What to ask for

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I have an appointment next week about another matter but while Im there Im also

due for blood tests for my thryoid so Im going to ask for the form. Can someone

please remind me what I need to ask for apart from the usual TSH and T4? Is B12

one of them? What other deficiencies can cause problems with absorbing

thyroxine? Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila, the doctor Im seeing isn't the friendliest but she did seem

to know a bit more about thyroid conditions than others in the surgery so

hopefully she will be happy to tick these boxes on the form.

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> You need Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Free Thyroxine (fT4) Free

> Triiodothyronine (fT3), thyroid antibodies if possible, especially if you

> have members of your family who have a thyroid or autoimmune disease. You

> need Ferritin (stored iron), vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, copper,

> folate and zinc. If your doctor wants to know why you are requesting these,

> tell him that you know that if any of these are low in the reference range,

> they will be stopping your thyroid hormone from being absorbed.

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> I have an appointment next week about another matter but while Im there Im

> also due for blood tests for my thryoid so Im going to ask for the form. Can

> someone please remind me what I need to ask for apart from the usual TSH and

> T4? Is B12 one of them? What other deficiencies can cause problems with

> absorbing thyroxine? Thank you.

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