The results are in
Ruthie has hypothyroidism. Basically, her thyroid is under- active or under- developed which means her body is not getting the right amount of hormones. So each day she will have to take a pill in order to stimulate her thyroids to produce the hormones they usually produce. This may only be temporary and her thyroids may kick in on their own by the age of 3. However, if that is not the case, then is is just a pill a day to keep things regular. Overall, this seems like a pretty easy deal. Once we figure out how much of the medicine she needs for her body, we are set. So we start taking medicine and then getting blood drawn once a month until we know the correct dosage.
When it comes to the newborn screening, which is how we found out about the thyroid issue, we still have one more hurdle to jump. Apparently Ruthie's screen for cystic fibrosis came back with a red flag. The cut off for normal on that test is 70 and her is at 72. So on Monday, we go to Children's to have a sweat test done to determine our next steps. The pediatrician, Dr. Sitron, does not think we should be too concerned. He said that the chances of her having a heart defect, a thyroid defect and cystic fibrosis is pretty low. But, we will see.
Please pray for Ruthie.
We trust in God and we know that He doesn't give you anymore than you can handle. I guess He knows that Ruth is a strong little girl and that she is ready to handle it all. We just hope that cystic fibrosis is not one of the things He wants us to handle.
Thank you for your support.
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