Hi. I wasn't really sure what category to put this under, so this seemed as good as any! I was hoping to get some input from anyone whose son has been treated for an underactive thyroid. When my son had bloodwork done at Cincinnati in May his TSH came back slightly elevated at 4.76, normal range being 0.51-4.00. Dr. Wong wanted us to check the level again in a month and if it was still elevated do a trial of synthroid. We checked the level again this week and it came back at 4.54. We just heard from the nurse today and they want Cole to start synthroid and re-check TSH in 6-8 weeks. It was explained to us at clinic about the dramatic drops in CK they've seen in boys on synthroid, but in all honesty I'm quite hesitant to start this simply because his level is barely elevated. I did search the message board and all the posts I found mentioned levels quite a bit higher than this. Anyone out there who's done synthroid with such a borderline level? If you'd rather you can also email me keichelberger@consolidated.net. Thanks
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