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Blood testing - why do they keep getting it wrong?

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PanicAttax · 18/06/2024 18:48

I've been found to be hyperthyroid last month - took ages to get anything checked as kept being told I was anxious post pulmonary embolism (mis-diagnosed as costochondria because of anxiety on file). Now it looks like the hyperthyroidism undiscovered probably caused the embolism. However I have just had to wait a whole month for bloods to check thyroid function, Graves and Coeliac (can't eat and can't do CT because until now noone would give me meds for the hyperthryoidim) which the GP yesterday agreed should have been done immediately, as well as medicating which they only approved yesterday - have to wait for pharmacy. I'm losing about 2Ib a week in weight and am underweight.

However this afternoon my bloods have come back with the wrong checks! I have another Full Bloods, a Liver Function and Urea and Electrolytes results - no thyroid function, Graves or Coeliacs.

Am I just being incredibly unlucky? It's enough to start making me paranoid.

I've booked in for the next earliest date for bloods - 8th July, so ANOTHER month of not being able to eat, know if I have autoimmune...

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Greybeardy · 18/06/2024 19:03

how do you know that those are the only bloods they've done - have they actually told you that/can you see the request? All of the outstanding things can take longer to process so it may just be that they're not back yet.

PanicAttax · 18/06/2024 19:06

I had 3 vials taken and asked him before he took them, so it seems odd these 3 results are all that have come back (and none of them requested).
I may be wrong but given every error so far I am not hopeful

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