Re: Docs today..

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I'm sorry you're having such a bad day Kat - but you know you

shouldn't beat yourself up for waiting only two weeks for you son. It

wasn't like he was running a fever and clutching his head and

screaming he had a migraine or something. This is all VERY SUBTLE

stuff. Even the most attentive mother can't run her kids to the

doctor at every slightly subtle symptom. You waited two weeks and

said, this subtle stuff is lasting too long - and that was the right

way to do it. Congratulate yourself on not going over board, but for

doing it right. And if he has any sort of thyroid problem remember

that you would be catching it at the very beginning - unlike those of

us who let it run amok and drag us down for years.IF they give him

thyroid meds, it would be beneficial. It is not necessarily going to

be a bad thing - it could be quite good. You'll be okay - you're an

attentive mom - the boys have faith you'll help them with anything

that comes along, and it will all work out. If their mom was Cruella

DeVille, I'd be worried - but they've got you.

-Lynn

>

> Augh, today was rough..although my mind was else where.. the doc

> went over the pathology report and even on the report it says will

> follow up but there has been no follow up..the report does show a

> normal thyroid though..he gave me a lab slip for T4 only and says he

> will talk to the ENDO directly and make sure I have a follow up with

> in a week..

>

> Now the distraction.. my boys all had well checks today..I had him

> check the older one ( 10 ) over a little better as I know the last 6

> weeks he has been a little off, feel bad complaining, I mean he

> still has twice the energy as any kid his age but for him he is only

> running at about 80% and well mommy knows best..so his bloodwork

> consists of TSH, FT4, WBC and RBC with all differentials

> variants,enemias and random glucose screen..I am usually good on

> keeping my boys healthy and keeping an eye on them but his physical

> through me for a loop..

>

> My concern..he has been more tired and clingy but not sleeping

> well.. after physical exercise his stomach hurts..the odd time

> another body part will hurt..this off course is coming from an Elite

> athlete that runs circles around most kids..

>

> What the doc found..high pulse, not the stomach but stomach muscles,

> and back muscles and almost every other muscle is weak and tender,

> small goiter..lost 3 lbs the last 6 months..says he is urinating

> more often, semi loose bowels..

>

> I am so not ready for this, I knew something was off but was not

> expecting this..lets hope the tests come back fine and he just has

> an infection..

>

> Being his first set of blood work and him being moody and more

> sensitive right now it actually took two trips to the lab today to

> get him to agree to do the bloodwork, otherwise we were heading to

> Children's hospital to get it done..I am really not looking foward

> to any follow blood work..

>

> I went through this with my younger one 4 years ago, and thankfully

> it was only transient hyper from the norwalk virus but he still does

> follow up bloodwork and thankfully is good with bloodwork..lol he

> even offered to do it for his brother and got mad the doc missed him

> for his..

>

> So now I am up late trying to find kids symptoms and banging my head

> against a wall as to why I left it for his well check instead of two

> weeks ago when I knew for sure he was off a little and kind of

> dismissed it as him maybe starting early signs of puberty or just

> with the weather change and being hot and not sleeping to maybe him

> finally slowing down a little and maybe finding his off switch?

>

> Lets hope it shows nothing...

>