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Zachary's injections begin on Saturday.
I haven't updated for awhile on the status of Zachary's growth hormone problem because to be honest I didn't really want to think about it. But, since the growth hormone arrives today by FedEx and the nurse is coming on Saturday to teach us how to give him the injections, it's time to get over it.
Zachary without a doubt has growth hormone deficiency. The levels of a child his age should have been around 10 throughout the 2 hour test. His highest level was just over 2 and most of them were 1 point something.
He will have to get injections 6 times per week and we will be doing this for years to come. Hopefully when he's an adult, his growth hormone levels will have gone up to around 5 and he won't have to continue the injections as an adult. He also has to have an MRI of the brain to make sure his Pituitary Gland is fine (which it most likely is, it's just something that has to be ruled out). |
Posted: 11:32 AM, Oct. 28, 2008 |
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Sounds like you'll have a lot of major adjustments to go through. I'll pray for you and your family as you do. I do hope the injections won't be a painful thing. It would be so sad to have to endure really painful injections almost every day. God bless.
Mama J. |
Posted by MamaJ at 3:36 PM, Oct. 29, 2008 |
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I knew someone else whose son went through this. Unfortunately we moved away, and I don't know how he is doing. I believe he would be about 12 years old now.
Hoping it goes smoothly for all of you.
Karen |
Posted by OurLittleSchoolRoom at 9:33 PM, Nov. 1, 2008 |
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| I also know a boy taking shots. The shots are helping. He's starting to look more his age now. He's a junior, I think, and begins to look like he should be in high school not junior high or elementary school. |
Posted by emsmom at 2:50 AM, Nov. 2, 2008 |
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