Please Help! Need information on Thyroid Problems!

[xmelax35]

The doctor said that his blood tests all looked to be normal, except his thyroid test.  He said it was low instead of high.  He said that is very unusual.  So he wants to do it again.  What does that mean if his thyroid is low?  What could it mean?  Will he be okay?  I am scared about that now.  My health means nothing to me anymore.  I could care less if I have problems.  He is more important than anything.  I will cancel all future appts if I have to to help him.

Could that cause tics? Or rather uncontrollable movement such as: He is more important to me than anything in the world.  He can't stop making his throat noise - it is almost a clearing noise - it is like a "unmmph" and now he started shaking his hands and moving his fingers about and constantly tugging at his shirt (the top of) and shirt collar really badly and it does not stop!  There is no break. I am so scared!  Like I said I keep crying over it.  This is not supposed to happen.  He had so many plans in life and what he wanted to do when he grew up and now he will never get to do them things.  I am crying right now, so I better go.  They say it could be tics or tourettes possibly.

[dana_8142]

I agree, get a copy of your son's labs - heck you can even post them here and sometimes a doc.  will look at them.  I have posted mine, and gotten a response from one of the forum docs.  And even if a doc. doesn't respond most of the people in these forums are very familiar with blood work - you'd be surprised.

You may also want to ask your doc. about getting an ultrasound of your sons thyroid to rule out nodules, or tumors.

You may even want to consider seeing a rhuematologist or endocrinologist, or even make an appt at your nearest children's hospital.  I'm not trying to alarm you.  This may not be serious at all.  But when it comes to your kids it is ok to panic a little and get the best help possible.

Good luck to ya

[stella5349]

Get those labs and don't take NO for an answer. That is the first golden rule here. Get them.

OK extremely low I assume Hyper from your post. If this is correct you do need to pay special attention to what going on.

CALL that office tomorrow and get ALL the labs done and post them.

[xmelax35]

It is about my son, he is 9 years old. The doctor would not give me the numbers.  He said, "His thyroid levels came back abnormally low".  He then said, "They are extremely low, I want to retest".  I don't think retesting is going to give out something different.  If it is low it is low.  My mom and sister have low thyroid.  I just found out yesterday that I do too.  My son's and mine may not be hereditary, ours could be from something else, though.  I am very scared.

[stella5349]

OK - you sound distressed.

Who's "He" ..............

You can't neglect your health for another - but you CAN pay attention to BOTh of them together.

It sounds like your interpretation of "low Thyroid" may mean Low blood levels on the test for thyroid function - is that correct?

What is the TSH lab test number you have to reference us to?

In the shape your post sounds I don't feel comfortable assuming anything until you post the lab numbers.