My 14yr old daughter had her blood work done and the her antithyroglobulin is high. Normal range is 0-40 and her is at 541. The doctor didn't say anything other than she has a hypothyroid. She is taking 50mcg of Synthyroid once a day. I'm confused because the dr. mentioned Grave's Disease. I thought that was more along with a hyperthyroid. Should I be worried about the antithyroglobulin being high?
2007-02-28 05:24:16 · 2 answers · asked by Raquel H 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
That makes no sense. You need to take your daughter to another doctor. Get copies of all of her lab work to show the new doctor so you don't waste time and money getting it redone.
It took me 6 doctors to get help for my thyroid problem.
2007-03-01 10:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband has a slow thyroid and take 150mcg of Synthroid and can't gain weight. The way he eats he should be 300 pounds by now. The doctors are baffled! My husband is 6' and 125 pounds. He went to a specialist and they still don't know. The most important thing is that with medication my husbands syptoms have pretty much disappeared and he is functioning much better.
I wish your daughter good luck with her thyroid problem and hope that it is resolved with minimum discomfort to her.
2007-02-28 05:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by snugglesrn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