Nbr: Thyroid issues

Junemom2013 · December 2013

I went to the dr to try and get back on these appetite pills and they wanted me to get blood work done.

My thyroid levels came back high.

I was wondering if any of you ladies knew if our bodies are still changing from pregnancy or should we be back to normal by now?

My dr appointment isn't till after the holidays and I've never had an issue with my thyroid before. I'm not really even sure what having a high thyroid level means.

phishgirl29 · December 2013

Lol at your nbr in the title. Sadly, thyroid issues tend to happen after pregnancy for most women. I've had thyroid disease (hashimoto's) since I was about 21. It was one of the issues that was a factor of my infertility. Basically, you've probably been feeling really tired recently and you haven't been seeing and weight loss. A normal level in about 2-2.5 I believe. When I went to my PP visit, mine was 13! I thought my tiredness was from the baby, but it was my thyroid out of whack.

My mil And my aunt had high thyroid levels after giving birth and they are still on synthroid to this day. It could just end up being a life long problem that is pretty easy to treat. Synthroid is a small pill that you'll have to take daily. The only catch is that you have to take it 30 minutes to an hour before you eat anything so that it absorbs into your system. You'll notice a difference in the way you feel in about a day or two.

Good luck. It's not a death sentence, just a little extra something that you'll have to be aware of from now on.

kanga1622Wed220857 · December 2013

Hypothyroidism is very common after a pregnancy. Mine was discovered after I had DS1. Basically your thyroid numbers are high because your body no longer produces enough with your thyroid.

It is extremely easy to treat. The pills are $10 for 90 days so if you have to have a lifelong pill, at least these are cheap. Just make sure you have an endocrinologist that treats not just your numbers but how you feel. Mine likes to get an ultrasound of my thyroid every couple years to monitor changes since I have several nodules.

The one caveat is that you will have to do blood work every 6-8 weeks if you have another pregnancy. Thyroid levels bein off and slow the growth of the baby so they monitor you a little more closely.

Welcome to the club. It really is super easy to treat and once you find the right dosage, is just an afterthought. My oldest thinks I take a vitamin every morning just like him.

phishgirl29 · December 2013

kanga1622Wed220857 said:

Hypothyroidism is very common after a pregnancy. Mine was discovered after I had DS1. Basically your thyroid numbers are high because your body no longer produces enough with your thyroid. It is extremely easy to treat. The pills are $10 for 90 days so if you have to have a lifelong pill, at least these are cheap. Just make sure you have an endocrinologist that treats not just your numbers but how you feel. Mine likes to get an ultrasound of my thyroid every couple years to monitor changes since I have several nodules. The one caveat is that you will have to do blood work every 6-8 weeks if you have another pregnancy. Thyroid levels bein off and slow the growth of the baby so they monitor you a little more closely. Welcome to the club. It really is super easy to treat and once you find the right dosage, is just an afterthought. My oldest thinks I take a vitamin every morning just like him.

This. Definitely see an endocrinologist. I go about three times a year but my dosage of synthroid tends to change more often then others according to my doctor. My MIL had been on the same dosage for 30 years. I go through about 2 different dosages a year (non pregnant). While pregnant, I had a new prescription every 8 weeks ( and I blame the loss of my LO's twin to my thyroid levels being off though there is no proof).

Junemom2013 · December 2013

Thanks ladies!

Junemom2013 · December 2013

I guess ill just see what the dr says. I'm not overly tired and my non weight loss is attributed to my new love of cake lol I'm not looking forward to a pill but like you all said it's not a death sentence (which btw google makes it sound like)

Hopeful1981 · December 2013

I honestly don't even know what the thyroid does (my dr.'s only response is "it does everything"). But it started with my first pregnancy bloodwork. I was at the same dose throughout pregnancy. PP, my dose has changed three times. No one ever seems that concerned about it.

Yakut · December 2013

I started having symptoms of hypothyroidism (30-lb weight gain, hair loss, fatigue, facial swelling, cold) three years before becoming pregnant, but it wasn't visible in blood tests until my second trimester. I started taking synthroid while pregnant and I'm still on it. I was hoping that my thyroid would be straightened out postpartum, and I was really upset to have to need such a thing, possibly forever. Googling and reading horror stories really didn't help, LOL. But since then, I've met people who are in great health and great shape who have been taking synthroid for a long time, and I feel better about it. Plus, synthroid is cheap as medicine goes (here in Canada with health insurance it's less than $2 for 90 pills). I look thinner again, though I haven't lost very much weight, and I'm not as thin as I was before having these problems, but I don't have any of the other problems anymore. Synthroid has worked out for me.

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