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[Guest guest]

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I thought the same thing! and the 27 yr. old should meet! He

" is " single!

Stacie

's Mommy

linda justice wrote:

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> Hi, everyone. I am curious. How do they determine what height the RSS

> child will be when growth stops? Can they tell by bone scans, etc? Or, do

> they just guess by the height of the parents? I've seen a broad range on

> here. I am probably wrong, but I thought that instead of getting 2

> chromosomes (one from each parent) which determines growth, the RSS child

> only gets one (from the mother). The father has no effect on the outcome.

> I've read so much on the internet that things may be running together in my

> mind. Just a note, I am on here every evening reading the messages. Great

> stuff! Has anyone heard the latest on Jim and Allie? My mind has wandered

> to the 27 yr. old and the 20 yr. old --maybe they could get

> together?!) Just kidding.Bye

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi. Just wondering if anyone is having or has had the same

experience. My 9 year old daughter has been strict SCD for almost 10

months for CD. She has no pain, no D, 2-3 BMs a day and is happy and

otherwise well. The problem? In the past year she has gained

maybe 3 pounds and has barely grown 1/2 inch! Is this normal? Given

time on SCD will the growth hormones kick in eventually? How long do

I wait before considering human growth hormones? Has anyone had

experience with HGH? I read so many letters from SCD moms who say

their kids grew 6-8 inches in a year on SCD! Why are we stuck? The

last blood test still showed some inflammation, which given the way

she feels, I don't understand. Obviously SCD is working to some

extent--but not yet to the degree we need. Any advice?

Peggie