I saw my OB yesterday and discussed my concerns and fears with her.
Firstly she said that she concurs that the Thyroid levels are within normal range and she does not feel it necessary for me to take the medication. She said that the particular Perinatologist that I see is known for aggressively treating Thyroid problems even when right on the borderline, but in her opinion I do not need to and that I should dismiss this concern from my mind.
Then, re heart. She says that pregnancy puts a toll on your heart and it has to work a lot harder. She says that if we were seeing these symptoms (elevated heart rate and swollen ankles) in 8 wks time they would not concern her because that would be about the time we usually see them appear….. but that right now it’s a little early to be getting them. She agrees that I should stop taking the Atenolol and says it sounds as though it doesn’t agree with me, and wants me to see a Cardiologist. She said basically she would prefer the experts to take a look at what’s going on. She said they may well turn around and say it’s not worrying them, forget about it…. Or they may decide to put me on some kind of other medication, but that they are the people to determine what, if anything, needs to be done. I have an appointment with one next week on Tuesday.
The baby is doing fine – the last scan shows 64th percentile for growth which she says is great. Regarding the ‘thick’ placenta, she said that it would only be a concern if it were absorbing all of the nutrients that should go to the baby, but obviously the baby is doing great at this point so we should not worry. She would only worry if the baby dropped to the 20th percentile.