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Where / how can I get private blood tests done?

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Helpagirlout222 · 05/03/2025 23:06

GP has dismissed me/my symptoms as being post viral or chronic fatigue.
She may well be right, but I want to try and tweak/supplement anything I can that might make me feel just a little bit better. Previous bloods have shown everything to be "within the normal range" but quite a few things were at the very outer edges of the range and I know that for some people that can have an affect.
She won't run any further bloods.
I'm happy to pay privately to get an up to date picture but don't know how to go about this, can anyone advise?
Thank you!

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Phase2 · 07/03/2025 18:09

I've used monitor my health regularly and my GP accepts their results (thyroid) but several times I've had to pay again as you only get one free replacement kit if your blood curdles <insert technical term> and isn't usable. It's happened three times I think, and tbh it's quite unpleasant and stressful trying to get enough blood into a tube.
I've also recently used a private GP and it was amazing. Not for bloods but generally it was so much easier.

Inyournewdress · 08/03/2025 22:50

I recommend Lola Health. I just used them myself recently following a recommendation and found it pretty good. Basically you choose your blood test package and then you have two choices, both of which are already included in the original cost..you either choose a nearby pharmacy to have the blood draw or do what I did and have a phlebotomist come to your house. The kit will be sent to you but if the phlebotomist comes to you they will use and send it off. My kit arrived very quickly and the phlebotomist was great. Then in a few days (depending on which tests are chosen) you are sent the results including reference ranges and a doctor’s report with an interpretation of any abnormal results. Obviously the doctor can only give a fairly generic interpretation since they don’t know you, although you can put some basic health details in your profile. The results and report come in a format you can then share with your GP if wished, and the labs they used are also used by NHS.

Helpagirlout222 · 14/03/2025 18:40

Thank you I haven't heard of that one!
There is a good private GP near me, I have used them once before, but at that point I had a big print off of blood results and the guy said oh good I'm glad you don't have to pay us to do that!

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Rubyupbeat · 14/03/2025 18:57

You will have to pay for each individual thing they test for...and it ain't cheap!

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