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Q: Hypothyroidism symptoms ?
asked by: EthanJay on April 7th, 2008
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I don't know if this is the place to post this or not, I just have some questions and hopefully some people can answer. My son Ethan, just turned 2 years old and probably has Hypotheriodism he could have had it since birth, the hospital said he did, then he didn't and now at 2 they are saying he does again, I may be taking legal actions but thats a different story.
Anyway if anyone knows about this or their child has had it please chime in, my son has some of the symptoms for it and I really hope he doesn't have mental retardtion, He doesn't speak yet, get's really excited about some stuff, runs laps, stands on his tippy toes, flaps his arms, etc. We thought it might be Autism, but the doctor said his theriod was underactive and he has some Lead in his blood, this is really hitting me hard considering I'm only 24 and I was diagonised with a form of cancer this year. I guess basically I'm just asking if anyone's child has Hypotheriodism, if so what signs did they have, when did they get diagonised with it and how did the treatment help? I'm just hoping eventually he will talk, if they do treatment will we see any changes? If this isn't a good place to post, if anyone knows another forum I'd really appricate it, my name is Jason and I don't know how often I'll check this forum but if anyone feels free to please email me with anything you know or if you child has the same condition thank you.
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MandMs
replied on April 17th, 2008
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Hi and welcome to ehealthforum!
Is your son with shorter stature for his age?
Did he experience delayed eruption of his baby teeth?
Does he has puffy facial features?
When he has started to walk?
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EthanJay
replied on April 17th, 2008
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He is not short, but I'm 6'3
He's teeth do seem kinda erodeted or something, could be lack of calcuim also he never drinks milk much and hates it.
I don't think he has a puffy face
He started walking around a year, but it seems everytime he walks now he is on the tippy toes or trys to walk/run like that.
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MandMs
replied on April 18th, 2008
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I'm glad you read my post.
I understand your concerns and I really can't get the fact how the hospital underdiagnosed him.

There is a brief period of time where children may tip-toe intermittently, and it would be considered normal for that brief period of time right when children first start to walk up until maybe just after 2 years of age. After that, it is no longer considered normal to walk on tip-toes bilaterally.
Did he start tip-toeing within three months of the initial onset of walking or later?
Is he doing that occasionally, on and off, when he is cruising around, especially if he is walking on a bare floor or he constantly walks on his tip-toes and find difficult or impossible to walk flat-footed without help?
Is there a family history of tip-toeing?
Does you son have a dry skin and sparse hair?
Have you noticed a soft protrusion around his navel?


Best wishes for you and your family!
Marija
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sherry24
replied on January 15th, 2009
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My nephew Brayden has hypothroidism.. When he was a baby, they said he was a failure to thrive so they were doing tests and all that and finally found out he had it. I really don't know what the symptoms are but he is very short.. I wonder if that has to do with anything??? He takes daily meds, so i don't know if this has helped or not..Smile
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Ruthmurphy
replied on March 7th, 2009
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I have hypothyroidism but my children don't - as far as I know.

What I wanted to say was really about your child's speech. I know it is not what every mum wants to hear but have you tried baby signs with Ethan?

My husband and I are both Deaf and although I can talk we both use signs with our children and they were able to communicate what they wanted from as early as 10/11mths. At 12 months my son signed 'clothes off - clothes on' when he wanted to change his pjs.

Speach may come later but in the meantime allowing Ethan to communicate with you will keep his frustrations at bay - I know myself what it is like to not be able to make myslef clear as a young child.

Hope this helps and good luck with everything - including your own heath Jason.

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