Children and thyroid troubles

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Children and thyroid troubles
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Mon, 09-13-2004 - 3:01pm
Does anyone have a child that has been diagnosed with any sort of

thyroid disease?

I ask because at my son's 5 year old check up, the dr was concerned

that there might be a problem because of his weight. We had blood work

done on Friday for TSH and diabetes and some other things, she just

said 'growth hormones'.

He's always been big, he was 10lbs 2 oz and 24 inches long at birth.

And has been growing ever since. He is currently 47 1/2 inches tall

and he weighs 94 pounds. He probably eats somewhat more than an average

5 year old, and he is an active child. In the beginning of summer, he learned to

ride a bike, so bascially all summer he swam and rode his bike. I thought

for sure he would lose some weight, or atleast stop gaining, but that

hasn't been the case.

Just wondering if anyone else out there has been in a similar situation.

Thanks!

Shelly

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Registered: 11-09-2001
Mon, 09-13-2004 - 6:56pm
Hi Shelly - I only have a second right now but I have two kids who are hypo. One is my daughter, now 19, who was diagnosed at around 13 years old but probably had it for a few years before we realized. The other is my son, now 15, who was diagnosed at 13 also. Both were small for their age, height-wise, had trouble because they were gaining weight without eating more. And oddly, both had the same "fussy" sort of personality, not a lot fun most of the time, difficult to get along with.

There is a thyroid board for kids but I don't have the link handy. If you go back to the main health page, you'll see it. And I think I just read that babies who are born with a hypothyroid condition are bigger at birth than most other babies. I would have him tested. No sense not doing it. Since it runs in the family, too, he might have a strong predisposition to it. Only 10% of hypothyroid cases are male - isn't that odd? My son is so happy to be in that group! LOL!

But seriously, it's important to catch it early because of the ramifications with a child's growth - both what you can see and internally. Hope this helps! Cathy :)

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Registered: 11-09-2001
Tue, 09-14-2004 - 4:22pm
Here's the link to the kid's board: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppchthyroid

Cathy :)

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 09-14-2004 - 8:21pm

Hi Shelly,


Just for your information, we have someone posting on the Thyroid Cancer board this week whose 13-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer.


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhthyroid&msg=2921.1&ctx=0

 

Calley7