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Permalink Reply by Lee on May 15, 2008 at 4:05am

I only had one blood test...for my thyroid....they link Alopecia with thyroid disorders. Thats all I know of though.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on May 15, 2008 at 5:00am

theyv given me a list of things theyr gna check ie fbc and u & es ect

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Permalink Reply by Trina on May 15, 2008 at 9:06am

I am with Lee they never gave me one just diagnosed me. Years later I took one to see if my thyroid was ok.

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Permalink Reply by Drew on May 16, 2008 at 2:00am

I went through this when I was first diagnosed, it's really not too bad if you can stand a couple needle pricks. Not sure about all the tests you've listed but the ones I got were to check the thyroid (like mentioned before), to check the immune system, and a few others I cant remember off the top of my head.

I had the FBC done too, which is just a Full Blood Count.

Some people may argue against it, but it's probably not a bad idea. When I got the results back it was a relief because it meant I didn't have anything life-treatening or anything more besides AA. So I would do it and just try to rule out something more major. Hope this helps

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Permalink Reply by Dina on May 16, 2008 at 5:48pm

Hi, I had a thyroid test when I was first diagnosed which came back fine. Recently, I went for my annual physical and my doctor decided to check my thyroid again and also some markers for the immunue system. Everything came back fine and I am sure yours will as well. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Gio on May 16, 2008 at 9:23pm

Hello! Im new to this website as well so I wanted to say hi.

Sorry to hear that you recently learned about having Alopecia, its hard and it sucks in my opinion!

That I recall I had one bloodtest and they didnt find anything wrong either, so like others have said, you should be fine!

Welcome aboard! My best advise is to be open to as many people as you can. I tried to hide my alopecia and it only made me get depressed which i think I am now pretty much anti-social... bleh

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Permalink Reply by Erica on May 29, 2008 at 11:14am

Hi Michelle,
Every time I go back to the docs to talk about my alopecia we end up doing blood tests (although last time I went in it was only to talk about wigs). It's normally for iron levels and thyroid and for me, everything always comes back normal.
I was at the dermatologists this week and he checked my nail beds, as well as looking at my scalp for signs of scarring or scaliness. Apparently it's good I've got neither! I was definitely relieved on the scales front anyway :-).
I'm assuming you've had your results back by now and no doubt they were all okay too.

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Permalink Reply by Gretchen on August 28, 2009 at 9:02pm

Hi Michelle,
I am going through the same thing as you at the moment, just got my blood tests back. They have now
referred me to a dermatologist, but that was a month ago and still have another month to go before i can see them.

Its driving me crazy i just want to know whats going on.

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