My Son's recent labs

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Hi all,

I just got back from the doctor's office and we've got my younger

son's (13 yr. old) first thyroid labs. The Frees are mid to upper

range, TSH is 2.39 (range 0.5-4.30), so that looks perfect. But, his

Thyroglobulin antibodies are positive (TPO is negative), so it's

conclusive that he has Hashi's. At his last appt, the doc had done a

sonogram and saw some very odd cysts and his thyroid is very

vascular. We've started him on Synthroid (I'll wait to push for

Armour). The curious thing about this son is that the ONLY thyroid

symptom (hypo) is constipation. He also claims to have memory issues

as he doesn't do great on tests at school (lots of rote stuff in 7th

grade), so we'll see if this helps - his H/W and quiz grades are

high.

There's already been a noticeable improvement in disposition and

schoolwork for my older son.

I really do want to encourage all of you with teenage kids (and even

younger really) to trust your instincts on thus and push for a

comprehensive analysis (including sonogram), as I really feel this

will help my boys alot. It can be very difficult to see this problem

since the docs will tell you that teenage boys are just like this. I

had suspected my oldest was hypo 5 years ago and while a GF diet and

nutrients have helped, the lack of energy he had for years was just

not normal (again, despite pediatrician telling me it was).

B.