Thyroid in down syndrome
Common Questions and Answers about Thyroid in down syndrome
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My son is 38, he has regular blood work done yearly with his checkups, but always within normal range, he is on cumadin for life now, had a necrotic bowel that required major surgery 6 years ago, and he developed clots, I do know that hypo thyroid is very comman , and if asthma runs in the family, that can happen also. All I can suggest is just to ne vigilent and keep your daughter as healthy as possible.
It sounds like your brother has an overactive thyroid- or he has been given the wrong doses for his slow thyroid. Our son has a slow thyroid and received the wrong doses- too much of it. He became agitated. He couldn't stop eating. He was eating as if he had gone without food for days. He was grumpy and in a really bad mood all the time. Lots of anger and he was never like that before.
Have a full checkup done with blood samples to verify if it's something underlying going on.
I recently had blood work done and my TSH came back a a level of 177 should be 4 or 5. My doctor said my thyroid shut down. Nine months ago he decreased my medication from .2 mg to .175 saying .2 was too much and now 9 months later the level is off the charts, he now has me taking .2mg 2x a day for 2 weeks then he will do blood test again. Are there any medical conditions that could have caused my thyroid to shut down? Any advise as to what i should do?
There is also a type of down syndrome known as Mosaic down syndrome. There are 3 copies of the #21 chromosome in only some of the cells. This happens because the 3rd copy happens as a spontaneous mutation, and Mosaic down syndrome is thought to be less severe than standard down syndrome.
There's a 3rd type that causes down syndrome and it's known as a Translocation. usually it's where an extra piece of the #21 chromosome is found attached to #14 chromosome.
I'm 18 years old and I'm 12 weeks pregnant, my aunt has Down syndrome and I'm really nervous my baby is going to get Down syndrome because my aunt has it. do I have a higher chance?
Actaullyyy....those test r not accurate...my twin step daughters are identical and 18 months old now...when their mom was pregnant with them her test said they were down syndrome so they went to have an abortion. The first place they went was closed the 2 nd place had protesters and the Dr their told them that the test are not always accurate and they went thru with the pregnancy...and here they r today *not down syndrome* their mom ran off but I'm glad they r in my life.
He was born and they told us they thought he had down syndrome. He does have down syndrome and it was a huge surprise. It was one off the hardest times in my entire life but he is 3 now and it's amazing. I know it's incredibly difficult to hear right now. You probably have so many emotions and that's normal. Remember that whatever you're feeling is normal. I remember saying to my husband the next day I didn't know if I loved our son. How terrible is that?
s brain which could indicate Edwards Disease which is the opposite of down syndrome but worse. Her chances were 1/100 of either DS or Edwards Disease. In May 2011 she gave birth to an absolutely perfect baby girl. She used her time research and prepare "in case". Another girlfriend of mine had no risk factors and 2 ultrasounds with no problem. She was in labor for 15 hours before they sent her for C section because the baby was sideways and wouldn't turn.
I got the news with my now 3 yr old son,it came back he had down syndrome but when I went in to get the ultra sound done he had cleft lip-palate,,,he's already had 7 surgerys but dealing with the pain is the hardest in the beginning till u actually no what's going on,,,I pray it bb is fine and everything goes well
had blood work drawn my doctor told me I was supposed to go to the lab between 15-20 weeks. I went in at 16 weeks and found out my daughter was fine and did not have down syndrome. She is six months and healthy as could be and development skills are great. If your twenty one weeks that scan may be FALSE its for 15-20 weeks scan. Talk to you doctor about it and see what he say. Anything can happen you know, that could be a false positive.
Milesy11~ a 1:235 chance for a child with DS is a VERY good chance your baby WONT have it!
also, it's really your girlfriends decision for the amnio... I think, PERSONALLY in your case, the chance for a M/C is greater than the chance for a baby with D/S
I speak from personal experience. I'm 22 yrs old and have a 10 month old son with down syndrome. I had an amnio at 16 weeks with him.
Here's the link to my journal, Please read it.
Ladies, I'm wanting opinions about testing for down syndrome while I'm pregnant. My boyfriend has confessed that he was taking pro hormones at the time that I conceived, and now I'm worried that my baby might end up having birth defects even though the doctor said my baby looks completely healthy. Any opinions or advice?
Down syndrome people get such good care and support all over the world.. I was negative in my down syndrome and my midwife told me that even women who come back negative can end up having baby with down syndrome and women who get positive can end up having normal baby.. it can happen to any one.. i lost a baby prior to this baby and saw women crying on loosing there baby i had already made my mind i will never go for second level testings just incase if my baby does have down syndrome..
You're young &down syndrome occurs most often when the mother is much older. At least that's what my doctor told me. It's not impossible, but I'd say your chances of having a child with down syndrome would be really low. I know it's easier said than done, but try not to stress!
At my next appointment I'll be 17 weeks. My doctor said we will test for Down syndrome. How do they test for it ?
I had my texst for down syndrome whn I was 15 to 18 weeks like normal and all the test came back negative... I started seeing a new doctor whn I was 20 weeks and had all my blood test work done over whn they tested my blood work again the said my test came back and my baby could possibly have down... I am so confused cuz I dnt understand how one doctor could say neg and the next say positive.
She was one of the flower girls in my wedding. Whenever I worry about the possibility of my child having down syndrome, I admit it makes me afraid, but then I smile and remember my friends beautiful amazing smart as all get out daughter and I remember that God doesn't make mistakes. That all children are a blessing! So even if your child does have down syndrome it isn't the end of the world. Your child will still be beautiful and smart and a joy!
I agree with ktowne,,i got the ds blood test done and the sonogram just to check so if my baby would have it i would be able to prepare..my sister in law has down syndrome and its hard on her..i would never want to put my child thru the crap her parents do just out of not knowing how to Handel the disorder..
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