5 year old, born with no thyroids, Dr. wants to use growth hormones

[maggie74436]

My grand-daughter was born with no thyroids.  She recently went to the Dr. and what her step-mother tells me is she is not growing.  they have taken an x-ray of her hand and if it shows no growth, then she will be hooked up to an IV nest week and given something that should boost her growth hormone and if this does nothing, she will be given and pill.  (Mydaughter, her mother, has died of colan cancer, so I get alot of after the fact,  I was surprised to be called)  My question is how safe is this procedure?  I have been also told sometimes she is given a double dose of her thyroid medicine, so they do not have to break pill in half periodically.  Or if she stays the night elswhere she is given a pill at home and that should last her two days.  Could this practice, if done on a regular basis, have caused her growth problems.

[rumpled]

A lot of children take growth hormone and it is safe.
Check out www.magicfoundation.org for information on growth disorders.
If she was born without a thyroid, odds are she has other endocrine issues, and so how she takes her thyroid meds does not influence growth. It is a different hormone.

I am not sure If I understand about how she takes her thyroid meds - she should take them daily. If they need a pill cutter, one can be found at almost any drug store. Consistency is key in taking hormones.

[estrelinha]

There is a pediatric endocrinology expert forum here, good place to post endocrine problems in children, here is the link:
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/173
The doctor there is very good. Is the doctor a Pediatric endocrinologist?,