Re: GH shots -- self injection

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken,

Some time in this past year, being 8, he decided he wanted to

do his own shots. He did them for about 2 weeks and then he got over

it. We do it for him before bed most of the time. Personally I feel

it's enough knowing he can do it himself should he need to.

Debra

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Shayna (almost 5) - non-RSS

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have a question. At what age should kids on growth hormone give

> themselves their own shot? Also, why should kids on growth hormone

> give themselves a shot.

>

> I give his shot at night while he sleeps. He asked to do it

> that way and it has worked for us. However, recently I was told by

a

> medical professional that should be giving himself his shot.

So

> I was wondering why should I make this change and at what age?

>

>

> Thanks for you input

>

> Ken M

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

Glad to hear from you again. How are you? I hope all is well.

How is ? I hope he is doing well.

Thanks for the info about thee shots. is almost 8 and has

been assking a little about his shots. So maybe in the relatively

near future, he too, may want to try and inject himself.

For the time being, I will continue to give him his shot. It gives me

an excusse to check in on him just before I go to bed.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Ken M

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I have a question. At what age should kids on growth

hormone give

> > themselves their own shot? Also, why should kids on growth

hormone

> > give themselves a shot.

> >

> > I give his shot at night while he sleeps. He asked to do

it

> > that way and it has worked for us. However, recently I was

told by

> a

> > medical professional that should be giving himself his

shot.

> So

> > I was wondering why should I make this change and at what

age?

> >

> >

> > Thanks for you input

> >

> > Ken M

> >

[Guest guest]

Ken, I am with you 100%!!!! Dr. H told that at age 9 (she

just turned 9) she can begin be responsible enough for giving

herself her shots. We have taught her how, but I do not want her

having the responsibility of drawing up exactly 32 units of GH each

night out of the vial! Her diabetic friend absolutely can do it by

herself. But we have decided that for now, likes us to give

it to her when she is asleep, and my perspective is that she has

enough going on in her life, that who gives her the shot is a minor

point.

However, she does want to go to sleepaway camp for a week this

summer. She knows that she has to learn by then (for the 3-day

camp, her Brownie troop leader learned how to give her the shot).

We've told she has to switch to soluable Prevacid tablets by

then, and learn how to do the shots.... so we have 6 months.

Ken, stick with what is working for you and !!! I do think

that by age 8 or 9, if he is responsible and trustworthy, you can

begin to teach him how (especially with a pen that just

takes " clicks. " ) Jenn Salem

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have a question. At what age should kids on growth hormone give

> themselves their own shot? Also, why should kids on growth hormone

> give themselves a shot.

>

> I give his shot at night while he sleeps. He asked to do it

> that way and it has worked for us. However, recently I was told by

a

> medical professional that should be giving himself his shot.

So

> I was wondering why should I make this change and at what age?

>

>

> Thanks for you input

>

> Ken M

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken this is , s Mom , has been

giving himself his shot since we started it back about almost a year

ago, he is 5 1/2 now and he loves to do it(especially if their are

people over he likes to show off that he is a big boy ) , it makes

him more independant , they say to let them do it so that if they

were ever to wake up and see you doing it it might really freak them

out and then lose trust in you and not want to go to sleep at

night , the child life specialist told me this cause we were going

to do it while he was a sleep. I am glad we didn't start that way ,

he likes to skip it but he is only allowed one day to skip and it is

usually on Saturday but if he really doesn't want to do it that time

we just switch up days! Well I hope this info helps you out let me

know!

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Support , " kmerrith " <kkm@i...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have a question. At what age should kids on growth hormone give

> themselves their own shot? Also, why should kids on growth hormone

> give themselves a shot.

>

> I give his shot at night while he sleeps. He asked to do it

> that way and it has worked for us. However, recently I was told by

a

> medical professional that should be giving himself his shot.

So

> I was wondering why should I make this change and at what age?

>

>

> Thanks for you input

>

> Ken M

>

[Guest guest]

Ken,

I'm glad you asked this question. Jon is now 10 and we still do his

shots. The problem we have is the location. The only place with

enough fat is his behind and he's not flexible enough to reach that

far. He also wants to go to camp this summer so we have been trying

to figure it out!

Pattie

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > >

> > > I have a question. At what age should kids on growth hormone give

> > > themselves their own shot? Also, why should kids on growth

> hormone

> > > give themselves a shot.

> > >

> > > I give his shot at night while he sleeps. He asked to do it

> > > that way and it has worked for us. However, recently I was told

> by

> > a

> > > medical professional that should be giving himself his

> shot.

> > So

> > > I was wondering why should I make this change and at what age?

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks for you input

> > >

> > > Ken M

> > >