2 Yr Old W/hypothyroidism (Potential)

endocrinologist will answer all your questions.
hypo and hyper thyroidism are all inherited diseases, or caused by huge amount of stress (can't be in your daughter's case).
hypo is better than hyper except that it can cause huge weight gain unless put under control.
ask the endo to test for active graves disease or hashimotos.
i have grave's and have had my kids tested for it. nothing yet but my endo said it's something i need to accept that they may end up getting it too.
graves is a horrible disease.

Hypothyroidism, as long as treated is not a big deal. Hyperthyroidism (over active) is more of a concern. I was diagnosed at 9 with hypo, but assumed to have had it since it was little. The symptoms go away with treatment...it's just a little pill..and it can potentially go away with puberty. if it doesn't go away with puberty then she will always have it. but again, there are much worse things to have. don't get me wrong, it is very important to treat it..i can be devistating if not...but super super managable. I would also suggest examining yourself, spouse and any other children you have for thyroid disease. Hypo and hyper is usually geneticly passed down...i have it, my mother, brother, aunt and grandmother all have a form of it. the worst part about it is having to get the blood test every six months... :( i hope this helps...

Make sure you see a pediatric endocrinologist. They're specifically trained on children's needs/issues and are amazingly gifted.

If her levels are elevated, she actually has HYPERthyroidism. Low levels are hypothyroidism and are completely different diseases.

Everyone has given really good advice so far. My only other recommendation would be to review the following sites and see if they have more information. I was less than impress with what I could find on the site for the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists:

http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/pediatric_endocrinology_res...

http://www.hormone.org/Public/endocrinologist.cfm

http://pediatrics.med.nyu.edu/endocrinology/patient-care/...

Do you know yet if your daughter's hypothyroidism is caused by an auto-immune disorder like Hashimoto's? If so, here's a couple of articles that you may find to be a useful read:

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/latestresearch/a/celiac.htm
http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/glutenceliac.htm

I hope this helps and that your daughter is on her way to recovery soon.

everyone here has given you great advice. My daughter who is now 8 has heypothyroidism. This is due to me having heyper when I was pregnet for her.She is doing good on meds and has been on them all her life. If they put her on meds the pill is vary small and can be crushed and put in food that she likes to eat so she can take it. Hope everything works out for you and your daughter.