My 6-yr-old daughter was just diagnosed with GD last week. I, too, am interested in hearing from other parents because it is my understanding that this is pretty rare in kids. Alot of people are telling me to get a 2nd opinion but it seems to me that the diagnosis is pretty conclusive – either you have the antibodies in your system or you don’t, right? I am concerned about 2 nodules on her thyroid that showed up in her ultrasound, but her pediatric endo. says that it is not a huge concern if they are under 1cm (they are 6mm and 7mm in size). The plan is to keep an eye on them and do further tests only if they get bigger. Anyone else have this experience? We started last week on methimazole and a beta-blocker, and my daughter has had a difficult time sleeping ever since. Even though sleep problems are a symptom of GD, it’s one that she didn’t have until starting the meds. (previously she was so exhausted from being so wound up all day long that she would fall asleep at the end of the day with no problem) Endo says this is typical, she’s seen it before, not sure why it happens, but should subside. Would love to hear back from anyone with similar experiences! Thanks!
