I wanted to start off by talking about the day I received the call from our Pediatrician telling us that there was something wrong with our son. We had only met the Pediatrican once and that was at the hospital shortly after our first son was born. He was very nice and we liked him a lot. We were surprised, though, for him to be calling us at home only a few days later. He told us that the newborn screening test revealed that our son had a very high TSH and that it may mean that he had a disorder called Congenital Hypothyroidism. He indicated that he had referred us to the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Children's Hospital about 30 minutes from our home. He said they needed to do more blood work and told us which lab to … [Read more...]