At Campbell's well-baby appointment this month the doctor was slightly concerned about her height. It seems that she has only grown an inch this last year. They worry if kids don't grow at least 2 inches per year. The doctor gave us a referral to the endocrinologist.
Today we had that appointment. The endocrinologist said that there could be any number of reasons or no reason at all. The least likely is Turner's Syndrome. He doesn't see any other markers besides the short stature for TS. Other reasons include thyroid problems, growth hormone deficiency or slowed bone age. We are hoping for the slowed bone age. That would mean that she is just a late bloomer.
We had a series of test done today. She had 5 tubes of blood drawn. She was not thrilled with this. She also had an x-ray of her hand done. This is for the bone age test. We should have all results (except the TS kareotype test) back within 10 days. We are all hoping that the bone age test shows that her bones are only 7-8 years of age and not 10 years of age.
As an aside, the little girl who had an appointment right before us was named Lenna. That's Campbell's middle name. Campbell found that to be very cool.
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I'm thinking good thoughts for you and anxiously awaiting the results.
I'm a grown woman and it makes me mad when they take my blood. I can't imagine what five tubes would do to a little tiny girl! That seems cruel.
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