TSH Levels

FamilyIsLove

So at my mthly appt yesterday the nurse tells me that the computer says I need to get blood work every trimester due to the fact that my THC levels were high.  At first I didn't knwo what THC was but then I realized it's related to your thyroid.  After the nurse leaves, the Dr. walks in and says "everything looked great with your blood work." So of course I then tell her what the nurse just said and she says 'it was a little raised but your thyroid levels were fine so we'll just recheck it next trimester."  Anyone else experience this?  I hope when they check it again, the levels are down.  Not sure how to take this but my Dr. didn't seem concerned at all.

MamaNikita

you got your acronym wrong - THC is the active ingredient in marijuana.  i hope your THC levels weren't high!

FamilyIsLove

MamaNikita:

you got your acronym wrong - THC is the active ingredient in marijuana.  i hope your THC levels weren't high!

You're right...should read TSH.  Woops...I don't even know waht THC is...lol.

1234Nevaeh

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.   Pregnancy seems to affect the thyroid, so more and more doctors are trying to keep an eye on it.

FamilyIsLove

1234Nevaeh:

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.   Pregnancy seems to affect the thyroid, so more and more doctors are trying to keep an eye on it.

Yeah.  I had blood work back in January thru my primary and I was on the high side of the range, but still within normal limits.  Below the "normal" range, they list a separate table for each trimesster if you are pregnant and the 1st tri show it increases and then 2nd & 3rd tri is goes down.  I"m hoping I was just out of hte range and that i'tll come back down.  In hindsight, I wish I had asked what my level was...but then I'd be more obsessed....lol.

MrsLettie

Yes, I just found out that i have high TSH (10.6) so they put me on synthroid. The doctor said that they would do multiple blood draws through my pregnancy because pregnancy raises TSH levels. If you were too high they would have put you on something. Also they do multiple thyroid test (T3 and T4) that they use along with the TSH test to make a decision on thyroid function. It sounds like your TSH might have been slightly elevated but the other tests were normal so they aren't immediately concerned about it. Hope this helps. 

FamilyIsLove

MrsLettie:

Yes, I just found out that i have high TSH (10.6) so they put me on synthroid. The doctor said that they would do multiple blood draws through my pregnancy because pregnancy raises TSH levels. If you were too high they would have put you on something. Also they do multiple thyroid test (T3 and T4) that they use along with the TSH test to make a decision on thyroid function. It sounds like your TSH might have been slightly elevated but the other tests were normal so they aren't immediately concerned about it. Hope this helps. 

So your results showed your thyroid wasn't functioning properly as well?  This is just all new (and confusing) to me.  Thanks for responding.

kelbel527

FamilyIsLove:

MrsLettie:

Yes, I just found out that i have high TSH (10.6) so they put me on synthroid. The doctor said that they would do multiple blood draws through my pregnancy because pregnancy raises TSH levels. If you were too high they would have put you on something. Also they do multiple thyroid test (T3 and T4) that they use along with the TSH test to make a decision on thyroid function. It sounds like your TSH might have been slightly elevated but the other tests were normal so they aren't immediately concerned about it. Hope this helps. 

So your results showed your thyroid wasn't functioning properly as well?  This is just all new (and confusing) to me.  Thanks for responding.

This happened to me with my first.  If your levels were far enough off, you'd be on medicine like MrsLettie said.  If it's just a little off, they're probably just going to monitor it to make sure it doesn't get further off.

My levels weren't awful, but far enough off that I am now on Synthroid.  And it's a life-long condition, I just didn't know about it until I was pg.  They monitor my levels every year when I'm not pg and much more frequently (I think every 8 weeks) when I am pg since being pg can throw your levels off & I'd have to adjust my meds.

MrsLettie

Yes my thyroid isn't working much at all. My ob sent me to a perinatologist to keep track of my levels and he said it was the highest TSH he had ever seen. Awesome distinction, right? But he is very hopeful and hasnt said anything to worry me. With my first pregnancy I had something similar to your situation. My levels were close (too low that time) and they checked me in the second trimester and I was fine. No meds needed at all that pregnancy. (sorry I guess I should have mentioned that one first... Pregnancy Brain!)