[Ski]

#1072804

Well, the question about what is going on with your son is FAR out of our realm to answer, but I do feel for you, going through this! Sounds like at least you have a doctor who is exploring every possibility, and rechecking as necessary. If you don’t feel confident that you are getting helpful answers, there’s no harm in getting a second opinion, but I would take copies of all the test results done so far, if only to avoid having your poor little boy stuck with even more needles to find out the same things.

Thyroid conditions act similarly to MANY other conditions, which is precisely why it can be difficult to get a successful thyroid disease diagnosis quickly, but the doctor has tested the thyroid hormone levels already, and has promised to do it again, and is checking for other conditions at the same time, so hopefully a cohesive picture will emerge soon.

Even thyroid hormone levels that fluctuate dramatically can signal a problem (except T3, since that is supposed to fluctuate often), so I would suggest that you make sure you have copies of all the test results for your son, and have a really good talk with the doctor to ask what their feeling is, as well as what they still need to know before they can make a conclusive diagnosis. Sometimes a doctor doesn’t want to let us in on all the possibilities, because we’ll just worry more, and it may be unnecessary. If you come away from that discussion feeling dissatisfied, look up another doctor and have another talk.

[dodd404]

#1072805

Thank you, I appreciate your advice.

[Madame_X]

#1072806

Adult teeth pushing out baby teeth isn’t unusual. I knew a couple of kids who went through that.

You might want to keep an eye on the teeth, so to speak — make sure he’s brushing as usual and more or less keeping his mouth as clean as possible.” title=”Smile” />

[dodd404]

#1019600

My son is 6 yr old (dob 4-30-02)He weighs 56lbs and is 46 in. He recently had blood test after several doctor visits. 3-2-09 Results were gluclose 88/creatinine .48/potassium 3.1/tsh .39and he isn’t allergic to anything. 3-4-09 more test on thyroid t4 normal and t3 high. Never vomiting or diarrhea. pushed potassium for 10 days. 3-12-09 doctor says thyroid test are confusing and the potassium is due to vomiting and diarrhea.I told him he never had vomiting or diarrhea. then decided to do a potassium test. Says he’ll check his thyroid in 6 mos. 3-12-09 potassium 4.1/gluclose 64. My son has 3 diseases in his left eye, he has been in speech therapy since 3yrs old. He has back pain, neck pain,allergy symptoms, sensitivity too light,constipation, fatigue, anxiety, he is beginning to loose teeth and his permanent teeth are coming in before loosing the baby teeth, he has very brittle hair, and I have noticed patches on his neck that look like dirt although I still help him bath. Should I get a second opinion. What could be going on with my son??

[dodd404]

#1072807

The adult teeth aren’t pushing the baby teeth out. They are coming in behind the baby teeth. I appreciate what you are saying. I decided to list all of the things that seem odd to me for this is my 3rd child. When I spoke with the doctor last he said he thought the back pain was bruised floating rib, that we wouldn’t worry about the potassium, and we would wait 6 mos. to retest the thyroid b/c it was confusing and he didn’t know what to do with the results from the test. Then I insisted about the potassium b/c I read up on it and knew he shouldn’t have lost potassium. He didn’t vomit or have diarrhea. ThenHe retested the potassium and it came up and the sugar dropped. He ate 11/2 hour before the blood test and did not have gym that day. I’m just concerned that waiting 6 mos is too long. Especially seems how the doctor doesn’t know what the test means.

[Ski]

#1072808

You can always ask for a referral to a pediatric endocrinologist, just for a consultation. Take the test results to the appointment, and keep some kind of symptom log in the meantime. It may help.

If the test results did not give a "slam dunk" hyperthyroid result, six months may be okay to wait, but since you seem to lack confidence in the conclusions of the pediatrician, there’s no harm in developing a relationship with a pediatric endo in the meantime.

[PaulaK]

#1072809

My son, Eric, DOB 4-24-93, has been diagnosed with Graves’ disease, since March of 2001… First seen by his GP, his first TSH was <.001, with a t3 of 555. He was immediately sent to a pediatric endocrinologist. I hope there is a good one for you in your ares.
He’s been being treated by tapazole of some form for the whole 8 years. He just had RAI treatment just last week.

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