I had the same issue! Stopped growing at 4'9", diagnosed at 10yo, started hgh injections at 12yo. Once my blood levels were up (~3 months), I grew about one inch per month for six months, then my growth slowed down to about 1/2 inch per month. I discontinued HGH when I reached 5'10", around 16yo. Ironically, I came out as trans a few years later, and immediately regretted gaining so much height!
What was your growth rate like once you reached the full potency? Because I started HGH when I was already very close to puberty, there was a lot of uncertainty about whether it was better to wait and see what happens (maybe puberty would kick my pituitary system into gear, or maybe I wouldn't grow and then I wouldn't have enough time for maximum effectiveness before my growth plates fused). I'm curious how you were effected, starting from a much younger age!
Also, in case you're interested in comparable experiences, some additional info about my case:
My injections were largely self-administered, using a diabetic-type needle injector (I don't remember the proper name for those). Around the time I was first diagnosed, I received an MRI (for an unrelated issue: scoliosis). The scan revealed that my pituitary gland was malformed. When I started hgh, endocrinologist explained that I was in the 0th percentile for height/growth rate (smaller than 99% of the population, given age and genetics and such). I also had virtually zero HGH in my blood stream. I also grew so fast in response to the injections that my growth rate changed to be in the 99th percentile.
As a side note, the rapid growth combined with physical treatment of my scoliosis meant that I went from having severe curvature that surgery was recommended for, to having mild curvature that was treatable via PT!
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I had the same issue! Stopped growing at 4'9", diagnosed at 10yo, started hgh injections at 12yo. Once my blood levels were up (~3 months), I grew about one inch per month for six months, then my growth slowed down to about 1/2 inch per month. I discontinued HGH when I reached 5'10", around 16yo. Ironically, I came out as trans a few years later, and immediately regretted gaining so much height!
What was your growth rate like once you reached the full potency? Because I started HGH when I was already very close to puberty, there was a lot of uncertainty about whether it was better to wait and see what happens (maybe puberty would kick my pituitary system into gear, or maybe I wouldn't grow and then I wouldn't have enough time for maximum effectiveness before my growth plates fused). I'm curious how you were effected, starting from a much younger age!
Also, in case you're interested in comparable experiences, some additional info about my case:
My injections were largely self-administered, using a diabetic-type needle injector (I don't remember the proper name for those). Around the time I was first diagnosed, I received an MRI (for an unrelated issue: scoliosis). The scan revealed that my pituitary gland was malformed. When I started hgh, endocrinologist explained that I was in the 0th percentile for height/growth rate (smaller than 99% of the population, given age and genetics and such). I also had virtually zero HGH in my blood stream. I also grew so fast in response to the injections that my growth rate changed to be in the 99th percentile.
As a side note, the rapid growth combined with physical treatment of my scoliosis meant that I went from having severe curvature that surgery was recommended for, to having mild curvature that was treatable via PT!
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