grave's disease

i came back from an appointment with my endocrinologist and i was "pre-diagnosed" (pending results of another blood test) with Grave's Disease. hyperthyroidism sya in its most common form. based sa results ng 3 past blood tests ko, malala yung hyperthyroidism ko nung first trimester, and it got better nung second, and nitong third, yung TSH na lang yung mababa, which means umo-ok daw yung situation ko. it's the best scenario we could hope for daw, considering na wala akong treatment na ginawa.

sabi ng endoc, kung maaga akong nagpatingin sa kanya, most likely he will treat yung hyperthyroidism ko nung 1st trimester, kasi yun daw ang pinaka-delikado. i could've miscarried!

but now that i am on my 33rd week, i'm past the risky stage daw. ang pinaka-risk na lang ngayon is magkaron din ng hyperthyroidism si pistoy pagkapanganak. but that will go away after a few months.i asked if nakaka-cause ba ng birth defects ang hyperthyroidism, hindi naman daw.

they drew blood ulet for another lab test. that will be my latest (probably last) "baseline" before i give birth. after ko daw kasi manganak, kailangan i-monitor ulet yung thyroid hormones ko.

with all these thyroid chuva, i'm afraid na baka maging only child si pistoy. will it go away after i give birth? will it worsen? what if mag-worsen, and it will be risky for me to get preggy again? naisip ko lang yung mga tanong na yon nung nagda-drive na ko papuntang work after the appointment. i guess we'll take it one step at a time.

what's important is pistoy is past the dangerous stage. anak, ang galing mo talaga kumapit, bilib ako sayo! =P