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    April 17

    Blood test, rosacea

    I went for a blood test last week. Results:
     
    Ferritin 13 (previously 20; normal 10-310)
    TSH 4.16 (previously 1.31; normal 0.35-4.5)
    FT4 14.3 (previously 14.7; normal 10.3-21.9)
    FT3 4.07 (previously 4.23; normal 3.08-6.47)
     
    So basically, my thyroid is working slightly less efficiently, but the dosage of the Levothyroxine is still okay. My iron is pretty low, but not awful. I have to try and take my iron pills more regularly (darn, forgot again today...)
     
    I also got a prescription for Metronidazole for my rosacea. The results were instantaneous. Overnight, the swelling and irritation was reduced drastically. I will continue the therapy for 2 months, after which time I will hopefully have a peaches-and-cream complexion. Adverse reactions include watery eyes, which will work well to combat my dry-eye syndrome, so it's win-win. :D