Re: an Adam update

[Guest guest]

Deb - Hey! I got your message by the way. Sorry I haven't

responded back. I tried calling in route on Sun but didn't leave a

message.

So, your message below - I am having a hard time discerning whether

or not you were pleased with the visit or not. It sounds to me like

Adam is doing wonderfully with growth (2.7 cm in 6 mos). Talk to

me. I wish I knew more about the testosterone theory. I know it's

been discussed here before - I just haven't had the use for it yet -

you know - only keep the things in the brain that I can use for

now?

I hope that you are doing well. What did Adam think of his

appointment today? Was he happy or dissappointed? In what way do

you think his emotional health will be compromised. I'm not asking

to be a smart alec - I'm very curious as to your thoughts - you were

sort of brief and I'd like to hear more. I can understand the

social - which would effect the emotional - but, how is he doing

currently? Are we discussing puberty such as " voice

changes " , " muscles " ...? You know, my non-rss son who just turned 16

didn't start these changes until this year (turned 16 on the 27th) -

he's a late bloomer - so was my dh and myself for that matter. Give

me your thoughts - okay?

Thinking of you lot's. Haven't been writing you - but, wanting to.

- H

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> Hello everyone

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> I had Adam at the endo today. It has been 6 months since his last

visit.

> In 6 months he grew 2.7 cm--apparently the normal child (pre-

puberty) grows on average 2.7 cm in 6 months so he is charting

exactly as he should be; however I was hoping for more. Sigh.

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> The big bang of this visit is the doctor has given me a

prescription for Adam to begin testosterone treatment. At the age of

13 and no puberty in sight (we did a bone age today and he said he

is reluctant to give me EXACT numbers but he said last year Adam was

5 years delayed and now it's around 4 was all he would

say)......except for the fact that with that incredible bone age

delay, he said he is NOT going to begin puberty at all. The endo.

thought he could " cheer " me up by saying we have so much more grow

time (yes, I know that, but at what expense to Adam's

social/emotional health???)

> Anyway, he was all gun-ho that I run and fill the prescription

right then and bring the vial back for them to give him the first

injection--I said " maybe " and came home. I would like to think on it

a bit.

> I have done just a real quick scan (one article) on google re:

testosterone in children and I was reading about the one major

benefit being weight gain and muscle mass development. Hmmm, that

sounds positive.

> In any case, it will take 2 or 3 days to get the vial and then I

have to make an appt. with his ped. to have the shot administered

(once a month for 6 months), so I have time to do a bit more

research and thinking.

> So his grand stats are: 141 cm (55.5 " ) and 34.9 kg (76.9 lbs)

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> Oh besides doing the bone age today, we also did blood but I

didn't get the results back yet (he did all the usual suspects in

the blood). Last year when we did this, it took over 2 hours for the

x-ray wait alone, so today we went real REAL early and the blood AND

x-ray were BOTH done 20 minutes after our arriving there. We had

ages and ages to kill!!

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> Deb

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[Guest guest]

Deb,

Talk to ne and Kim C about Oxandryn. It's a pill. Both have or

are going to use this with their sons.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hi Debby,

Don't feel pressured into making a decision immediately. It took me

12 months to decide whether to use a testesterone treatment on my

son. I understand your worries about Adam's social and psychological

health if you don't do something. However, he is only just 13, you

have time to do more research into the treatment, then you can

decide what you want to do.

Is Oxandrin approved for use in Canada? It's a testosterone analogue

and my son had excellent results with that drug. Email me at

ade02@... if you want more info about Oxandrin.

ne

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> The big bang of this visit is the doctor has given me a

prescription for Adam to begin testosterone treatment. At the age of

13 and no puberty in sight

The endo. thought he could " cheer " me up by saying we have so much

more grow time (yes, I know that, but at what expense to Adam's

social/emotional health???)

> Anyway, he was all gun-ho that I run and fill the prescription

right then and bring the vial back for them to give him the first

injection--I said " maybe " and came home. I would like to think on it

a bit.