Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 has an appointment in the next hour with a different G.P. same surgery though, his hair loss is starting to look more worrying now and he has lost weight, so going to ask again for Thyroid test, can someone please remind me exactly what I should be asking for again? TIA Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hi Vicky, I just did a google search on alopecia and autism and didn’t find anything. Has anyone else found anything? Elaine From: Autism Treatment [mailto:Autism Treatment ] On Behalf Of MaddiganV@... Sent: 18 April 2006 13:15 To: Autism Treatment Cc: MaddiganV@... Subject: Re: Thyroid Question again What a waste of time! again we are refused a thyroid test, today's excuse " autism " lots of kids with these issues have alopecia, " Oh really, I see an entire school full of them every day with good heads of hair and normal height " !! What are we supposed to do here, see Dr D for everything under the sun that presents with, pay for tests freely available to normal kids? travel to London everytime is not well, I say this because in hhis 8yrs of life according to NHS doctors my son has never had a days pain or anything at all other than autism, and I really need to accept this. He thought I was paying the NHS gastro privately to see , seeing as he had already refused the test I felt it only fair to tell him I wouldn't see her if she paid me so impressed am I with her!!!!!! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Try hypothyroidism and autism or hypothyroidism and alopecia. RE: Thyroid Question again Hi Vicky, I just did a google search on alopecia and autism and didn’t find anything. Has anyone else found anything? Elaine From: Autism Treatment [mailto:Autism Treatment ] On Behalf Of MaddiganV@...Sent: 18 April 2006 13:15Autism Treatment Cc: MaddiganV@...Subject: Re: Thyroid Question again What a waste of time! again we are refused a thyroid test, today's excuse "autism" lots of kids with these issues have alopecia, "Oh really, I see an entire school full of them every day with good heads of hair and normal height"!! What are we supposed to do here, see Dr D for everything under the sun that presents with, pay for tests freely available to normal kids? travel to London everytime is not well, I say this because in hhis 8yrs of life according to NHS doctors my son has never had a days pain or anything at all other than autism, and I really need to accept this. He thought I was paying the NHS gastro privately to see , seeing as he had already refused the test I felt it only fair to tell him I wouldn't see her if she paid me so impressed am I with her!!!!!! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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