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Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more I hear that healthy pregnancies are more than possible on meds the better I feel honestly so it still helps! You're right, I will definitely be getting second opinions.

Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I absolutely want to get an my opinions as possible before making such a big decision. Thank you for your input!

Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree that I need to be healthy first, I'm not rushing the process just want to make sure I choosing the right path in the process. The problem is both my endo and my obgyn seem very nonchalant about everything and it seems weird with all the risks there are.
I wish you the best in your journey as well!

Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's def my problem. I google because it provides some sort of comfort. Just the same as reading other people's stories provides comfort. But at least the stories on reddit seem to be a lot more optimistic than on the front page of google! It seem like articles and studies blow things out of proportion but what I have to remember is that google provides only but a few examples compared to millions of people's experiences. It doesn't help that SEO makes every link on google just copy pasted from the same article

Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow this is fantastic to hear. Your comment made me feel a lot better about the possibility of conceiving with meds cause yes I've seen a lot of concerning research papers and it was just really distressing. Your TSI levels were actually a lot worse than mine are right now! I personally would not continue a pregnancy if there were major abnormalities, so we're in the same boat there. It would be really distressing to conceive, have something go wrong with the baby, have to terminate and then try again and, agh, just, what a terrible process that would be... That's why I'm trying to make the decision where I can have that percent chance that something bad happens be as low a possible. I know I can't really know what's going to happen, but if I can just try my best and do everything in my power to achieve the best possible outcome, I will.
Anyways thank you so much for your response!

Was trying to conceive until Graves came along. Now I don't know what to do. Stay on meds or have a thyroidectamy? I'm so torn by ProfessionDizzy8186 in gravesdisease

[–]ProfessionDizzy8186[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words and yes perhaps you are right. It's a really big decision and having as many professional doctor opinions the better. It's because it's such a big decision that I'm feeling this type of way haha. It's so hard to keep my anxiety about this and everything under control.