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| Tue, 07-18-2006 - 8:23pm |
I first posted when I got my T4 and TSH test results back and the T4 was normal but the TSH was 0.01, almost undetectable. I was scheduled for a thyroid uptake scan and ultrasound. Well if you notice my siggy, I could only get the ultrasound and no radioactive stuff. I was definitely wanting to get my thyroid disease taken care of before I even thought about getting pregnant but this pregnancy was unexpected so now we're just dealing with it. I guess the ultrasound looked fine but then I saw the endocrinologist that same day and he felt two large nodules with a bumpy edge to them on each side of my thyroid. He said they were making it enlarged which surprised me because the ultrasound tech didn't see anything. The endo dr sent me for more blood work and again the TSH came back at 0.01 so now I need to follow up with him to see if I need to be on meds or not.
It's weird though, a couple of my doctors get serious and concerned when they see the test results for hyperthyroid and stress how we need to get it under control soon. But then a couple of other ones say that it's worse to have hypothyroidism during pregnancy and either way they treat them just like they would if I wasn't pregnant. I have stressed to them that I am having trouble breathing and feeling like I'm going to pass out. I am to the point where I can hardly walk around and carry on a conversation without having to constantly pause to catch my breath. They listened to the baby's heartbeat at my last appointment and the doplar monitor thing also picked up my heartbeat and it wasn't sounding right at all. But yet when I mentioned this to the OB nurse who had my file in front of her that says right on there that I have fibromyalgia, hyperthyroid and a history of depression/anxiety she just said that it just sounded like I was having a rough 1st trimester and maybe I was having asthma or something. I said I've never had a problem with that before and had just lost 30 lbs and the breathing issues had started just a few months ago.
So my doctors cut me back to working 40 hours a week and 8 hours a day. That's the norm for pregnant women I guess but I just don't understand why they aren't listening to me. I'v already been to the ER for migraines on top of everything else but they just tell me to hang in there and take it easy. I haven't been to work in a week because of everything going on and it's frustrating because I know it's not just simply morning sickness or the usual pregnancy stuff. They keep pushing me to get on some anti-depressants again and seem concerned with the emotional stuff but other than that I feel like I'm not being heard.
Any suggestions? The co pays from the doctor visits are starting to add up and since I'm not at work I'm not getting a paycheck and I don't qualify for FMLA until December. I'm no stranger to stress during pregnancy because when I was pregnant with my daughter my husband was deployed to Iraq and I lost my mom to cancer. It's just frustrating. I'm getting very little support from family and they just seem to think that going back to work will just solve all my problems because then I will be back in a routine. Ugh.









Hi Jen,
I guess I'm inclined to agree with you about your feeling of not being listened to from what you have described in your post.