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11.10 year old with 13 year old bones
I need some advice. My son, who is two months shy of his 12th birthday, has been diagonsed with central precocious puberty and an advanced bone age of 13 or 13 and a half. He is short at about 4 ft 6 or 7 with the potential of being 5 ft 6 in if it weren't for puberty. He has always grown about 1-2 inches with 4 inches of growth in the past 2 years. I am very wary of Lupron which is the route his doctor wants to take. I am being pressured to make a decision because "his bones age as we speak"! He was tested for growth hormones, and he had enough with an 18 on the scale. Please help with some advice!!
This discussion is related to My Son's Height.
This discussion is related to My Son's Height.
My son is 2 and he is also being monitored for growth. We saw the pediatric endocronoligist today as a matter of fact, although in our case the concern has been that he might require growth hormones.
I am with you in that the idea of giving medications to my child is less then an ideal situation. Unfortunately, every single medication in existence has potential side effects. They can also do a lot of good. For me, it's all risk vs. benefit. I guess my suggestion would be to first get a complete and total understanding of what precocious puberty means in terms of his long term health and happiness. Gain a full knowledge and understanding of what this may mean for him untreated. Weigh that against the potential side effects of Lupron. I would also be asking what (if any) alternative options are and research those as well. I also think it's important as well to not only know what the potential side effects are, but how likely they are (meds all seem to come with those stats as well). Then, once all of this has been done, make your decision. And to be honest with you, when it comes to any long term treatment using drugs, I am big on second opinions.
Good luck with your decision, and whatever you decide, I wish you and your son well.
I am with you in that the idea of giving medications to my child is less then an ideal situation. Unfortunately, every single medication in existence has potential side effects. They can also do a lot of good. For me, it's all risk vs. benefit. I guess my suggestion would be to first get a complete and total understanding of what precocious puberty means in terms of his long term health and happiness. Gain a full knowledge and understanding of what this may mean for him untreated. Weigh that against the potential side effects of Lupron. I would also be asking what (if any) alternative options are and research those as well. I also think it's important as well to not only know what the potential side effects are, but how likely they are (meds all seem to come with those stats as well). Then, once all of this has been done, make your decision. And to be honest with you, when it comes to any long term treatment using drugs, I am big on second opinions.
Good luck with your decision, and whatever you decide, I wish you and your son well.
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