Well, family, it looks like there is no clear diagnosis. The doctor said my thyroid scan showed that my thyroid is basically healthy, and we really didn’t learn anything new. We know that my TSH is low, and my thyroid hormone is at the high end of normal (4, and 4.2 is the line between normal and abnormal) - the scan reflected the same information.

The good thing is, it means I don’t have any tumors or pre-cancerous cells.

The bad thing is, we still aren’t sure exactly what the problem is. The doctor said that either I have nodules that are secreting thyroid hormone intermittently, or it could be the medication I’m on for post partum depression causing the pituitary to send the wrong messages to my thyroid. Basically, he said we have to wait until I’ve been off the medication for 6 to 8 weeks, and then they’ll do another round of testing. The other interesting thing he mentioned is that in some people the same medication makes them hyPOthyroid, and in others it makes them hyPERthyroid - so even if it is the medication, we still don’t know if I’m normal and the medication is making me sick, or if my thyroid is very abnormal and the medication is making me better…

So the diagnosis is that we don’t have a diagnosis! I’m supposed to sit tight and keep an eye on my symptoms, and we’ll just keep testing me until we can figure out exactly what is causing the problem.

The best scenario would be that the medication I’m on is causing the problem, and that I can come off the medication and be normal.

Anyhow, I just thought I’d let everyone know. Thanks for your love and prayers and support.