Yesterday, Kyle had another Endocrinologist appointment. At the last appointment in June, a bone scan was done to determine his bone age. The results of the scan showed that Kyle's bones are 12 1/2 years old, despite his actual age of 15. This is a good thing. Since his bones think he is younger than he actually is, this will buy him more time in which to grow. Now if you've been following the blog, you may remember in March of 2007, the bone scan done on Kyle determined his bone age to be 13 years 6 months. I'm not actually sure his bones could have gotten younger, but then again, I'm not a doctor. I mentioned to his doctor the discrepency in the two bone age scans and he chalked it up to two different people determining the results. Either way, his bones think they are younger than they actually are, which is good.
Kyle was 5'1 1/2" and weighed 115 lbs. Two inches and twelve pounds since his June appointment. The nurses fawned over him and suggested he had been eating his Wheaties. The doctor came in and reviewed the chart and pin-pointed where Kyle was on the growth curve. He is still below the 5th percentile on height, but the direction of his progress should have him above the 5th percentile by February 2009. As far as weight, he has moved from below the 5th percentile, to around the 25th percentile. He's not chubby at all, just has more mass to him. In review, in April 2007, Kyle was 4'8" and 76 lbs. He's grown 5 1/2 inches and put on 39 lbs. I call that progress.
His doctor was so pleased with the progress, he did not increase his growth hormone dosage. Next appointment, February 2009.
Picture taken December 2008.
