Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I had posted how nervous I was about starting GH and wanted to give you an update. We finally had our appointment today to get trained on starting GH. We're using the Genotropin Pen 5. Everything went great, even though Abby was very nervous, but the hospital had an aide to sit in the waiting room and watch her and her brother play while my husband and I visited with the nurse and got the training. We had been practicing with it before so were pretty familiar with it already. My husband held Abby in his lap and I gave her the shot. She looked really nervous, but it was over very quickly and I think she was surprised it didn't hurt like she expected. The nurse let her pick out three toys for being so brave (one for her brother and two for her)! Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch and celebrated the first time being done! Sherri Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 hey sherri!! tell abby way to go!!! and give her a big high five!!! we also use the genotropin 5 pen and christopher has been on it since feb 16th and he took to it well too!! good luck and keep us posted!! jodie (nicholas-6 nonrss, christopher-3 rss 23lbs 33 " ght genotropin .6, johnathon-9m nonrss) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hi this is , I am so glad I read your post , we are fixing to go through training as soon as I get the product this sure did ease my worries a bit, hates to be poked so this is the thing that bothers me, are you giving her the shot at night? What are you saying to her? doesn't even know he has RSS except for bits and pieces he hears and we went to the convention but I don't think he has a clue, as far as him being small the kids make fun of it but he handles it well he doesn't know anything other than doctors and tests, and surgeries, but it is going to be different for me having to poke him when the doc's or nurses do it he yells at them and calls them meanie, so I am not sure on how to explain to him what this shot is for, to make him a big boy? He will argue with me though and tell me I am Big!! Any advice would be great!! Hugs to ya ( 5 25 pounds 33inches 12 -18 month clothes 6 infant shoe,) prevacid Sorry so many questions but my mind is going wild thinking about it. - In RSS- Support , " KatNite " wrote: > I had posted how nervous I was about starting GH and wanted to give you an > update. We finally had our appointment today to get trained on starting GH. > We're using the Genotropin Pen 5. Everything went great, even though Abby > was very nervous, but the hospital had an aide to sit in the waiting room > and watch her and her brother play while my husband and I visited with the > nurse and got the training. We had been practicing with it before so were > pretty familiar with it already. My husband held Abby in his lap and I gave > her the shot. She looked really nervous, but it was over very quickly and I > think she was surprised it didn't hurt like she expected. The nurse let her > pick out three toys for being so brave (one for her brother and two for > her)! Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch and celebrated the first > time being done! > > Sherri > Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 , I know a lot of people give the shots at night, but we're starting off by trying first thing in the morning. I'm lucky enough that my husband works from home and he is going to do the shots first thing after Abby gets up, while her twin brother is still in his room. He did her 2nd shot this morning and she was scared about it, but took it okay. She had the rest of the day knowing it was already behind her. And she had something really exciting to talk about when she went to school today! I got the feeling that she really ate up the attention she got from it. I only work two miles from home and most of the time my schedule is very flexible so tomorrow I'm going to come home and be here when he does it. We haven't told Abby anything about RSS and we don't use the words " poking " or " shots " even though she knows needles are involved. With the genotropin pen, the needle is covered so she never sees it. We call it " giving her medicine " . We're kind of having a hard time getting her to understand that this is only about size and not her age. She's afraid of " growing up " and we have to explain that she is still going to mature and learn at the same age and this medicine is only going to help her get bigger and stronger. Good luck with getting started. Abby is a worrier so it was hard waiting to get through the initial shot, but now she seems very accepting of the process. We try and give her enough information so she understands what's going on, but not too much information that she doesn't understand. Sherri Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 , I know a lot of people give the shots at night, but we're starting off by trying first thing in the morning. I'm lucky enough that my husband works from home and he is going to do the shots first thing after Abby gets up, while her twin brother is still in his room. He did her 2nd shot this morning and she was scared about it, but took it okay. She had the rest of the day knowing it was already behind her. And she had something really exciting to talk about when she went to school today! I got the feeling that she really ate up the attention she got from it. I only work two miles from home and most of the time my schedule is very flexible so tomorrow I'm going to come home and be here when he does it. We haven't told Abby anything about RSS and we don't use the words " poking " or " shots " even though she knows needles are involved. With the genotropin pen, the needle is covered so she never sees it. We call it " giving her medicine " . We're kind of having a hard time getting her to understand that this is only about size and not her age. She's afraid of " growing up " and we have to explain that she is still going to mature and learn at the same age and this medicine is only going to help her get bigger and stronger. Good luck with