Friday, March 26, 2010

Bummed by Doctor News

So I finally saw the endocrinologist a couple of weeks ago. I was hoping that he would take me off all my meds and say everything is fine. Boy was I wrong! Seems that while my thyroid levels seem to be getting better (I think anyway) that he has found a goiter and two toxic multi nodules. I'm not exactly sure what that means but he said something about not knowing how big they were originally so he is keeping an eye on them to see if they get any larger. I still have hyperthyroidism but he doesn't think it's Graves Disease. But, I am having blood work every 8 weeks and seeing him every 10 weeks. I think his hope is that the levels will gradually keep going down and he can adjust my meds slowly to get me off of them. He is taking me off the heart medicine this week. So we'll see if the heart palpitations have gone away. Bad News - No baby until at least the end of the year. Good News- he will closely monitor me during the next pregnancy and adjust meds if/as needed. He thinks the hyperthyroid played a part in the preeclampsia. So hopefully with a OBGYN, Perinatologist and an Endocrinologist, we can make it!