Any doctors around who can translate this please?

[BallacheForLife]

I had some blood tests done and wondered if someone could explain the implications of these results? Or just what it means really. Any help much appreciated.

I’ll wait for an actual doctor (have had some of these tests myself) but while you’re waiting you probably need to fill us in a bit on the background. Have you just had them because of suspected iron deficiency?

They look like Thrive results. There is usually a link explaining the results individually.

There seems to be some stuff on Google about this. But then, no one should Google symptoms.

I had them done because I'm always exhausted, more than just tired, I wake up exhausted, everything always hurts all the time and I thought I had a vitamin b deficiency. Vitamin b tests came back ok but I do have 'insufficient' vitamin d levels which could explain a lot. I just don't understand the iron tests and what high ferritin but low transferrin saturation actually means.

Thriva have actual doctor's comments in the results explaining them, and have actual doctors available online to ask for further info from. Do that. Don't ask here, we're all numpties.

I also have a fairly constant 'whooshing' noise in my right ear and wondered if it was linked somehow.

Yes they're Thriva tests but they don't actually explain what it all means as a whole.

Did you also have thyroid checked?

You sound like me especially the whoosing sound in my ears. I have just been dismissed as getting older - am 44 and this has been going on for 5 years

@travailtotravel thyroid tests all came back fine. I can't post a picture as I've reached the daily limit.

I'm 34 if it makes a difference. Sorry I should have said that before maybe.

Hi, your Ferritin is above normal range but not sufficient to be concerned about; it is usually representative of Inflammation and it is termed an 'acute phase reactant' so as soon as swelling -usually infection- subsides, then Ferritin goes down. I would doubt that your GP would be concerned but may wish to retest in three months.

It can be associated with Inflammation - a genetic over storage of Iron - but ratings to indicate this would be upwards of 600 and close to 1000 before anyone would worry - so don't!

It's only just over the limit.

A doctor will be able to interpret it and tell you what you need to do to lower the figure.

Sorry- meant to type it can be associated with hemochromatosis in second para

Low vitamin D is known for causing pain and fatigue. Take your results to a GP, with vit d deficiency it's not just a matter of taking a supplement to get back on track, people talk about getting injections for a few months.

Thanks Clarice. Just trying to figure out if it means anything combined with low transferrin saturation

Vitamin D - slightly low but not terrible you should take an OTC supplement
Ferritin borderline raised. Unless you have a rip roaring infection/inflammation which is elevating it then it just means your iron stores are fine and you are not iron deficient
Neither result in itself is concerning

Not a doctor. Low transferrin saturation can be indicative of iron deficiency anaemia - yours is just on the lower limit of normal, but your ferritin level (measure of stored iron in your body) is upper limit of normal (mine was 20 when diagnosed with IDA) and your iron level (I presume they mean haemoglobin?) is fine, so IDA seems unlikely. The symptoms you describe could be attributed to IDA (I had dizzy spells) but equally a lot of other things.
Will you be discussing these results with a doctor in real life?

@MrsFezziwig yes I will be but can't get an appointment for a few weeks

@MrsFezziwig
An iron level is exactly that - a serum iron level. There isn't a haemoglobin result here.

Thanks police

The whooshing you're experiencing is tinnitus. I have an underactive thyroid and always get this if I forget to take my tablets.

I know you said your thyroid results were normal but it wouldn't hurt to look into this further with your GP.

As both vitamin d and ferritin imbalances are sub-clinical, you could probably sort it out and feel better with a decent-quality multivitamin & mineral supplement (discuss with pharmacist) and make sure it contains vitamin d, iron and vitamin c to help you absorb the iron - don’t take it with thyroid supplements if you’re on them and probably best not on empty stomach!

You say your b12 was fine, what was the actual level though? I've found in this country the acceptable levels to be way lower than they should be. From research over 500 is acceptable but the lower limit in my area is 180.

My ferritin is currently 298 but I have rheumatoid arthritis mine is linked to inflammation. Did you have an infection or inflammation of any sort when you had the test?

@FallenSky this is what my vit b9 (folate) and b12 looked like

@FallenSky no infection that I'm aware of at time of testing