New Member: Questions for Lee

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Hi Lee,

Welcome to the group. I'm guessing by now that you have seen the

multitude of questions that are asked here on this list serve. I am so

glad that an adult male has joined our group since I have a son, Colby,

with a mild case of RSS. His stats are in my signature below.

He had a pretty trying school year last year due to being picked on

because of his size. Do you have any words of wisdom I can share with

him? I was surprised last year that although he was constantly being

teased (some of it even physical) that he did his share of teasing too.

Is this normal?

Colby's dad abandoned him in March of 1996 so the male influence at home

is very weak. Sometimes I don't know how to balance being

over-protective with letting him become a man. My first instinct is to

" save " his day, but I think he is at the age that he needs to learn to

" fight his own battles " , be they physical or verbal. What are your

thoughts? Did you get teased a lot and if so, what did you find to be

your best defense?

I was wondering too if you had any growth hormone treatment as a kid. I

had a hard time finding a doctor to prescribe it prior to FDA approval,

and now Colby refuses to take it. He says " I have -Silvers

Syndrome, so what! I'm not getting a shot everyday. I will deal with

it. " So tell me, in your experience, is he going to regret that I didn't

force the issue to possibly make him taller? We live in a society that

relishes the perfect body, face, etc. and the selection pool is slimming

as others use GHT to overcome their short stature (I'm thinking about

dating now). Do you find that to be an issue?

I would also like to know if you can remember any of your stats at

various stages in your life. Anything here would help...and yes I am

going to compare it to my son. At a minimum I hope you can tell me when

you stopped growing taller (Colby's dad didn't until after high school)

and if you know your parents' heights (I am 5'7 " and Colby's dad is

5'8 " .....not much room for play here).

I hope I'm not sounding too nosy and feel free to tell me if I am. It's

just so nice to finally have an adult male to discuss things with. You

can email me privately at b-comrie1@..., but I bet there are others

with sons who are asking the same things in the back of their minds.

Thanks in advance and I look forward to your responses (sorry for the

length).

Regards,

(mom to Colby: 13 years old, RSS, 57.5 " , and 73 pounds)

New Member

Hello, my name is Lee.I have just joined this group. I am a 20 year

old male from Liverpool England. I have RSS and i am 4ft 9. Feel free

to email me anytime if you have any questions. Kind regards. Lee