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July 2013 Moms
Lelo2006
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Not a good appt :(
Lelo2006
member
I went to my ob yesterday for my 3-4 month follow up after the 6 weeks.
First off I find out I have a bladder infection. Awesome. I've also been losing a lot of weight and I asked for them to run a blood panel. So this morning my doc calls me to tell me my thyroid is out of control. So I have to go see an endocrinologist.
I'm scared. I've never had anything wrong with me before. I know it's treatable and it actually occurs to 1-2 out if 10 women post-partum. Has anyone else dealt with this before?
First off I find out I have a bladder infection. Awesome. I've also been losing a lot of weight and I asked for them to run a blood panel. So this morning my doc calls me to tell me my thyroid is out of control. So I have to go see an endocrinologist.
I'm scared. I've never had anything wrong with me before. I know it's treatable and it actually occurs to 1-2 out if 10 women post-partum. Has anyone else dealt with this before?
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Re: Not a good appt :(
Was it just the weight lost that caused the red flag? I've lost a ton, too. But I just contributed that to bfing twins.
Baby girl #1 7/11/13
Baby girl #2 4/30/15
Baby Boy Due 2/16/19!
My little love was born July 20th, 2013!
BFP 11.11.12
TTC #1 Since March 2012
It's very treatable but it's also totally understandable to be scared. We are all here for you! Hugs!
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yeah I saw my OB for thyroid issues until I got pregnant and it got a little out of control so they sent me to an Endocrinologist to fix it/monitor. In retrospect I wish I had started at the Endo because I trust her more for this. It is especially important if you want to get pregnant again because your thyroid being off can affect your periods and your ability to get pregnant (it can also affect your ability to stay pregnant) - but once they regulate it you should be fine. I will probably stay with my endo or at the very least go back to her if I want to get pregnant again. BUT I think my numbers are really off so I might be an extreme case
ETA I actually really trust my OB just not so much the residents I was seeing before her so maybe I would go back to my OB but I would be better about requesting the Endo if I felt uncomfortable with how they were handling it
yeah I saw my OB for thyroid issues until I got pregnant and it got a little out of control so they sent me to an Endocrinologist to fix it/monitor. In retrospect I wish I had started at the Endo because I trust her more for this. It is especially important if you want to get pregnant again because your thyroid being off can affect your periods and your ability to get pregnant (it can also affect your ability to stay pregnant) - but once they regulate it you should be fine. I will probably stay with my endo or at the very least go back to her if I want to get pregnant again. BUT I think my numbers are really off so I might be an extreme case
ETA I actually really trust my OB just not so much the residents I was seeing before her so maybe I would go back to my OB but I would be better about requesting the Endo if I felt uncomfortable with how they were handling it
I totally saw an Endo when pregnant - didn't want to take my chances! But my numbers normalized and I am back to my PCP.L: 7/12/13
C: 5/11/15
E: 3/7/17
Due 11/10/18
I had my thyroid tested PP ( I went to a new PCP) and the results required another test. I just remembered that I forgot to go to that follow up apt last week. Oops.