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pregnant after thyroidectomy due to Graves disease

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ESuch1 · 28/10/2014 13:10

Hello,
I am 15wks+1d pregnant today and just had a call from my GP that my TSH levels are raised. Now I have to wait for the (so far pretty useless) hospital to call me to discuss my medication. I am, and have been since the surgery, on 100mcg of levo.
Does anyone have a similar experience to me? How have you coped during your pregnancy? Do you have any tips for me?
I am still very tired, so I thought something might be a bit not right. But I am more concerned about whether this is affecting the baby's development.
I would love to hear about your experiences.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Theorientcalf · 28/10/2014 17:40

Your TSH needs to be low during pregnancy, ideally below 2. So if it's high they need to increase your medication.
You should also be having bloods taken every trimester. Are you seeing an endocrinologist, as you should be. I'm hypothyroid and was classed as high risk because of it and saw the endocrine and obstetric team during my pregnancy.

You might be better getting this thread moved to pregnancy.

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