9 year old lost three pounds since August

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Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

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Was your daughter recently sick OP? My son had his well visit shortly after getting over an illness that kept him home from school for a couple days. He didn’t eat much while he was sick and was down a few pounds when they weighed him. The ped was concerned and brought up wanting to see him again in a week, but I said we have a scale at home and will monitor there and come back if needed. He did bounce back and then some. He is built like my husband, who also loses weight quickly when sick for a few days. Nevertheless we have been trying to add calories because he is quite thin and does a lot of sports.

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Anonymous wrote:This happened with my daughter but she lost more weight than that. She wasn’t eating enough so we focused on getting her eating more and a lot of healthy fats - avocado, hummus, nut butters, smoothies with yogurt etc. She did gain the weight back.

This is what I would suggest too. do your best to do it healthfully. Cooking eggs in butter or oil instead of spray, adding nuts or nut butters to baked oatmeal for breakfast instead of sugary cereal. You can add a ton of calories to a chocolate smoothie with banana, peanut butter, avocado, cacao powder.

We also started adding hemp hearts to a lot of baked goods (mildly nutty flavor, pairs well with a lot of breads and muffins) and adding chia seeds to things like peanut butter toast, smoothies, oatmeal, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

Is this really necessary?

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

And other, much less concerning things. That’s why the doctor is keeping an eye on it.

Can also just be a fluke - she was getting over a flu this time, or was weighed while constipated/full after a meal last time, etc. Three ponds by itself isn’t a problem as long as it isn’t a pattern.

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

Yes, in adults. It's not a typical cancer symptom in children.

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3 pounds?? And she is proportion for height end weight, and there are no other health concerns? I would not be worried about this at ALL. 3lbs is the difference between the clothing she is wearing, when she had last eaten, normal fluctuation etc. I’m sure this is just a precautionary measure on the ped’s end.

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Maybe the office scale needs to be calibrated or the last visit scale was off? Weigh your child at home to see if their weight fluctuates during this time before the next visit.

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Anonymous wrote:3 pounds?? And she is proportion for height end weight, and there are no other health concerns? I would not be worried about this at ALL. 3lbs is the difference between the clothing she is wearing, when she had last eaten, normal fluctuation etc. I’m sure this is just a precautionary measure on the ped’s end.

This is not normal PP, keep in mind, she could have been in a simple dress in August and sweatpants/heavy sweater when she went this week, which makes 3 pounds even more concerning. Thinking about you OP.

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My DD had unexplained weight loss, and it was Graves Disease. It can be diagnosed with a blood test pretty easily, so something to check for if she loses any more weight.

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Did they run blood and check her thyroid (TSH, T-4)?

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Anonymous wrote:My DD had unexplained weight loss, and it was Graves Disease. It can be diagnosed with a blood test pretty easily, so something to check for if she loses any more weight.

How are they treating it?

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

Yes, in adults. It's not a typical cancer symptom in children.

That's not accurate.

Pediatric and adolescent abnormal weight loss - Children's Health Nutrition https://share.google/BIEY4ud9JRtQapHMI

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight without trying can be an early cancer symptom.

HERE THEY COME!!!!

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Of course I’m sure she doesn’t have cancer, but it’s interesting how DCUM blows off a little girl losing weight as no big deal, while a boy who is 30th percentile for height needs growth hormones yesterday or his future earnings and sexual success will be compromised. A skinny daughter isn’t necessarily healthier than a short son but you’d never be able to tell from the breathless posters here.