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Help in determining what might be wrong?

Ok I need some help with my daughter. She is 10 years old and in the last two years has more than doubled her weight. Her eating patterns have not changed. Her exercise has increased. She plays softball, swims on a team and dances. The doctor has run thyroid tests and sugar tests and both have come back normal. Someone mentioned to me that there is another thyroid test that is done in Canada but that they don't tend to run in the US because it is so expensive. Has anyone else run into this problem and can help point me in the direction we need to go to get the right tests run and help her. I hate to see her upset about her weight. I also need to know that I have exhausted every route to help her. I don't know if it will help relate it to your situation but she also suffers from nocturnal inertia and some impulsivety problems. Any constructive help would be greatly appreciated

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  • Mr E
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    you may not be aware that in many cases medical tests may fail to find problems that do, in fact, exist, and may be even producing obvious symptoms. the problem may well be endocrine in nature, but caused by nerve interference to the glands involved. see an hio method chiropractor.

  • 1 decade ago

    ok well first of all does she look like shes over weight? muscle weighs more than fat and if her exercise has increased that's probably why. plus shes growing and going through puberty.

  • 1 decade ago

    how about a different doctor? An endocrinologist or a specialist? That would be my next step...or even a good naturopath.

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