I just got off the phone with my endocrinologist, Dr. P. She'd left me a voicemail on Friday afternoon, but her office was closed by the time I got it and called back.
Apparently, I’m a freak show.
There are three thyroid tests…and so no diagnosis or determinations can be made without all three being run.
According to my TSH, I’m hyperthyroid right now.
According to my T4, I’m in stasis – as in normal and well-regulated.
According to my T3, I’m hypothyroid right now – meaning that I’m on too much medication.
She says she’s never seen this kind of result before. She can’t understand and/or explain it. I asked if missing an occasional dose here or there would affect this, and she said no…missing a dosage should cause them all to have the same results, not all different results.
So for right now, she’s most concerned about the test that shows me as hypothyroid, because that can be bad for baby, and so she’s dropping my dosage by 1/3. That’s the result I wanted…but not for the reason I wanted it.
And instead of 8 weeks, she wants to see me in 4.
Yahoo for being a freak. Eyeore was definitely Eyeore today. I think what upsets her most is that she can simply not explain why these tests would be so funky. For me, I'm going to go with the law of averages and call myself healthy! :-)
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Hmmm, that is odd...I would think she would have them recheck the results. Do the pregnancy hormones affect the tests?
I am a known freak too when it comes to blood tests too. Keeping my prayers with you.
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