My 8 years son was diagnose with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

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My question is I have and 8 years old son that is a normal kid but suddenly he started to gain weight he has a normal height he is in good shape because he practice martial art and baseball 4 time a week. His pediatrician decided to do some blood work for routine test one was TSH an it came back little low (this was last November 2007) she said it was nothing to worried. All of a sudden on August 2008 we did it again but it came back high he had it on 11.6 so she decided to do it again with other test well hi TSH came back in 16.8 and he also had his anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO) very high one came back in 6600 and the other one over 2500 but his T3, T4 and T7 came back normal. The doctor told me that it was Hashimoto Thyroiditis but what I dont understand is why is his T3 T4 and T7 normal when it is Hashimoto Thyroiditis the T4 is suppose to be low and it is not.
Another thing I am concern is if he take his pill is he going to have a normal life. If anyone has information PLEASE let me know that I am very concern. Thank you

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caponte502 · Answer

I took my son to the endo and THANKS GOD he is alright they left him the same med. Synthriod 50 He need to check his tsh on November but the dr said it is at a early stage. Thanks all for your advise.

caponte502 · Answer

Thank you I was found the link.  Today my pediatrician started my son on Sytroid .50 He has a appointment with his endo on thursday I am just a little worried I hope everthing come out ok.  And other question I have if you are able to answer for me did you take the same medication and did you feel any side effect.  And have you heard of children with this same condition please let me know.  Thank alot again.

AR-10 · Answer

The health pages for the thyroid forum are up near the top of the screen on the right.

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If you click on the health pages button, it will take you there. I thought it would save you some time if you read a basic overview of Hashimoto's.

There are several topics on the health page that provide links to various sites. I think you will find it helpfull.

Feel free to ask any questions you wish here. I encourage you to do so. Welcome to the forum. I hope it is usefull to you.

caponte502 · Answer

Thank you very much for your information and if you could please give me the site of the health pages

AR-10 · Answer

His TSH is high because he is low on hormones.

His hormones are normal because the doctor ran old, inacurate, outdated tests.

He should be running a Free T4 test and a Free T3 test.

If you go to the health pages, you can read about different tests and what they mean. On the right, down the page quite a way, is a title that says "What do these blood tests mean?"
Click on that and it will give you a lot of information.

Hashimoto's can take many different paths. With antibody counts that high, the next few years may be difficult. Eventually he will be able to lead a normal life and take a little pill every day.

There is also a thread on the health pages that explains thyroiditis and several other conditions.