Hypothyroidism: Looking for Suggestions to help my son Posted: 09-08-06 12:02pm
I have an 11 year old son and I just took
him to see a specialist. During the office
visit after looking over test result for
the last year he said that it looked like
my son was borderline hypothyroidism but a
few days later his office called with the
new test result from that office visit.
The nurse said that everyting is fine. My
son symptoms are as follows: extremely
tired & sleepy, dry skin, constipation,
short stature, coarse hair, hoarseness,
cold intolerance, memory and concentration
trouble, severe forgotfulness, delayed
tooth development,paper thin nails,
headaches, and moody. My son was always so
full of energy and never stopped. My
son's TSH level have been going up over
the last year and my son's fatigue has
just gotten worse. I really don't know if
I'm worrying too much but thyroid problems
run in the family. I want to see my son
healthy and happy again. He used to be so
full of energy. I don't know what to do
and no one wants to explain why the THS
levels are going up. Please any
suggestion would help.
THS 1year ago - 2.3 2 months -3.2
last week 3.58
FT4 1.25
Cortisol 18.2
IGF-1 182
According to your son’s symptoms
(extremely tired and sleepy, dry skin,
constipation, short stature, coarse hair,
hoarseness, cold intolerance, memory and
concentration trouble, severe
forgetfulness, delayed tooth development,
paper thin nails, headaches, and moody) he
might be experiencing congenital
hypothyroidism but this must be confirmed
with laboratory analyses of levels of
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormones (TSH), Free
Thyroxins (FT4) and Thyroxin Binding
Globulins (TBG). To confirm
hypothyroidism, FT4 levels must be under
the normal reference values. TBG is also
decreased in hypothyroidism. TSH can be
increased in primary hypothyroidism or
decreased in secondary hypothyroidism. In
primary hypothyroidism, the problem is in
the thyroid gland itself while in
secondary hypothyroidism the problem is in
the pituitary gland. Other examinations
that have to be performed are an X-ray
image of the long bones and a radio-scan
of the thyroid gland. I can’t now make a
judgment about your son’s laboratory
reports because every laboratory has its
own reference values when dealing with
hormones. You can ask for expert help from
a pediatrician-endocrinologist.
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