Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on February 24, 2019, 11:07:18 PMHey InFullStryde, just wanted to ask you something. You of course don't have to reply if you don't feel like it.
Are you shorter than both your parents? And since you had the option of doing LL at 17 years (with the possibility of your parents financing it), did your pediatrician(s) monitor your height back then and were you given the option of HGH treatment? What actually lead to you seeing a CLL doctor at mere 17 years back then? Did you suffer from any growth disorders back then, or was your original height the result of natural growth?
Hope you have a successful end spurt of reaching 2 inches!
Thank you for the great question. I am happy to answer this; especially because I feel it can help others in some way. Growing up, I was always shorter than the other kids around. My pediatrician, never thought anything of it and was pretty convinced that I would eventually grow to achieve the average height of my Mom and Dad. My Mom was 4'11 and my Dad was 6'0". At age 10/11 I was concerned as well as my parents since I was still very much behind my class mates in height; so I was taken to a growth doctor/specialist and he had a bone age x-ray test arranged. At age 11, there as significant space between my growth plate and based on the space and my age, it was estimated that my height would be approximately 5'8-5'10". The doctor did not feel that HGH was necessary and felt that it would have been a risk for me try that and could even stunt my growth. My parents went ahead and believed him and that was that. I was left to wait to grow taller. In the summer of age 11, I grew 5 inches and arrived at about 5'1.25 when I was 12. Myself, my doctors, and my parents took this as a sign that my growing spurts were now on their way. There was one problem however, Not only was I growing in height; but I was rapidly developing through puberty. I was growing a mustache, beard, very strong muscular system, deeper voice, etc. I was actually experiencing one of the most common growth inhibitors of all.... something called "Precocious puberty". I went from underdeveloped to overdeveloped in a 1 year span. Unfortunately, as a result of my early puberty my grown plates fused and I was disqualified to reach my predicted height of 5'8" - 5'10". At 17 (1998), we learned of the procedure to increase height so my parents and myself were very curious about that possibility and we visited Dr. Dror Paley in Baltimore. I opted against it since I did not want to put my parents through so much. I hope that answers your question and let me know if you have any more quetions for me!
