Whoo-hooo!!!!

We have FINALLY been approved for HGH injections for Big Al! We had our first consolutation with a training nurse this week and got in all of our supplies! While we are not holding our breath for any dramatic results... it sure would be nice!

Basically, he will be receiving daily injections of a synthetic human growth hormone. While he already has PLENTY of growth hormone in his system, they are not trigging right (aka - meaning he is not growing!)While HGH is pretty controversial with some folks (usually those folks who don't have a special needs child that has numerous challenges in life!) for Big Al, it is a necessary route we need to try. Since he has grown very very little in the last 12 months, it has become more apparent that "something" is not right. For Big Al, the HGH is going to be used to simply "jumpstart" some of his growth hormones to see if the synthetic will help the hormones he already has, work correctly. No, he will not end up being six foot tall - or even close. But, due to the fact that he has missed pretty much every growth spurt in over 6 years, the chances of him catching up to an "average" height of 5'6" is iffy without some intervention. We are hoping that some good will come out of these, as it is stressful for all of us, especially him!