Pregnancy and thyroid malfunction Posted: 07-24-07 22:16pm
Hey guys! I just needed to vent a little
bit tonight. I just feel so horrible and
it's not anything in particular. I'm sure
it's because of my thyroid. They still
don't have it regulated yet and the meds
they gave me make me throw up everything.
That really sucks when you have to take it
three times a day. I already felt pretty
bad before I got pregnant and now I just
feel horrible. It's okay though because
the baby is doing well. I will be 12 weeks
Friday which reminds me that I need to
post some pics soon. We knew I would
probably feel bad the whole pregnancy and
I was very prepared for this. I don't know
how much longer I will be able to work. I
hope to make it at least halfway through
the pregnancy before I give it up. We are
going to be moving to a cheaper house to
make sure we will still have everything we
all need without having money problems. It
all works out in the end. I just need some
love and support right now to lift me up a
little bit.
In case any of you are wondering, one
reason we decided to get pregnant now
instead of later is because due to some
health issues I have it is possible that
the point of me feeling well will never
really come. We didn't want to wait until
I felt even worse because it would have
been even harder then. I just didn't want
people bashing on me for that.
Thanks for listening to my whine for
tonight!
|
AuDacia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 172 Location: west virginia, united states
Posted: 07-24-07 22:28pm
aw. it'd be pointless for me to say "feel
better" because you said that won't be
happening for a long while, but i wish you
a smooth pregnancy at some points in time.
you have to take care of yourself, as well
as your child. don't worry, the time will
fly quicker than you'd ever imagine.
good luck with the move. my boyfriend
& i are moving tomorrow, so i
understand that stress. it'll all work out
in the end, though.
just keep your focus on that beautiful
child growing inside of you. you're going
to make a great mother.
|
musikmaker
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 1754 Location: Chicago, US
Thanks: 9
Thanked:2
Posted: 07-24-07 22:41pm
I know that having thyroid issues during
pregnancy is not fun. My sister had to
deal with them whenever she was pregnant
with one of her kids.
She said that Milk Thistle really helped
her out and it was safe to take while
pregnant.
|
jenniek
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 692 Location: Salina
Posted: 07-25-07 10:54am
I'm sorry you aren't feeling well.
What type of medicine are you on? I took
levothyroxine (or however you spell it)
once a day and had no problems. My
thryroid stayed at the correct levels the
entire pregnancy with this. It wasn't
until after I had the baby that they
started to mess up again, but they still
haven't got *too* out of whack just a bit
off.
|
monkeygirl22
Supporter
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 2399 Location: ,
Thanks: 9
Thanked:1
Posted: 07-25-07 11:17am
Well, I'm hyperthyroid so I am on PTU.
It's the only drug that is safe to take
while pregnant. The odd thing is I have
all the symptoms of underactive thyroid
but mine is overactive. I didn't go to
work again today. I woke up just hurting
all over and felt like I had been runover
by a bus. I'm really thinking that once we
move I am at least going to have to cut
down part time for the sake of me and the
baby. I can't keep feeling like crap.
|
babyAndy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 347
Posted: 07-25-07 11:46am
Hey I definatley know what you are going
through, I was diagnosed with a
hypothyroid a week before I found out I
was pregnant.
I feel like crap. I feel tired and
sluggish from the hypothyroid and now
piled on with pregnancy fatigue and nausea
and headaches. It sucks.
That is good that you have the type of job
you can cut your hours down with...i am in
a Full time positon and cant budge...booo
I really hope that you are taking care of
yourself and its good that you call in
sick when you need to and listen to your
body.
|
monkeygirl22
Supporter
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 2399 Location: ,
Thanks: 9
Thanked:1
Posted: 07-25-07 15:43pm
I'm to the point right now that I am just
ready to quit. I know I don't need to do
it just yet but I can barely hold my head
up today. It would be nice if I had all
this energy they say people with
overactive thyroids had. I was already
pregnant (without knowing it) when I found
out about my thyroid. I'm in a full time
position too but we get our benefits
through my husband's job. Sometimes, I
just wish my job would fire me so I could
stay home. How horrible is that?
|
*star*
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 1801 Location: ,
Thanks: 22
Thanked:24
Posted: 07-25-07 15:50pm
Stephanie or Andy,
I have a question. What is the difference
between hyper and hypothyroid?
