How long does it take to get a normal result

[jojo1978]

Hi I'm 29yrs old and I have hypothyroidism. I have recently had my forth child who is now 6months old. My thyroxine was increased in pregnancy to 200mg daily. Since giving birth I have decreased it to 100mg daily but I am still having too much. My problem is I am due to have a Tummy tuck in 10 days time and my TSH level needs to be normal before they will do the operation. At my last appointment 3 weeks ago my level was 0.09 I changed my medication from 100mg to 75mg. Do you think in the 3 weeks my TSH level will have changed and be in the normal range? This is the last blood test I will be having as I am traveling abroad for surgery.

[jax190]

good luck with your results tomorrow i hope it goes well i know what you mean about meds, thyroid problems seem to be the only disease which has the problem of ever changing meds dont know about you but its like one long puzzle

[jojo1978]

Hi, my normal ranges are 0.35-4.5. I need to get from 0.09 to 0.35 in 3 week with a decrease of 25mg a day. I have discussed this with my GP and he said that hopefully this will work but I'm not sure and I really don't want to postpone my op. Obviously if I need to I need to. I go for my last blood test tomorrow so fingers crossed. I hate this juggling game why cant you just be able to have 1 dose and it works. I've been on Thyroxine for about 12 years and I'm always changing meds.

[jax190]

from what i know it takes 4-6 weeks for the pills to get into the system properly i had a decrease of 25mg once and it didnt make a lot of difference to my tsh level your level doesnt look too bad what are your ranges and what is your doctor trying to get you too i didnt realise you couldnt have surgery with an abnormal tsh  i think you should discuss this with your doctor and look at the consequences and consider postponing