getting started. Abby is a worrier so it was hard waiting to get through the initial shot, but now she seems very accepting of the process. We try and give her enough information so she understands what's going on, but not too much information that she doesn't understand. Sherri Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Sherri, Is there a reason you are giving the shot in the morning rather than the night? Pattie > , > > I know a lot of people give the shots at night, but we're starting > off by trying first thing in the morning. I'm lucky enough that my > husband works from home and he is going to do the shots first thing > after Abby gets up, while her twin brother is still in his room. He > did her 2nd shot this morning and she was scared about it, but took > it okay. She had the rest of the day knowing it was already behind > her. And she had something really exciting to talk about when she > went to school today! I got the feeling that she really ate up the > attention she got from it. > > I only work two miles from home and most of the time my schedule is > very flexible so tomorrow I'm going to come home and be here when he > does it. > > We haven't told Abby anything about RSS and we don't use the > words " poking " or " shots " even though she knows needles are > involved. With the genotropin pen, the needle is covered so she > never sees it. We call it " giving her medicine " . We're kind of > having a hard time getting her to understand that this is only about > size and not her age. She's afraid of " growing up " and we have to > explain that she is still going to mature and learn at the same age > and this medicine is only going to help her get bigger and stronger. > > Good luck with getting started. Abby is a worrier so it was hard > waiting to get through the initial shot, but now she seems very > accepting of the process. We try and give her enough information so > she understands what's going on, but not too much information that > she doesn't understand. > > Sherri > Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Thanks for all the advice and support. It really helps to communicate with others who have gone through the same thing. I'm very happy to have found this board. Sherri Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Pattie, My husband and I have researched and planned and thought and rethought and researched and thought some more. Most of the postings I have seen are of people doing it just before bed time or while the child is sleeping. We know that doing it while Abby is sleeping will not work for us so that only leaves the waking hours. After all the above planning and thinking, we decided to try the mornings first because she will have it over with and not be worrying about it for the rest of the day. It's also the most peaceful time of day in our household and when she is separated from her brother. All that said, we're doing this on a day by day basis at this point and by tomorrow we could be doing bedtime, lunch time or mid afternoon! Sherri Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Hi sherri- we started ght in feb on my christopher (he's 3) we give him his shot at night because that is when the dr said is the best time to give it, since naturaly that is when you your body produces most of its gh (so when your mom used to say get a good night sleep so you will grow, she wasnt lying LOL). we made it part of his night time routine, he gets it after his bath, and he knows he has to get his medicine. we just explained it to his 6 yr old brother that he needs it to grow(he said for him just to eat more and we just explained that christopher is special and doenst grow that way that he needs some help from his medicine). christopher adjusted well to his shots within 3days and he tells everyone that he gets his medicine in his butt and leg!! last night i even asked him which leg he wanted it in and he pointed and then i gave it, he put his sticker on the calender, we do a high five and are done with it. everyone has to do what they are comfortable with, i just thought i would let you know what we do. as far as telling him that he has rss, he is really to young to understand but we try to explain the best we can. good luck! jodie (nicholas-6 nonrss, christopher-3 rss 23lbs 33 " ght genotropin .6, johnathon-9m nonrss) > , > > I know a lot of people give the shots at night, but we're starting > off by trying first thing in the morning. I'm lucky enough that my > husband works from home and he is going to do the shots first thing > after Abby gets up, while her twin brother is still in his room. He > did her 2nd shot this morning and she was scared about it, but took > it okay. She had the rest of the day knowing it was already behind > her. And she had something really exciting to talk about when she > went to school today! I got the feeling that she really ate up the > attention she got from it. > > I only work two miles from home and most of the time my schedule is > very flexible so tomorrow I'm going to come home and be here when he > does it. > > We haven't told Abby anything about RSS and we don't use the > words " poking " or " shots " even though she knows needles are > involved. With the genotropin pen, the needle is covered so she > never sees it. We call it " giving her medicine " . We're kind of > having a hard time getting her to understand that this is only about > size and not her age. She's afraid of " growing up " and we have to > explain that she is still going to mature and learn at the same age > and this medicine is only going to help her get bigger and stronger. > > Good luck with getting started. Abby is a worrier so it was hard > waiting to get through the initial shot, but now she seems very > accepting of the process. We try and give her enough information so > she understands what's going on, but not too much information that > she doesn't understand. > > Sherri > Mom to 6 yr old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonRSS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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