I had some blood work done yesterday,
because I have two strange bumps on my
shins and they wanted to test my
thyroid??? I have no idea why, but I think
I remember you saying something about your
TSH levels? I have that on the write up
from the doctor. They did the TSH and for
EBV which I think is Epstine Bar? They
said something about that. I was just
wondering the terminology with all this
tyroid talk.
I am kinda glad that I got to have this
blood work done now right before we start
trying just to find out about my thyroid.
I remember someone posting about
recommending everyone who is ttc to have
your tyroid checked.
|
mrsJ
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 81 Location: ,
Posted: 07-25-07 17:35pm
Hyper is too much thyroid hormone, hypo is
too little.
Hyper thyroid can be caused by an
autoimmune disorder called Graves disease.
When this is the case your antibodies
attack your thyroid, sometimes the tissue
behind your eyes (giving you bulging eyes)
and rarely the tissue where your shins
are. That is probably why the Drs wanted
to test thyroid function, however it is
good to get thyroid function tested on
some what of a regular basis anyway.
Hope this helps.
|
monkeygirl22
Supporter
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 2399 Location: ,
Thanks: 9
Thanked:1
Posted: 07-25-07 17:37pm
Hyperthyroid means that your thyroid is
producing too much of the thyroid
hormones. It usually goes along with not
being able to gain weight, protruding
eyes, anxiety, heart palpitations, and an
inability to sit still.
Hypothyroid is the exact opposite. Your
thyroid does not produce enough of the
thyroid hormones. Usually the symptoms are
weight gain, fatigue and a few other
things I can't remember.
Normal TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
levels are from 0.4-4.5. These values
range though depending on the doctor and
the lab. If you are below 0.4 then you are
hyperthyroid because TSH stimulates your
thyroid to release more hormones but
since you already have high levels of them
in your blood your thyroid is not being
stimulated as much by TSH. If your TSH is
higher than 4.5 then you are hypothyroid
and your body isn't getting enough of the
hormones.
My TSH was 0.01, so it was almost
nonexistent. This was the exact opposite
of what I expected it to be because I have
totally opposite symptoms.
It really sucks because the one medicine I
can take does have a very rare side effect
on that baby but the benefits of taking it
outweigh the risk. The only risk is that
part of the scalp will possibly not close
up but it is a very rare side effect and I
am on a very low doseage to try and
prevent this from happening. It is very
important for your thyroid to be under
control while pregnant because you can go
into what is called a thyroid storm where
your blood pressure can go either really
high or really low and put both you and
the baby at risk. It's very possible for
this to happen right around when you go
into labor.
So all in all, thyroid problems totally
suck and please get it checked out. Let me
know how it all goes Star. Oh yeah, my
name is Stefanie.
|
*star*
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 1801 Location: ,
Thanks: 22
Thanked:24
Posted: 07-26-07 14:40pm
Sorry Stefanie, I'm Heather I don't know
if you knew that or not.
So...I guess I am waiting for my blood
work to come back to see if I have any
thyroid problems. My question is...which
one if any gives you a hard time to get
pregnant? The doctor felt my neck and
asked me to swallow and she said that she
didn't feel any thyroid inflamation. So I
am assuming that this is good news.
I will let you guys know when the blood
work comes back.
|
monkeygirl22
Supporter
Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 2399 Location: ,
Thanks: 9
Thanked:1
Posted: 07-26-07 14:56pm
Any type of thyroid problem can make it
harder to get pregnant and also gives you
an increased risk of miscarriage. Having a
thyroid problem can make your cycles
totally wacky. Either way is really not
good. My uncle's wife found out she was
pregnant and that she was hypothyroid and
she ended up miscarrying. I've been very
lucky so far.
