Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I am not sure, at this point in time, but we chose it for our short cfer-- the " kid, " now nearly middle aged, finally made it to 5' tall! n Growth Hormone Hi to ya'll....thank you for your responses to yesterdays post of events..im happy to report that as i had suspected, im just fine and today is a bright new day! Tylers cf nurse asked me if i was interested in giving him a growth hormone starting feb when the study begins.He is 3% ht and unde25% weight(cant remember off hand but think its like 15%), so he qualifies. Haas anyone heard anything about this?What are the pros and cons?Will it help lengthen his life span ultimately? Thanks again, Patty, mom to ty,8wcf and 2 wocf ------------------------------------------- The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY be construed as medical advice. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 That is, after we had previously decided NOT to use it, and then realised that it was worth a trial--who knows whether it worked or not? We do not. In addition to those of us who are very tall, there are plenty of very short people on all four branches of the " kid's " ancestry. n Growth Hormone Hi to ya'll....thank you for your responses to yesterdays post of events..im happy to report that as i had suspected, im just fine and today is a bright new day! Tylers cf nurse asked me if i was interested in giving him a growth hormone starting feb when the study begins.He is 3% ht and unde25% weight(cant remember off hand but think its like 15%), so he qualifies. Haas anyone heard anything about this?What are the pros and cons?Will it help lengthen his life span ultimately? Thanks again, Patty, mom to ty,8wcf and 2 wocf ------------------------------------------- The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY be construed as medical advice. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 He is 3% ht and unde25% > weight(cant remember off hand but think its like 15%), so he > qualifies. > Haas anyone heard anything about this?What are the pros and cons? Will > it help lengthen his life span ultimately? No it will not lengthen his life span but it will make him taller. You may want to consider it as it is difficult to be a short man in our society. jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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