She Will Amaze You

Ellie's endo just called, and E needs to start on thyroid meds today. Her levels came back low, and they said that her brain doesn't receive the signal to produce thyroid hormone. That explains why, despite being on GH, she's still so tiny, and relatively sleepy. Thyroid deficiency can cause rapid weight gain, short stature, constipation, dry hair and skin, pretty much everything Ellie has. Her cholesterol levels came back high as well, but apparently that's a side effect of hypothyroidism, so we're going to recheck levels in a month from now.