Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 So the NHS are charging now then? :0( I had vitD tested by the NHS but it was a few years ago now. The GP didn't do it I had it done by the endo clinic, perhaps it's condsidered a " specialist test " ? It didn't do me much good though as the comment with it just said that the result was low " but we often see this in auto immune illness " as if there was nothing that could be done about it, and nobody told me that if vitD is low your thyroid meds won't work. It was a few more years before I found out about that. Louise. > > > So it's official > > My doctor is an alien.... > > Who says the NHS don't test vitamin D3. > > I've looked on line on the evil internet and found thst the NHS in Birmingham will do testing of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D2 and D3 via a kit which they send you for £20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 No I had mine done just a month ago no charge Debbie > > So the NHS are charging now then? :0( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 My doc told me this morning that there was no box she could tick and that the NHS do not and cannot test D3... ever... Guess that's the last time I'll be seeing that doc then... x > > > No I had mine done just a month ago no charge > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I have mine done! But then, I am rather scary when I get into that surgery - they'll do anything to get me out of there!! Del Cardiff > > My doc told me this morning that there was no box she could tick and that the NHS do not and cannot test D3... ever... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi . They don't tick a box they write in the box. Write to the head of practice, that's a joke Debbie > > > > > > No I had mine done just a month ago no charge > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Vitamin%20D%20deficiency & medicine=calcium%20phosphate/colecalciferol http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Vitamin%20D%20deficiency & medicine=Alfacalcidol & preparation=Alfacalcidol%20500nanogram%20capsules http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/03March/Pages/Vitamin-D-and-the-immune-system.aspx http://www.wandsworth.nhs.uk/About/CEG/resources/Vitamin%20D%20Deficiency%20V2%20Final.pdf http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Vitamin-D-Deficiency.htm http://www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk/assets/docs/ergocalciferol_factsheet-_final.pdf http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NeLM-Area/News/2010---January/12/Diagnosis-and-management-of-vitamin-D-deficiency/ My doc told me this morning that there was no box she could tick and that the NHS do not and cannot test D3... ever... Guess that's the last time I'll be seeing that doc then... x > > > No I had mine done just a month ago no charge > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 My GP won't consider NDT or T3 but at least he has done Vit D test twice in last 8 months and both free. If he could possibly charge for it he would so it must definitely be free ! Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 Re: Vit D3 testing £20 So the NHS are charging now then? :0( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Another step down the 'private' road then…. Luv - Sheila So the NHS are charging now then? :0( Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi Just when I was to request a Vit D test! I shall not be paying for one that's for certain! I did ask for a Vit D test when I saw the endo earlier this year but the results letter came back with the comment that my Vit D had been tested in 2000 and was normal then. It beggars belief doesn't it? Margaret > > > Hi . They don't tick a box they write in the box. Write to the head of practice, that's a joke > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I too had vit d test done last year at surgery and no charge, but I was prescribed medication that had a worsened effect on me, so perhaps an excuse to make me worse, as the medication had calcium carbonate in it, so like us all I located a vit d2 that was fine with me.However my GP at the start of the summer said that I could stop taking vit d2, so I do have to wonder about that test result, and no more tests have been done since. Kathleen > > My GP won't consider NDT or T3 but at least he has done Vit D test twice in last 8 months and both free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thanks everyone for all the messages, My doctor was just awful. I took my husband with me and he couldn't believe how awful she was. Last year my mcv (cell size) had dropped to 80.7 from 83 the year before.... (low iron?) but she said she wouldn't measure it this year as it was 0.7 over range last year. She didn't understand about bell curves and distribution graphs.... Wouldn't test anything except says I can have a spirometry test to measure lung function but not till mid october.... I'm just going to get the tests all done privately and if anything is out I shall write to the head of practice, in fact I shall put in a complaint...... We think there is just a personality clash and so I will not be giving the paractice the benefit of my once a year visit again I'm going to find a new doctor but may invite them to fill in a questionnaire before I consider seeing them..... Does anyone know where I can get my iron sats (an FBC) done for a reasonable price? I can get ferritinm folate and B12, but I want serum iron levels...... xx Am > > > So it's official > > My doctor is an alien.... > > Who says the NHS don't test vitamin D3. > > I've looked on line on the evil internet