Child with hypothyroid and moving abroad

[ai76]

I need to be cured because I have brother in law wants to help me find job abroad.  And I have 4 kids, and the youngest one girl 11mos.old has hypothyroid.  The result of newborn screen is hypo.  She has maintenance monthly.  Please help me how to go abroad even I have this kind of disease.  I am college grad and have Housekeeping Certificate in TESDA.  I have a dream for my kids...bright future..

[ThyroidHunter]

Are you applying for a permanent citizenship change or employment Visa? Physical exams may be required in some countries, maybe not in others I am not familiar with the input Visa routines of other countries, but I do not think having had Hepatitis B would keep you out of the US?

Others may know much more about this on this forum.

You cannot conquer fear without knowledge, research on visa applications and requirements of the country you are going to will tell you a lot.

TH

[ai76]

Hi,Thank you for your answer.But my concern is my youngest daughter has thyroid problem.Yes she has endocrinologist doctor already.But,the question is,she has many maintenance like laboratory and medicine.I have Hepa B,how could i support her maintenance if i could not go to abroad because of my HepB...That is my great fear!

[gimel]

As ThyroidHunter explained, don't expect a cure, only treatment.  Also, I'm not sure of your question, but please understand that thyroid disease tends to be hereditary, but is not contagious.  As such it would not be a concern for travel abroad.  

As for treatment, the most important thing is to find a good thyroid doctor that will treat clinically, for symptoms, by testing and adjusting the biologically active thyroid hormones, Free T3 and Free T4,  as necessary to relieve symptoms, without being constrained by resultant TSH levels.  Symptom relief must be all important, not just test results.  

If you have never been tested for Free T3 and Free T4 (not the same as Total T3 and Total T4), then that should be the first priority for you.  Then you should be aware that FT3 and FT4 results that fall in the lower half of the range are frequently associated with being hypo.  So your treatment (thyroid meds) will need to be adequate to move your FT3 and fT4 above the midpoint of the range.  

In preparation for getting all this done, here is a good link to read about clinical treatment.

http://hormonerestoration.com/files/ThyroidPMD.pdf

When you get the testing done, if you will post results and reference ranges shown on the lab report, members will be glad to help interpret your status and advise further.  

[ThyroidHunter]

There is no "cure" for almost all thyroid diseases & disorders. There is only treatment.

I am curious as to why you cannot travel abroad for health reasons, thyroid disease is universal, and meds for treatment are available in every civilized country I know of.

Keep that dream alive, and overcome! Best in health.

ThyroidHunter