Sunday, December 22, 2013

Growth Hormones

A couple of weeks ago, we started Olivia on growth hormones.  It was a tough decision to make because you have to think if it's really going to be worth it.  One of her diagnosis causes short stature and they said she will grow to be 4'6".  This means that she will really struggle getting into cabinets and other every day tasks.  We know that it posses a problem with driving, but I believe that won't happen anyways due to her epilepsy and lack of intelligence.  So we have to give our baby a shot every night.  It was hard to think we would have to do this every night for two years.  We are now a couple weeks into the process and have realized that it's not bad.  We actually do it while she is sleeping.  She doesn't even wake up from it.  That definitely makes it easier on us.  Her appetite has picked up slightly since starting it.  I hope it picks up even more.  She will still not reach 5' with the hormones, but at least she will grow more than without them.  I'm hoping we still feel this way 6 months from now.  I'm also worried that she's going to need a whole new wardrobe in 6 months even though her clothes are about 2 months old.  They said that we should see progress in 4 months.  I'll touch base then and let you know how it's going.

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