and found thst the NHS in Birmingham will do testing of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D2 and D3 via a kit which they send you for £20. > > This from their web site: ( at http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/) > > We have now introduced our Direct to the Public Vitamin D Blood Spot Test. > How it works > vitamin d test > > Request a collection pack by phone > Pay using a debit or credit card at the time you order > Packs will be sent to you by first class post > Follow the instructions to collect the sample > Use the reply paid envelope to return to us > We aim to have a result to you in 3 working days > You receive results as a pdf attached to an email with a clear interpretation of your results. > > > > xx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 This is just an outright lie. I have had mine tested twice in the last year free of charge. Jackie > My doc told me this morning that there was no box she could tick and that the NHS do not and cannot test D3... ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 You were lucky. My endo requested a Vitamin D test, amongst others. When the results came back the Vitamin D was not done.I phoned the relevant department to find out why (I notice endo didn't bother to find out why), and they told me that it was because the endo had not stated on the test form why he wanted it done. They then asked me if I had a lot of pain, when I answered yes, they said they would do it. Mind you when it comes to T3, even when doctor has written on it " taking T3 " and highlighted it, they still would not do it.There isn't a box to tick Vitamin D, but there isn't a box for lots of things. The doctor just writes underneath the extra ones. But it seems some labs need to know why before they will actually do it. Lilian This is just an outright lie. I have had mine tested twice in the last year free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Hi I have just heard from our surgery practice manager regarding the fact that I will have to pay for a Vitamin D test. The reason is that my calcium levels have been done ( and were not abnormal. Therefore a Vitamin D test is not required and therefore not available on the NHS. I am sure somebody will have a comment to make on this! Looking forward to hearing from you. Oh, and the hairloss is due to the fact that I am post menopausal! Hmmmmmmmmmmm Margaret >> > > > Who says the NHS don't test vitamin D3. > > > > I've looked on line on the evil internet and found thst the NHS in Birmingham will do testing of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D2 and D3 via a kit which they send you for £20. > > > > This from their web site: ( at http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/) > > > > > xx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Hi Yes my calcium was normal but total D3 was deficient !! Debbie > > Hi > > I have just heard from our surgery practice manager regarding the fact that I will have to pay for a Vitamin D test. > > The reason is that my calcium levels have been done ( and were not abnormal. Therefore a Vitamin D test is not required and therefore not available on the NHS. > > I am sure somebody will have a comment to make on this! > > Looking forward to hearing from you. > > Oh, and the hairloss is due to the fact that I am post menopausal! Hmmmmmmmmmmm > > Margaret > > >> > > > > Who says the NHS don't test vitamin D3. > > > > > > I've looked on line on the evil internet and found thst the NHS in Birmingham will do testing of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D2 and D3 via a kit which they send you for £20. > > > > > > This from their web site: ( at http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/) > > > > > > > xx > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hi Debbie, Thanks for this. Is there anything I can find on the internet that I can show the surgery to prove you can have normal calcium but low D3? I daresay the calcium test are as useless as the thyroid ones eh? Perhaps ALL blood tests are useless! Thanks again, Margaret Hi Yes my calcium was normal but total D3 was deficient !! > > Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Even as you were typing that, you knew it wasn't right, didn't you! This is complete rubbish. When I started, my calcium was within range, not great, but within range, but my D was way below range. Here the NHS tests both together. Complain! D > > > > Hi > > > > I have just heard from our surgery practice manager regarding the fact that I will have to pay for a Vitamin D test. > > > > The reason is that my calcium levels have been done ( and were not abnormal. Therefore a Vitamin D test is not required and therefore not available on the NHS. > > > > I am sure somebody will have a comment to make on this! > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you. > > > > Oh, and the hairloss is due to the fact that I am post menopausal! Hmmmmmmmmmmm > > > > Margaret > > > > >> > > > > > Who says the NHS don't test vitamin D3. > > > > > > > > I've looked on line on the evil internet and found thst the NHS in Birmingham will do testing of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D2 and D3 via a kit which they send you for £20. > > > > > > > > This from their web site: ( at http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/) > > > > > > > > > xx > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 My GP did it for me and my two sons. Bollocks to your GP. Total rubbish! > > > So it's official > > My doctor is an alien.... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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