Re: need advice on GH appt.

[Guest guest]

Hi Stella,

There are few things to ask.

1). What size needle do they recommend. The smaller the better. We

use a #31 guage needle for our son.

2). When do they recommend giving the shot. Most doctors say in the

evening to mimick when your body release growth hormone naturally.

3). Can you give the shot to your child while he/she is sleeping.

Doctors are split on this one. Ours said it was OK to give our son

his shot after he went to sleep but to get his permission for doing

it that way.

4). Most growth hormone must be refrigerated. How long before the

shot should you take it out of the refrigerator. The cooler it is the

more it stings, but you can't let GH get too warm either. Also, what

do you do if you leave it out too long?

I know that many of us can answer these questions for you but it

would be interesting to see what your doctor says.

I hope this helps

Ken M

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> Hello everyone,

> Mounir and I will be going to our first class on how to give

> a her shot of GH on Monday at Children's Hosptial of LA and

I

> was wondering if there are any questions I should ask?

> Thank you for all your help.

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> stella

[Guest guest]

Hi Stella,

We just started our son Coby on GH about 7 wks ago. I had talked to

everyone about all aspects of the shots. The best devices, the best

time, but the one thing that slipped by me. At the training they

told me to rotate injection sites between both legs, both butt

cheeks, and both arms. I had not spoken with any of the other

parents here about location and my first 2 nights giving Coby his

shots were horriable because I was giving them in his arms. He

doesn't havbe enough fat on his arms so it hurt worse. I actually

have gotten to the point that I only give his shots in his bottom

because he doesn't even notice them there.

Would make a good question for them.

le, mom to:

Shye almost 10, Brock 8, Coby(rss) & Carlee 2

Coby's stats: 20.2 lbs, 31 3/4 in, Humatrope GH, & Periactin

[Guest guest]

Max gets his shots only in his thighs. For years they were the only

place that had enough fat for the shots. We could have done them on

his butt, but he was pretty much against that. We wanted him to

feel as if he had control over something, so we let him choose.

Dr. H. said that rotating thighs each night is fine as long as he

does not have too much bruising or bumps from the shots. In 13

years we have not had a problem. Once in awhile he gets a black and

blue mark, but that is normal.

By the way, you can also do them in the stomach, but OUCH! The

thought makes ME cringe!

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Stella,

Good luck on your appointment. We started our daughter, Abby, on GH

at the end of April this year. We were so nervous about the

appointment to learn how to give her the medicine that I'm not sure I

remember having any questions. The nurse who trained us was excellent

and even injected a dose of the medicine out onto the table so we

could see how much would be going into Abby's body. She gave

us their standard instructions and cheat sheets on the medication and

then also gave us helpful hints of her own. She gave the standard

instructions on rotating the shots, but as I learned from this

website, it's okay to use only a couple of locations such as the

thighs. We have only given Abby shots in the thighs (once in the

butt, against her protest, to try and convince her it was a better

choice) and when the doctor examined her after five months she said

her thighs looked great and she couldn't even see the injection sites.

I have gotten excellent advice from this website. Our doctor is

great, but she is pretty new to GH. A couple of questions you might

think about are how often they will require a bone age scan and what

your insurance company requires for renewal of the prescription. I

don't know if the person doing the training will have these answers,

we got them from our doctor who didn't take part in the training.

Sherri D. - mom to 6 year old twins Abby (RSS) and Sam (nonDSS)

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> Hello everyone,

> Mounir and I will be going to our first class on how to give

> a her shot of GH on Monday at Children's Hosptial of LA and

I

> was wondering if there are any questions I should ask?

> Thank you for all your help.

>

> stell

[Guest guest]

We were shown how to do the shots by the staff at Dr H's former

office. They told us to only give the shots in his thighs

because that's where he had the most fat.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 1/2 year old twins

[Guest guest]

how much has your child grown in 13 years? The doctors want my son to start

gh. I would love to her some actual #'s

Re: need advice on GH appt.

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> Max gets his shots only in his thighs. For years they were the only

> place that had enough fat for the shots. We could have done them on

> his butt, but he was pretty much against that. We wanted him to

> feel as if he had control over something, so we let him choose.

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> Dr. H. said that rotating thighs each night is fine as long as he

> does not have too much bruising or bumps from the shots. In 13

> years we have not had a problem. Once in awhile he gets a black and

> blue mark, but that is normal.

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> By the way, you can also do them in the stomach, but OUCH! The

> thought makes ME cringe!

>

> Jodi Z

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[Guest guest]

Hi Stella

My daughter has been on genotropin for 3 months. Our nurse said it is

fine just to rotate between the thighs, multiple sites are really

needed for diabetic kids who require several shots a day. She also

said there is no need to pinch up the skin. We use alcohol swab but

let it dry completely before the shot. My daughter (2 yr today) does

not react at well when we give the shot, and even smiles as we

count '1001, 1002, 1003 " loudly before taking the pen out. Only one

night we gave the shot while she is asleep because we went out and

she fell asleep on the way back, the swab woke her slightly but the

shot did not. Now on evenings that we go out with her (and we do

that a lot!!), we give the shot early before we leave the house. The

shots are a breeze,

Sabina mother of Naomi

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> > Hello everyone,

> > Mounir and I will be going to our first class on how to give

> > a her shot of GH on Monday at Children's Hosptial of LA

and

> I

> > was wondering if there are any questions I should ask?

> > Thank you for all your help.

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> > stell