Parenting a teen with AA
My thirteen year old lost about 20% of her hair in two weeks. It could have been going on longer and we just didn’t notice, but the spots definitely developed then. She mostly has the band around the nape of her neck, but she also has some bald spots in other places, one really large on the back of her head.
She started on litfulo 12 days ago. I don’t see any new spots since then, but she still sheds a lot when I gently wash it, and her hair seems thinner in general.
i have some questions. First is her thyroid bloodwork. Her thyroid was 3.8 and t4 was .91. They are rechecking labs in another two weeks (4 weeks from first labs). Does that seem appropriate?
Second, her ferritin was 35, so she is now on a multivitamin with iron.
lastly, when would we start to see whether the litfulo is working?
I am trying so hard to be calm and just follow her lead, but this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done as a parent.