I am really scared. As you can see from the above my thyroid had a storm at (or before) 8 weeks and I had hardly any t4 in my blood. By 17 weeks tsh was back down to 1.8. However I realize this puts my baby at higher risk of a number of problems, especially as my thyroxine was not put up until after 12 weeks due to appalling communication between lab, Gp and midwife.
I realize the risk is higher but what does that really mean? Has anyone had any similar experiences of tsh levels this high in early pregnancy and has anyone had any subsequent problems?
My consultant said he thinks it will all be fine but could not give me any good reasons as to why he thought so. I really feel they are fobbing me off and given my resent care I just don't rust them anymore.
I realize I don't know much about obstetrics, but I am a scientist by profession and have access to most of the medical and midwifery journals. In desperation I have spent most of the weekend printing off and reading everything I could find on the subject, but I don't feel much better. As with a lot of things I suppose, there just does not seem to be much good, conclusive, reliable, evidence available? Am I correct in concluding that in reality no one really has any idea?
Do any of you have any experience in this area?
Does everyone get such vague information?
Any ideas as to what I should do next / who i can go to?
If there is a problem I will handle it but I am finding it very hard to cope with this uncertainty.
Lucy