10 year old daughter w/hypothyroidism since age 7....

[Guest guest]

My daughter is now 10, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism since age

7. It was devastating at first, but we've been pretty good with her

hormone therapy medication keeping her healthy.

I read a few articles today and felt like I slammed into a brick wall.

I thought this was a genetic disease, passed down from someone in the

family. Although, there is absolutely no one on any side of the

family, mother and father's, that has the disease. Although we thought

maybe someone did have it but went undiagnosed and has now passed on.

That's all we could figure. Well, today I read an article linking soy

based infant formula to developing hypothyroidism. I had her on soy

formula for about 9 months because she wouldn't breast fee. Her

specialist says there's no link but there's just way too many articles

on the web talking about this. I feel like I GAVE her this

unknowingly...I'm having a real tough time not crying everytime I try

to talk about it. Does anyone know if this is a true or not?

[Guest guest]

I have seen those articles as well. I highly doubt that you gave

her a permanent thyroid condition. If anything, maybe it was

environmental in your geographical area. Lots more cases of this

are known to be in the Utah/Nevada dessert close to testing sites.

Soy can aggravate the condition, but usually once you stop ingesting

it the problem goes away. Soy doesn't attack the gland, it attacks

the circulating hormone (that is what I have read here in prior

posts.). Does your daughter have hashimoto's thyroiditis or simply

congential? A predisposition to hashimoto's is inherited - you

might find other autoimmune problems in the family tree (rheumatoid

arthritis, lupus, juvenile diabetes).

You did not give her this condition anymore than I gave my daughter

asthma from too many dust mites. Some times you have to trust in

God's big plan, and work from there.

Sherry

>

> My daughter is now 10, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism since

age

> 7. It was devastating at first, but we've been pretty good with

her

> hormone therapy medication keeping her healthy.

>

> I read a few articles today and felt like I slammed into a brick

wall.

> I thought this was a genetic disease, passed down from someone in

the

> family. Although, there is absolutely no one on any side of the

> family, mother and father's, that has the disease. Although we

thought

> maybe someone did have it but went undiagnosed and has now passed

on.

> That's all we could figure. Well, today I read an article linking

soy

> based infant formula to developing hypothyroidism. I had her on

soy

> formula for about 9 months because she wouldn't breast fee. Her

> specialist says there's no link but there's just way too many

articles

> on the web talking about this. I feel like I GAVE her this

> unknowingly...I'm having a real tough time not crying everytime I

try

> to talk about it. Does anyone know if this is a true or not?

>

[Guest guest]

Sherry,

You wrote:

>

> ... Soy can aggravate the condition, but usually once you stop ingesting

> it the problem goes away. Soy doesn't attack the gland, it attacks

> the circulating hormone (that is what I have read here in prior

> posts.). ...

Sorry, this is incorrect, whether someone posted it here or not. Soy

attacks both the hormone in serum and the gland, potentially causing

goiter and permanent damage. These effects were first studied in the

1930s in rats.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Right up front: No, I don't know if it's true or not. But I DO know

that the big agri soy producers have spent millions or hundreds of

dollars to convince us that soy is harmless. I remain unconvinced, and

avoid soy whenever possible. As for soy formula being harmful to

infants, I believe there's quite a bit of smoke. Whether there's fire

remains unproven AFAIK.

As for blaming yourself: If you did the best you could, then that's all

anyone can do. You have lots of expert advice that soy is not harmful

to infants; and you cannot be expected to journey back in time with the

info you now have but did not then.

Regards,

3a.

10 year old daughter w/hypothyroidism since age 7....

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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:44 pm (PST)

My daughter is now 10, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism since age

7. It was devastating at first, but we've been pretty good with her

hormone therapy medication keeping her healthy.

I read a few articles today and felt like I slammed into a brick wall.

I thought this was a genetic disease, passed down from someone in the

family. Although, there is absolutely no one on any side of the

family, mother and father's, that has the disease. Although we thought

maybe someone did have it but went undiagnosed and has now passed on.

That's all we could figure. Well, today I read an article linking soy

based infant formula to developing hypothyroidism. I had her on soy

formula for about 9 months because she wouldn't breast fee. Her

specialist says there's no link but there's just way too many articles

on the web talking about this. I feel like I GAVE her this

unknowingly...I'm having a real tough time not crying everytime I try

to talk about it. Does anyone know if this is a true or not?

[Guest guest]

....so 'god's 'big plan' was for your child to suffer?????

....and you still like this god???

> >

> > My daughter is now 10, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism

since

> age

> > 7. It was devastating at first, but we've been pretty good with

> her

> > hormone therapy medication keeping her healthy.

> >

> > I read a few articles today and felt like I slammed into a brick

> wall.

> > I thought this was a genetic disease, passed down from someone in

> the

> > family. Although, there is absolutely no one on any side of the

> > family, mother and father's, that has the disease. Although we

> thought

> > maybe someone did have it but went undiagnosed and has now passed

> on.

> > That's all we could figure. Well, today I read an article linking

> soy

> > based infant formula to developing hypothyroidism. I had her on

> soy

> > formula for about 9 months because she wouldn't breast fee. Her

> > specialist says there's no link but there's just way too many

> articles

> > on the web talking about this. I feel like I GAVE her this

> > unknowingly...I'm having a real tough time not crying everytime I

> try

> > to talk about it. Does anyone know if this is a true or not?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm with you on this one - it seems to me that sometimes 'God' is a

convenient scapegoat for accidents and events that we can't explain or

don't want to feel guilty about.

What if we did inadvertently cause our children's illnesses? It doesn't

mean we are guilty - we always do the best we can with what we know -

and then when we become informed we can change things. I have a child

with severe heart lung disease who very likely got it because I was

nux's hypothyroid - it's nobody's fault - even though I'm angry about it

at times - we just didn't know back then.

I have faith in the Divine but I try to be aware of what is God's

business and what is mine.

cheers,

Kerry

Re: 10 year old daughter w/hypothyroidism

since age 7....

....so 'god's 'big plan' was for your child to suffer?????

....and you still like this god???

> >

> > My daughter is now 10, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism

since

> age

> > 7. It was devastating at first, but we've been pretty good with

> her

> > hormone therapy medication keeping her healthy.

> >

> > I read a few articles today and felt like I slammed into a brick

> wall.

> > I thought this was a genetic disease, passed down from someone in

> the

> > family. Although, there is absolutely no one on any side of the

> > family, mother and father's, that has the disease. Although we

> thought

> > maybe someone did have it but went undiagnosed and has now passed

> on.

> > That's all we could figure. Well, today I read an article linking

> soy

> > based infant formula to developing hypothyroidism. I had her on

> soy

> > formula for about 9 months because she wouldn't breast fee. Her

> > specialist says there's no link but there's just way too many

> articles

> > on the web talking about this. I feel like I GAVE her this

> > unknowingly...I'm having a real tough time not crying everytime I

> try

> > to talk about it. Does anyone know if this is a true or not?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the correction!! I should remember to always check my

source. Wow, that is a good reason to ban soy for everyone at home.

Sherry

> >

> > ... Soy can aggravate the condition, but usually once you stop

ingesting

> > it the problem goes away. Soy doesn't attack the gland, it

attacks

> > the circulating hormone (that is what I have read here in prior

> > posts.). ...

>

> Sorry, this is incorrect, whether someone posted it here or not.

Soy

> attacks both the hormone in serum and the gland, potentially

causing

> goiter and permanent damage. These effects were first studied in

the

> 1930s in rats.

>

> Chuck

>