Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 , I dont' post often but I read everyday and want to add my two cents here about you being pregnant. My OBGYN checked my levels every trimester and adjusted my dose of levoxyl (synthetic replacement hormone) each trimester. It is so important that your doc do this for both your and your baby's health. Due to my age, I had to have a couple of level two ultrasounds from a specialist....he too would check my thyroid and say how important it is not to miss a dose during the preg. Be advised too that after birth it could go haywire again and need to be adjusted several times. In order to get preg with my second, I was doing infertility treatment when they discovered the thyroid prob. I was not ovulating because of that. Once on replacement hormone for three months I got preg. Wishing you the best of health! Kat > > hi i am carrie. i am a recent product of a thyroidectomy. i have > been battling a strange concoction of thyroid problems for about 3 > years... (possibly more). My thyroid was enlarged and no one seemed > to worry to much, so i asked to have my tsh level checked. my levels > were within normal range, yet my thyroid was large. upon further > study, i was put on synthroid to hopefully control the enlargement. > And after becoming pregnant, i was removed from the synthroid, and > allowed to go on with out further worry. My pregnancy had many > complications, and after my blood pressures had gone up to high, they > enduced me and my son was born at 36 weeks. after the pregnancy, i > took it upon myself once again to have my levels checked, and they > discovered my thyroid had gotten even larger, and continued to grow. > it began to put alot of pressure on my airway, and upon closer > investigation, was found to have nodules. so it was quickly removed. > Now here i sit... pregnant again, and keeping a close eye on my > levels. because now it is my most important goal. I have to take > care of myself for my kids. but i am still very scared... and very > confused. i was never really educated about my thyroid disorder. i > felt like i was bullied alot into decision making. can anyone relate? > or have any helpful hints to living now...without my thyroid? i > struggle with it so much. > thank you > carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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