Re: 26 weeks pregnant - Appt with Dr G today..

August 24, 2010

We took blood... She will call me in a day or two. We wanted to see where my

labs pan out.

We talked about a 30 mg increase per day.. maybe more if needed by the labs to

get me higher in the range.

I told her that I had supplemented with two extra pills in a weeks time and felt

great. That would be a 60 mg per day increase.

I shared with her that for me - high blood pressure, high pulse were hypo signs.

They were my initial presenting signs when I was diagnosed by Dr. L.

I have so far avoided high blood pressure meds by staying on top of my thyroid.

I need Dr. G to work with me.. because frankly in Dallas there just aren't a lot

of options - as you all know.

I wouldn't know where to go or what to do next. I don't want to switch to

synthetics and certainly not with 3 months left in my pregnancy.

If I am missing something - please help redirect me..

August 24, 2010

Blood work is back already.

We are increasing 30 mg per day - from 210 to 240 mg.

My Free T4 is 0.97 (unchanged)

my Free T3 is 2.4 (down from 3.1)

August 24, 2010

Blood work is back already.

We are increasing 30 mg per day - from 210 to 240 mg.

My Free T4 is 0.97 (unchanged)

my Free T3 is 2.4 (down from 3.1)

August 24, 2010

You are on the right track IMHO by being assertive about the ranges where you feel well. And, you are also right that high blood pressure does go along with hypothyroidism. Here's a journal article on this topic:http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/87/5/1996

So, please continue being assertive. Showing the doctor this article and even having her include it in your file, so that it can back up her treating you with higher doses, might help. I think you are right that you should stick with her at this juncture - my guess would be that you couldn't find another doctor that would start treating you right now. However, for the sake of your health and that of your child, you do need to be extremely assertive, in as nice a way as possible, that you need more replacement hormone to get to the point where you feel better. Actually, at 6 mos, you should be feeling pretty good. It's only early in the pregnancy and later that you should feel more tired than normal. In particular, for a first child when you can rest when you need to and you're not chasing a toddler around all the time.

Good luck and many blessings for a continued healthy pregnancy. B.

We took blood... She will call me in a day or two. We wanted to see where my labs pan out.

We talked about a 30 mg increase per day.. maybe more if needed by the labs to get me higher in the range.

I told her that I had supplemented with two extra pills in a weeks time and felt great. That would be a 60 mg per day increase.

I shared with her that for me - high blood pressure, high pulse were hypo signs. They were my initial presenting signs when I was diagnosed by Dr. L.

I have so far avoided high blood pressure meds by staying on top of my thyroid.

I need Dr. G to work with me.. because frankly in Dallas there just aren't a lot of options - as you all know.

I wouldn't know where to go or what to do next. I don't want to switch to synthetics and certainly not with 3 months left in my pregnancy.

If I am missing something - please help redirect me..

August 24, 2010