Help Please keep falling

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Hi Sheila,

I posted some test results on 6th March and kindly replied but said

she didn't know that much about test results, I wonder if you or someone else

can take a look please. I had a really bad fall last night, my second one in 6

weeks and I'm pretty stressed at the moment.

Briefly I was diagnosed as hperthyroid in 1996, had a partial thyroidechtomy in

Jan 1998 and I've been on 100 mcgs levothyroxine pretty much ever since.

Constant low iron and B12, although my doctor has now addressed this. I had an

iron infusion in Dec 2010 and my serum ferritin seems to be staying at 47 ug/L

(15-200). My doctor also has me on B12 injections, my last one was Dec 2012.

Still feel extremely tired, chronic lower back pain, feeling cold, constipation,

foggy brain, poor memory etc etc.

I recently went to a different doctor who agreed to do most of the tests

recommended on this forum except thyroid antibodies & copper.

Here are the results

" Serum TSH level " 1.46 mu/L (0.40 - 5.00)

" Serum free T3 level " 3.83 pmol/L (2.60 - 5.70)

" Serum free T4 " 14.7 pmol/L (9.0 - 19.0)

" Serum Iron level " 12.1 umol/L (9.0 - 30.0) " Transferrin Level " 2.3 g/L (1.8 -

3.8)

" Transferrin saturation index " 21%

" Serum Vitamin D " 14.4 ug/L (>25) " Low "

" Serum magnesium level " 0.81 mmol/L (0.7 - 1.0)

" Serum alkaline phosphates " 61 u/L (30 - 150)

" Serum Albumin " 37 g/L (35 - 60)

" Serum calcium " 2.22 mmol L (2.10 - 2.60)

" Corrected serum calcium level " 2.28 mmol/L (2.10 - 2.60)

" serum sodium " 137 mmol/L )136 - 145)

" Serum potassium " 4.1 mmol/L (3.5 - 5.4)

" Serum creatinine 68 umol/L (53 - 97)

" Serum Urea level " 2.3 mmol/L (2.5 - 6.7) " Low "

" Serum total bilirubin level " 8 umol/L (3 - 21)

" Serum ALT level " 6 u/L (10 - 35) " Low "

" GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD " 78 mL/min (> 60)

Serum ferritin " 47 ug/L (15 - 200)

" Serum vitamin B12 " 558 ng/L (150 - 620)

" Serum folate " 7.5 ug/L (3.1 - 19.9)

I have another list of test results relating to FBC, but not sure if you need

these, the two that are listed as either high or low are:

" Mean corpusc haemoglobin (MCH) " 32.1 pg (27.0 - 32.0) " High "

" Red blood cell distribut width " 11.4 % (11.5 - 14.5) " Low "

My doctor has said that all the above results were within the normal range,

except my Vit D, she sent me for another test at the hospital which turned out

to be PTH (I didn't know what it was til I got there and I'd eaten in the

morning and didn't go until 12 noon as I didn't know what the test was. the

result is:

" Serum parathyroid hormone = 43 ng

My doctor then prescribed a course of Vit D - 15 Colecaliferol 20,000 units

which I've taken.

Last night I fell down the stairs, tired, lack of concentration, usual

clumsiness. I used to be a professional dancer and I wasn't a clumsy person

until I started with a thyroid disorder, I was actually very poised! I have been

falling a lot lately, bumping into things, banging my head all the time, really

hurt myself quite badly this time. Along with the chronic lower back pain, groin

pain (yes like so many people on here I have fibroids) constipation & foggy

brain I am really really feeling physically and mentally worn out.

Please have a look at my results and I will be grateful for any suggestions as

to what to do next? Although I live in Lancashire I am going to try and get to

see Doctor P in Crawley asap.

Thanks