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[Sylvia22]

my daughter has under active Thyroid and has been having low back, hip, neck and shoulder pain.

She has had several scans and appointments with specialists. They say she has inflammation and slight scoliosis.

I have Hashimotos and Fibromyalgia. Could it be Fibromyalgia or Thyroid related.

she also has started having stiffness on waking. Thank you

[DippyDame]

I have similar issues....more in my bio.

You may find this of interest...

healthrising.org/blog/2019/...

[Sylvia22 in reply to DippyDame]

thank you for info

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What are her most recent thyroid and vitamin results

What vitamin supplements is she taking

How much levothyroxine and is it always same brand

Does she have Hashimoto’s

Is she on gluten/dairy free diet

For full Thyroid evaluation she needs TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested 

Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once 

Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum

ALWAYS test thyroid levels early morning, ideally just before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

[Sylvia22 in reply to SlowDragon]

I will ask her

[Farrugia]

Hi Sylvia22 - I think it might be worth finding out a bit more about your daughter's scoliosis diagnosis. You don't mention her age - I was 12 when I was diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and I started to get back pain when I was 21. It may be that your daughter's scoliosis is just muscular (functional) but it could be structural which can cause more problems. There is a lot of good exercise treatment available now for structural scoliosis (if that is what she has) so it's worth finding out what type of scoliosis she has and if it's something that would benefit from exercises and then the sooner she starts the better. Most scoliosis experts say that the degree of pain you experience isn't necessarily related to the severity of the scoliosis. You could look for more information on SAUK.org.uk

I have Hashimoto's as well and I think I get joint pain from that but this didn't start happening till I was older, the back, shoulder and neck pain definitely started with my scoliosis. I'm also hypermobile which is more common in people with scoliosis and this can contribute to joint pain as well.

I hope you can find a solution for her soon.

[Sylvia22 in reply to Farrugia]

thank you very much for your advice I will show this to my Daughter. She has been excercersing and it does help so maybe this is the way forward.