Should my daughter be tested??
Find a Conversation
Should my daughter be tested??
| Wed, 07-14-2004 - 2:14pm |
I've just been diagnosed with Hashi's, my mother has Graves, my nephew is 19 and has Hashi's and my mother in law is Hypo. I assume that at some point we'll have to start checking my 9 yo daughter's thyroid levels to make sure she's ok, but so far she has no symptoms. She has congenital heart defects and had to have OH surgery a couple of years ago, so I don't want to put her through any procedures if I can help it, she's been through so much already. I'm thinking that if she doesn't show any symptoms, that maybe we should test her when she's in high school. What do you think? What about my 15 yo son?
Cathy

I am new to this board and the whole world of thyroid issues but here's my $.02 :-)
I wouldn't worry about testing if they don't have symptoms.
Cathy in Tx