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lee87080
lee87080

So I’ll keep it brief as I’m sure you get lots of traffic on this site.

Past 3 years have been a nightmare, I’ve struggled with the following 

Red face 

Stiff Joints

Pins and needles if I stay in same position for a very short time of lean on myself briefly

Fatigue

More recently 

Ringing in ears - settled down a bit now 

Dry eyes - More noticeable in the morning when I wake up, it can take up to 30 mins for me to get my eyes going 

Hair loss - I’m a 38 YO male who had think hair but the last month it’s shedding rapidly. I don’t believe it’s Male baldness as the rate is far too alarming and my eyebrows and lashes are also falling out.

Fingernails - I had some vertical ridging which I put down to age. But I’m now getting a lot of horizontal ridges which from what I’ve read online signals an issue. 

Any of the above sound familiar? I had a thyroid test in November and was told it was normal. Doctors seem to say I just have anxiety but I’m not in the slightest convinced. Thanks for your responses in advance.

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  • lee87080
    lee87080

    Posted

    I hope this makes sense, I had this done in May 18

    BIOCHEMISTRY

    Kidney Function

    UREA                          6              mmol/L    1.70 

    -8.30

    CREATININE                    81             umol/L    66.00 

    -

    112.00

    Liver Function

    BILIRUBIN                    

    *

    20.7           umol/L     0.00  -20.00

    ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE          92             IU/L      40.00 

    -

    129.00

    CK                            13

    1            IU/L      38.00 

    -

    204.00

    GAMMA GT                      29             IU/L      10.00 

    -

    71.00

    Proteins

    TOTAL PROTEIN                 77.6           g/L       63.00 

    -

    83.00

    ALBUMIN                       43.9           g/L       34.00 

    -

    50.00

    G

    LOBULIN                      33.7           g/L       19.00 

    -

    35.00

    Bone Health

    CALCIUM                       2.45           mmol/L    2.20 -2.60

    CORRECTED CALCIUM             2.3

    Iron Status

    IRON                         

    *

    40.9           umol/L    10.60 

    -28.30

    T.I.B.C                       58.5           umol/L    41.00 

    -

    77.00

    TRANSFERRIN SATURATION       

    *

    69.91          %         20.00 

    -

    55.00

    FERRITIN                      347            ug/L

    30.00 

    -

    400.00

    Vitamins

    Active

    B12 

    56.1           pmol/L    37.5 

    –

    188

    .

    0

    FOLATE (SERUM)                4.8            ug/L      2.91 

    -

    50.00

    25 OH 

    VITAMIN D               91.6           nmol/L    50.00 

    -

    200.00

    Minerals

    MAGNESIUM                     0.92           mmol/L    0.60 

    -

    1.00

  • mar75090
    mar75090 lee87080

    Posted

    Hi Lee. Your Ferritin and Iron are on the high side even if in range. Too much Iron in your blood thickens it and can cause health issues. Your Folate is very low. This can prevent you from detoxing your body from heavy metal buildup and other toxic substances. A homocysteine test would give you a better picture of toxin overload. Usually a low serum folate would raise homocysteine. Remember Iron is toxic too if it builds up too much in your blood. Donating blood could lower iron levels but you have to be strong enough too lose a pint.
    • mar75090
      mar75090

      Posted

      Ps Sorry but your Iron is ABOVE range. Do you have hemachromatosis in your family history? You may be on your way to this condition if your iron keeps building up over time and you are already in the too high range for Iron. Keep away from shellfish and iron supplements. Talk to your doctor.
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