Hi 49er - Yes, the normal lab upper limit is set in most places as 10.2 to 10.5. However, this is misleading because the numbers vary by age group. For people up to 20 years of age, over 10 can be normal. However, in people who are solidly in adulthood, over 10 is never normal, especially if the PT...

First off - thanks to all of you for your time, interest and expertise! Hugely appreciated. PEF - thanks for the info re parathyroid, not something I'd come across before, so definitely worth exploring. Just checked my last set of blood tests for Serum Calcium. Measured in mmol/L (as we do here in t...

Thanks to all for your interest and help, massively appreciated. I’ll try and take the comments in turn…! Julie – I actually sleep on my front, totally unable to sleep any other way! Kaibyrd – Glad to hear you’ve got to the bottom of it! I was actually tested for Lyme disease, came back negative. In...

I'm a bit confused by this paragraph. Can you post the actual results from your sleep studies?[/quote] Hi kteague, so, summary below. I can also guarantee that I did NOT sleep for 7hrs and 46 minutes! Probably no more than 3 hours, as an estimate, so I'm not convinced of the reliability of the resul...

Interesting! The research I’d done (not masses, tbh) suggested that once you were comfortably within the “recommended” range (as per blood tests), there was no linkage between taking additional Vit D and improvements in fatigue (or health generically).

Hi LSAT,

yes indeed, Thyroid was done as part of the myriad blood tests!

Greetings to all! I apologise in advance for the length of this post, but figured I’d put as much info as possible – seems this site has a wealth of knowledge, so thought I’d give it a go! Background: for years I’d felt a little tired/fatigued in the morning, not feeling massively well-rested. Anyon...