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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 203732" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Kjs, I'm sorry things are so rough at school for your difficult child. I think it's great that difficult child advocated for himself to get back on medications to feel better.</p><p> </p><p>My daughters are both on growth hormone therapy for slow growth and short stature. It wasn't as simple as just going to our pediatrician for the prescription, although we did start with the pediatrician, who ran some blood tests, ordered a bone age X-ray and then referred us to a pediatric endocrinologist. The endo ran some more tests (including a 4-hour evaluation in the hospital) and then offered to prescribe growth hormone once she determined that their adult height predictions were well below 5 feet tall. Although short stature runs in our families, the girls were going to be significantly shorter than anyone else in the family and their ability to function effectively as adults would have been affected. That's why husband and I decided to go ahead with the treatment.</p><p> </p><p>If your son is not growing much and his puberty is significantly delayed, you should determine if there is a medical reason for what is going on. But gcvmom is right that some boys go through puberty later and end up just fine. Has your pediatrician ever been concerned about your difficult child's growth over the years?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 203732, member: 2423"] Kjs, I'm sorry things are so rough at school for your difficult child. I think it's great that difficult child advocated for himself to get back on medications to feel better. My daughters are both on growth hormone therapy for slow growth and short stature. It wasn't as simple as just going to our pediatrician for the prescription, although we did start with the pediatrician, who ran some blood tests, ordered a bone age X-ray and then referred us to a pediatric endocrinologist. The endo ran some more tests (including a 4-hour evaluation in the hospital) and then offered to prescribe growth hormone once she determined that their adult height predictions were well below 5 feet tall. Although short stature runs in our families, the girls were going to be significantly shorter than anyone else in the family and their ability to function effectively as adults would have been affected. That's why husband and I decided to go ahead with the treatment. If your son is not growing much and his puberty is significantly delayed, you should determine if there is a medical reason for what is going on. But gcvmom is right that some boys go through puberty later and end up just fine. Has your pediatrician ever been concerned about your difficult child's growth over the years? [/QUOTE]
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