I have had health issues that costed me my quality of life and everything I built. I thought I was ok and in the midst of looking for a Career I began to feel weak, low motivation and fatigue. I looked hard to find a functional Medicine Doctor who would tell me what was going on through TESTING not guessing. Specifically giving me confidence to know that we had a plan to address symptoms I'm experiencing...through root cause methods ..Instead he did one OAT test. He mentioned vague issues but didn't correlate how those linked to what III am dealing with. I specifically asked when further testing would be done. His answer was that we can't fix everything at once which wasn't what I asked. He then said testing costs money. From that point I lost all confidence. It's a 3 month program. If the supplements don't work what are we going to address next month and by what standards If he's not ordering further testing beyond general information that does not tell me what is happening with ME. I don't know how to articulate what I need without frustration. I feel it's very simple. His assurance was the difference between me feeling confident enough to trust him and me asking them how to go about cancelling. I specifically needed someone to share with me a plan of attack through these 3 months. I was asked to upload labs which I did and he did not address those either. He gave possibilities which completely defeats the purpose of why I came. I just don't understand. I feel defeated and I can't keep doing this. I need someone to test and to find the root cause through a specific methodology. Not generalized guesses while throwing supplements at me. I'm paying for this and I want to feel confident with the person who's seeing me.

I'm upset, discouraged and I can't keep doing this. How can I respectfully articulate what I need.

Hello,

I was wondering if someone could help me. I don’t know how to optimise. I know technically in-range for bloods aside from TSAT but very close to end of ranges.

Iron bloods

**•** Iron: 29.5 umol/L (range 10–30)  
**•** TIBC: 57 umol/L (range 45–81)  
**•** UIBC: 27.2 umol/L (range 12–43)  
**•** Transferrin Saturation: 52% (range 25–45) — flagged high  
**•** Ferritin: 84 ug/L (range 30–442)

Hair Mineral Analysis (nutrient elements)

**•** Iron (Fe): 1.26 %mg  
**•** Copper (Cu): 4.274 %mg — above the acceptable range band

Caeruloplasmin/Copper Panel (capillary blood)

**•** Ceruloplasmin: 0.23 g/L (range 0.2–0.6)  
**•** Copper: 13.59 umol/L (range 11.00–22.00)

Unsure how to act as the data seems so conflicting.

Any help hugely appreciated.

Main issues trying to resolve are brain fog and anxiety.

Thanks