Hypo is killing my daughters education and career

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Hi all,

I cant begin to explain how angry I am at the moment.My daughter is in 6th form at the moment and taking her exams this month,for what its worth!!! When she was in the infants and juniors,she was the only student who asked her teachers for extra work to take home and was their top student.Since she started puberty at 9yrs old,everything has gone down hill! She was always hyper before puberty and school was great for her,but never enough to keep her mind occupied.But now its hell for her and hell for me to watch.It's bad enough that puberty caused weight gain,stretch marks,mood swings,lack of agility to name but a few,but the mental ability side of things is the most crushing.Her ability is immense,but this life destroying disease is failing her! She has a poor ability to understand things she's trying to learn now,as it just wont go in her head and stay there,she just doesnt get it! It doesnt help that she thinks

having a tutor means she's thick,which I have told her is rubbish,but she thinks if you cant do it without extra tuition,you are seen as not clever enough.What a load of old tosh! She can blame her dad for her stubborness!

She has been dropped from geography,as 3 out of her 4 teachers are idiots and cant teach to save their lives.She was still studying it at home and has just found out she has been dropped from the exam too! I am at breaking point at the moment and I dont know what to do for the best for her.She's on 60mcg of T3 at the moment and has been for over 4 weeks,but it takes 4 weeks to get an appointment and her first chemistry exam is on 21st of this month.If she fails all her exams,she will be kicked out of 6th form and lose her career prospects,she can only re-take exams if she doesnt fail them all.

I dont know what to do for the best,maybe raise her T3 to 70 or 80mcg,but her GP said he didnt need to see her until after her exams,by then it could be too late.And he wouldnt raise her dose without a silly blood test anyway,which would probably show an acceptable level of T3!Does anyone think that upping her T3 could help,or have any other suggestions?

Best wishes Sharon