Guest guest Posted February 22, 2000 Report Share Posted February 22, 2000 Barbara, Your email hit the nail on the head. I think it really expresses the doubts that I know my husband and I sometimes feel. Two perspectives helped to move us to the decision to try GHT: 1) If it was a pill, would we have a problem with it? Probably not. So, the real issue is not GHT, but the method for delivering the GHT. Once we separated out the medicine from the needle, the decision was easier. So, we treat the method of delivery as a separate issue to deal with. 2) We could not imagine a situation 12 years from now, with our son asking us why we didn't try it. Anyway, your email really gave a lot of food for thought.....THanks for expressing those views so well. Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 Dennise, Dr. H. has said nothing to make me scared. It is my own fear that is in the way. Max is 11 1/2. He is in puberty, although it is supressed for the most part. He is only 4'5 " . I guess I get discouraged because it seems inconceivable to me that he will grow over a foot in the next five years. Dr. H. is still optimistic, though. But I have to admit, I did not push the issue yesterday because we were more concerned about the surgery. I will ask her the question on Monday when she visits, or at our next appointment in May. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2000 Report Share Posted March 14, 2000 -----Original Message----- > > >Help-We are contemplating GHT for our daughter. My husband and I are >on opposite sides on this right now. I have only heard good things >about it from this list group, and of course this is what Dr. H. >wants to do. Are there any side affects. Has anyone had a bad >experience with this? If you don't want to say anything negative >here, you can always e-mail me privately. Any input is greatly >appreciated. I have a whole list of questions for her. We have an >appt. the 20th of march. Is anyone else going to be there that day? >thanks all- Colleen Colleen, I don't know how much help, if at all, I can be on this subject since Ross only just started GH a few months ago. But I do know that we, rather I, agonized over this decisoin for several years before I decided it was the right decision. I was totally against it for a long time! My husband always knew that GH was what was best for Ross. He grew up as a very small boy and had problems because of it and feels that he would have had a more pleasant childhood had he been a bigger boy. His adult height is 5'7 " . He figures that Ross will have a much harder time than he did because he could potentially be quite a bit shorter than he was. I relied very heavily on his opinion because he had grown up small, but I was more concerned about any potential long-term side effects that GH might cause. From all the research that we did and questions that we have posed to all our physicians, I finally feel that GH is a relatively " safe " drug to give to my child. All drugs have some risks, but from what I gather, as time goes on and more research is done on GH, the safer it gets. A lot safer now than it was 20 years ago (maybe less?). I only wish I knew how much more height he will obtain with it than without it. The other thing I am always telling myself is that we are doing the best for Ross with what we know now and if we didn't do this, we and he, may regret it later. I couldn't look Ross in the face if he asked me why we didn't try to give him the chance to be taller! But, if there's any point when we want to stop it, or if Ross someday wants to discontinue the shots, we know that we can do that, too. Hope my muddled opinon helps somewhat! Dennise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2000 Report Share Posted March 14, 2000 Jodi, How much has it increased his growth velocity? Are you pleased with the results? Are the results what you expected? What do they anticipate his final height? Thanks for the info. Judy ( 4 1/2) GHT > > > > > > > > Help-We are contemplating GHT for our daughter. My husband and I are > > on opposite sides on this right now. I have only heard good things > > about it from this list group, and of course this is what Dr. H. > > wants to do. Are there any side affects. Has anyone had a bad > > experience with this? If you don't want to say anything negative > > here, you can always e-mail me privately. Any input is greatly > > appreciated. I have a whole list of questions for her. We have an > > appt. the 20th of march. Is anyone else going to be there that day? > > thanks all- Colleen > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 2.9% > > Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! > > http://click./1/936/0/_/229381/_/953000913/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% > Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! > http://click./1/937/0/_/229381/_/953040386/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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