Thyroid disease after pregnancy

[SpanielFace]

I found a swelling in my neck last night. I went to the doctors today & it's my thyroid gland. My GP thinks its likely that I have an underactive thyroid - I'm back next week for bloods & will be referred for an ultrasound. I had DS 9 months ago and have been feeling exhausted and achey ever since, despite the fact that he has been sleeping 12 hours pretty reliably since he was about 5 months old, so I have no real reason to be so tired. I've also been struggling to lose the weight I gained in pregnancy. So this might actually explain a lot!

Did anyone else on here have this condition? (I know it's very common in women). And if you developed it after pregnancy, did it resolve or are you on lifelong treatment? Did you find you lost weight with treatment?

Pleased for you! I remember it took a while to get my dose right so if you're not feeling better then it might need increasing after your next blood test - hang in there! Think it can take a week or so to start feeling the full effects of thyroxine but fingers crossed you'll be better soon.

Update: I've been on the thyroxine for 1 week now, I'm on 50mg a day, to be reviewed after bloods in 3 weeks time. I don't know if it's coincidence (because the sun is shining, and DS's tooth has finally come through so he's cheerier and less clingy) - but I do feel better. Less "foggy", iyswim, and more positive about things. I'm not sure if its the placebo effect though! Still, either way it's nice.

Glad to hear it.
Foggy is the perfect way to describe it!