Re: T3 testing and the NHS

[Guest guest]

I think it must vary quite a bit across the country - perhaps it depends on the

opinion of whoever is in charge of the lab? My current GP, although useless in

other respects, routinely gets my T3 tested. She doesn't have to give any

reason to the lab for her request.

That is great news about T3 in Germany. Maybe I should emigrate?

When I had a diagnosis of ME/CFS and my previous GP didn't know what to do with

me, he referred me to the homeopathic hospital in Bristol and I attended there

for 2 years. They tried all kinds of homeopathic treatments and none of them

did anything.

Homeopathy may be helpful for some, but I don't see how it can be a substitute

for T3. If you need T3, you need T3. Dr Lowe stresses in his book, " Your guide

to metabolic health " , that however many lifestyle improvements you make, 90% of

people with lowered metabolism need appropriate thyroid treatment.

Miriam

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> My GP has now tried twice to get my T3 level tested to no avail.

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> My question is - who tells laboratory staff to ignore such a request, who has

given this directive and how is it that some patients can get a result.

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> Who do I aim my frustration at?

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> I am seeing a locum GP at present, she knows all about T3, prescribes it and

listens to the patients symptoms and not just looks at the TFT results. She is

German and says this is how it is in Germany.

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> Wow, cannot believe my luck. She has in the meantime suggested homeopathy and

I am in the middle of this. Thyroxine does what it says on the tin so my

hypothyroidism is well controlled. BUT I have an allergic type reaction to it

and I am having to take 10mg of Prednisolone at present. This cannot go on so

if the homeopathy is not successful I will try changing to T3.

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> Any views on homeopathy?

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[Guest guest]

This happens often. You need to get the GP to write something special on the lab

request like 'this lady must have FT3 tested because we believe that there is a

serious issue occurring with low T3 levels'.

She could even just do a one off FT3 test - with only that and the comment on

the lab request - hard to ignore this.

It has happened to me at times but I always get my doctor to write an essay on

the lab request now - I don't trust the buggers anymore.

Best wishes,

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> My GP has now tried twice to get my T3 level tested to no avail.