UPDATE and got my TSH level. You guys tell me how important this is?

jp1224

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Joined : Mar 2014

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Posted 6/16/2014 10:33 PM (GMT 0)

Currently 16 weeks pregnant and just found out the my thyroid is out of whack again. During my first trimester it was fine. My TSH level is .0121. I thought a low level indicated hypo but I was told today by the nurse that it means hyper. So I am still suffering from hyperthyroidism. Like I said I am 16 weeks. Everything I read and talk to says it is very important to be seen by your OB to get treated. Well I talked with the nurse today at my OB's office and she said he has yet to look over the results. He should do that at the end of the week and get back with me. Also she feels there is no reason to be seen sooner since I have an appointment in 2 weeks. What do you guys think?

cfs

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Posted 6/27/2014 3:48 PM (GMT 0)

You're hyper or trending toward hyper. Please find out how you can get to a reproductive endocrinologist soon.
Also, get the numbers for T3 and T4.
If you are hyper, my understanding is that in the old days, doctors would perform thyroidectomies on pregnant patients. Now, there are oral medications that are a fine treatment option, IMO the preferred one for hyper, but the question is if pregnant women can take them. My understanding is that one of the anti thyroid drugs, PTU, is safe for pregnant women. I'm not sure about Tapazole, definitely not at higher doses. Please keep us posted.
BTW, if you are put on ATDs, the protocol is to start at a high dose and reduce, gradually. (The first dose reduction or two might be more dramatic.) And make sure not to take the dose at once but to take at fairly even intervals through the day.

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