Young Children with Hashimoto's-HELP

June 30, 2011

Hi there-

We are new to the group. I have been reading everything I can get my hands on

about thyroid problems/iodine for several years now. Here is my issue. I will

start with my son who is now 5 and I finally found out he had Hypothyroidism at

2 1/2- his bloodwork was really bad & we went through several doctors trying to

get it " right " . He took Iodoral as well as a very low dose compounded Thyroxine.

He has continued to have many symptoms through the years, although his

" bloodwork " looks OK at this point. We then fond out he has Hash. in 12/10-this

was after doing Iodine (using Iodoral) & meds. My daughter is 3 years old & I

did not necessarily suspect thyroid with her, but the same doctor that checked

my son's antibodies in 12/10 checked hers & it was the same? We did a urine

Iodine test through doctor's data in 4/11. My son's looked good, but my

daughter's was low. I am interested in doing the loading test, but my daughter

is not fully potty trained so I am not sure how to do it.

We are at a loss on where to go from here. I can not seem to find a doctor

nearby (we live in Georgia) who has a clue how to help me. I need some help as I

do not know how to do this totally by myself. Both kids are diagnosed on the

Autism spectrum & have had some bad gut issues. We are addressing the gut

through diet thus far & they are doing pretty well with food, but I just don't

know what to do?

ANy advice/recommendations for kids this age? Anyone know a good Doc. near me?

Thanks so very much in advance for responding

Recommended Posts