One of my daughters had this.

Back in 2006, we went to Samitivej Srinakarin. First thing, after seeing the endochronologist (?), she had an MRI to confirm it wasn't a thyroid problem.

Once that was checked it was basically injections every month for a few years to hold off puberty, as if she went through puberty early she'd have ended up noticeably shorter than her classmates. (There was the option of three-monthly injections, but the cost wasn't significantly more to do it monthly, and this way she was seen by the doctor more often.)

The injections have a side-effect in that your child is liable to put on weight. (My daughter did but has noticeably thinned since the treatments ended last year.)

Note: The MRI and the injections weren't cheap, and weren't covered under the health insurance I had at the time, as it didn't cover outpatient treatment. (Ironically it would be covered under my employer's health insurance that I started getting last year just after the treatments had finished.)

Edit: The chicken thing is also one of the possible sources of the problem that the doctor suggested back in 2006, resulting in my wife basically banning us from KFC for the last 4 years. (Which might be ironic if KFC has steroid free chicken).

Edited November 22, 201015 yr by bkk_mike

One of my daughters had this.

Back in 2006, we went to Samitivej Srinakarin. First thing, after seeing the endochronologist (?), she had an MRI to confirm it wasn't a thyroid problem.

Once that was checked it was basically injections every month for a few years to hold off puberty, as if she went through puberty early she'd have ended up noticeably shorter than her classmates. (There was the option of three-monthly injections, but the cost wasn't significantly more to do it monthly, and this way she was seen by the doctor more often.)

The injections have a side-effect in that your child is liable to put on weight. (My daughter did but has noticeably thinned since the treatments ended last year.)

Note: The MRI and the injections weren't cheap, and weren't covered under the health insurance I had at the time, as it didn't cover outpatient treatment. (Ironically it would be covered under my employer's health insurance that I started getting last year just after the treatments had finished.)

Edit: The chicken thing is also one of the possible sources of the problem that the doctor suggested back in 2006, resulting in my wife basically banning us from KFC for the last 4 years. (Which might be ironic if KFC has steroid free chicken).

bkk_mike,

May i ask you if this injections where "Lupron" suppresses hormones medicine?

How old was your daughter when she recieved this injections and how was she dealing with all the side effects.

Thanks a lot,

NFS