why is the NHS denying you these tests Susie. These can all be

done by your GP. You should not be put into a position where you are having to pay

for such tests privately.

Sheila

Hello all

I need to get more detail on my iron problem and am trying to find out how I

can get the complete iron panel done privately in the UK (serum iron, tibc, transferrin

saturation% as well as the standard ferritin). I can't seem to find a lab that

does it. Anyone had it done privately please who can help?

Thanks

Susie

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[Guest guest]

I have the same problem, I had specifically written on my blood request form

each individual iron test and the lab then decides as my ferritin is in range

they won't test the rest! bloody budget, I was furious, it took alot to get that

blood test and I wasn't about to go arguing with the GP again.

I'm getting this multi test panel here:

http://www.bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/shop/page/14?sessid=99FpbdQkUmBq4lXYIK9kLCt\

RC1tNcFkKXqWsmAhJiqTN5HgeWsmqdm8ZcXBrNe7D & shop_param=

It's £57, has a lot of other tests in it which may or may not be useful to you,

but I have found this is the cheapest price. It doesn't include ferritin

though, the serum iron TIBC and sat% is more important anyway. As you can see

the iron profile on its own is more expensive:

http://www.bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/shop/article_177/Iron-Status-Profile.html?s\

hop_param=cid%3D25%26aid%3D177%26

Hope this helps.

Sandie

>

> Hello all

>

> I need to get more detail on my iron problem and am trying to find out how I

can get the complete iron panel done privately in the UK (serum iron, tibc,

transferrin saturation% as well as the standard ferritin). I can't seem to find

a lab that does it. Anyone had it done privately please who can help?

>

> Thanks

> Susie

>

[Guest guest]

You can get the ferritin tested at that laboratory, and you can

actually get it tested for free - see http://www.bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/shop/page/6?shop_param=

I am going to write to them and see if they will be happy to

give TPA members a discount on the thyroid/minerals/vitamin tests that they need.

Watch this space.

Luv - Sheila

I have the same problem, I had specifically

written on my blood request form each individual iron test and the lab then

decides as my ferritin is in range they won't test the rest! bloody budget, I

was furious, it took alot to get that blood test and I wasn't about to go

arguing with the GP again.

I'm getting this multi test panel here:

http://www.bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/shop/page/14?sessid=99FpbdQkUmBq4lXYIK9kLCtRC1tNcFkKXqWsmAhJiqTN5HgeWsmqdm8ZcXBrNe7D & shop_param=

It's £57, has a lot of other tests in it which may or may not be useful to you,

but I have found this is the cheapest price. It doesn't include ferritin

though, the serum iron TIBC and sat% is more important anyway. As you can see

the iron profile on its own is more expensive:

http://www.bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/shop/article_177/Iron-Status-Profile.html?shop_param=cid%3D25%26aid%3D177%26

Hope this helps.

Sandie

[Guest guest]

I don't see why they wouldn't, I think they already do a discount with Thyroid

UK (??) as I think that's how I found them (can't remember which website), look

forward to their reply.

>

>

> I am going to write to them and see if they will be happy to give TPA

> members a discount on the thyroid/minerals/vitamin tests that they need.

> Watch this space.

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Sandie. Sounds just like the lab in my area too. I don't have the

energy to fight anymore - just want to get things done.

Sheila, would it be ok to have this info in one of the files please in case

anyone else wants to order the iron panel privately?

Susie

> >

> > Hello all

> >

> > I need to get more detail on my iron problem and am trying to find out how I

can get the complete iron panel done privately in the UK (serum iron, tibc,

transferrin saturation% as well as the standard ferritin). I can't seem to find

a lab that does it. Anyone had it done privately please who can help?

> >

> > Thanks

> > Susie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Susie

I wrote to Blue Horizon yesterday and heard back from the

laboratory that they are happy for TPA members to get discounts on testing and

will be setting up some reference codes for ordering. We are to have a

telephone discussion some time next week, so once this has been done and all is

in order, I will then be adding them to our list in the folder entitled

'Discounts on Tests and Supplements' in our FILES SECTION.

Luv - Sheila

Thanks so much Sandie. Sounds just like the lab in my area too. I don't have

the energy to fight anymore - just want to get things done.

Sheila, would it be ok to have this info in one of the files please in case

anyone else wants to order the iron panel privately?

Susie

[Guest guest]

That's great news Sheila, if that includes Aldosterone testing I'll wait till

the discount is in place before ordering again. Come to think of it discount on

sex hormone profile would be good too.

>

>We are to have a telephone

> discussion some time next week, so once this has been done and all is in

> order, I will then be adding them to our list in the folder entitled

> 'Discounts on Tests and Supplements' in our FILES SECTION.

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's fab news Sheila! Thanks so much for all your hard work. PS please could

you take a quick look at my post with my adrenal results in as no-one's

responded to it yet.

Thank you!

Susie x

[Guest guest]

On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:34:19 -0000, you wrote:

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>I need to get more detail on my iron problem and am trying to find out how I

can get the complete iron panel done privately in the UK (serum iron, tibc,

transferrin saturation% as well as the standard ferritin). I can't seem to find

a lab that does it. Anyone had it done privately please who can help?

I think Lab21 may be able to do them but as Sheila says your GP ought

to do them

Nick

[Guest guest]

Lab21 was my lab of choice as they were so reasonably priced but I was gutted

when last year they informed me due to decreasing demand and increasing costs

they were stopping all blood tests and concentrating on their allergy testing.

So they are now no longer an option unfortunately, bye bye £17 T3 testing

>

>

> I think Lab21 may be able to do them but as Sheila says your GP ought

> to do them

>

> Nick

>