My pediatrician had my thyroid checked over and over for years and it always came back normal. The basic testing for thyroid problems is not reliable, people often go undiagnosed. A university doctor then insisted on testing a couple of years ago and was very confused by the results: elevated TSH (indicating hypo) but normal thyroid levels. He sent me to an endo to figure it out. She tested for antibodies in my blood, which came back ridiculously high. I was diagnosed, after years of testing, with autoimmune thyroid disease (I'm hypo).
See an endocrynologist and get the right tests. |