high tsh levels

[scm1965sonia]

hello
i hope i can get the answers i need to help my daughter my child is 15 and suffers from von willow bran desease
which she was diagnosed with 2 years ago ever since she suffers from kidney desease stage 2 and muscle pains she had a kidney biopsy which was negative (Thank God) but now they were thinking of doing a muscle biopsy but the specialist she saw ordered a bunch of lab works including tsh and called me back to the hospital the next day to repeat the tsh which was a 100 times higher than normal please tell me what could be the bad things about thyroid problems sincerely sonia

[scm1965sonia]

thank you very much for answering it was a relief to be able to think that she can actually live a normal life after all shes gone through does the tsh cause dizziness and feeling like gagging thanks for everything and i will talk to her doctor regardin an ultrasound

[estrelinha]

TSH  100 time higher then normal is severe hypothyroidism,  you should ask the doctor for free T3, free T4 ,thyroid antibodies and an ultrasound. Dr. will prescribe levothyroxin (T4) and she must take it for the rest of her life. As soon as she starts medication (takes 4-6 weeks or more..) she will be fine. Don't forget she must control her TSH, free T3 and free T4 every 6 weeks until her TSH comes to 1-2.