Thyroiditis update/ lab work

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I posted a while back that I am concerned that my son may have

inherited my thyroid issues. I have since learned that my particular

type of Thyroiditis is called Hashimoto's and is likely to be

genetic. When I told the pediatrician this morning she said we

should absolutely get him tested to rule it out if nothing else.

Bad news is that means a blood test...which means restraining

him...ugh! The special ed teacher is going to show me how to safely

restrain him when I take him up to the hospital. Our thought is to

try and reduce the number of hospital personnel needed to help

reduce his panic. Lets face it though... this is not going to be

pretty. I just wish he could be sedated...honestly. we are going to

do it Friday though I think because it is the beginning of school

break and that will give him 10 days to recover before he has to go

to school.

Do any of you have any suggestions for getting thru the blood draw??

I probably don't have to explain but just in case...any reasoning

tactic does not work. No matter how well he understands something,

once the panic kicks in...forget it! Not looking forward to this....