I'm not remembering all of it, so forgive me...

We saw the specialist today. We have ALOT of questions answered. It's scary, a relief, just a combination of alot of things.

Jessica not only has hyperthyroidism, but she has Grave's Disease AND a thyroid goiter which is three times larger than the average thyroid...at 19 years old...and 3 months pregnant. Her thyroid levels are also three times again what they should be.

It's going to be rough. It's scary in that the baby can be affected because her levels are completely WAY up there. The scariest part was the complete shock on the dr's face that she was three months pregnant and had never miscarried.

He said that usually a woman can show hyperthyroidism early on due to the hormones in the uterus. This is not the case with Jess. It has complicated it greatly.

Her levels are three times higher than those of high normal thyroid tests. This answers so, so, so much in regards to her itching, her emotions and agitation, double-vision, exhaustion...goodness just so much. He said she's had this for a while, and she became this emotional firecracker at about 14-15. It makes so much sense. So, in that way, she's relieved. She looked at me and said, "So I'm not crazy? I thought I had a bad personality disorder or something." God love her.

She will have to take HIGH doses of PTU for now and be watched closely...her and the baby. She'll have to be watched for hepatitus and some other things; the baby for tachycardia which might be indicative that blood flow is compromised for the baby.

There are the obvious concerns outside of that...miscarriage, early birth, low birth weight, hyperthyroidism for baby at birth, etc. Also, he said with the levels she has, if we can't get them regulated and it's affecting the baby, she very well may have to have surgery during pregnancy.

I have to stand on the fact that it will be alright...it's a miracle this baby was conceived and is still in-urtero with Grave's, add that she was on the pill, are there any odds even to that???

Thank you all for your love, prayers and care.

KD