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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello all,

We are a bit disappointed today as we took our 14 year old son to the endocrinologist and she confirmed that his growth plates in the wrist are closed and he wont grow. He is only 5'3.  I am 5'3 and my husband is 5'8.  Did anyone experience this and can there be more height growth after the wrist bone growth plates closed? We asked the pediatrician several times in the last couple of years since there was pubic hair and some arm pit hair.  But she always said he will be around 5'8" at least.
Today the endocrinologist told us that he's done growing.  He is feeling a bit low. We encouraged him and told him height doesn't matter.  Just trying to see if anyone went through a similar situation.   Is the wrist/hand xray reflective of growth plates in the rest of the body?  His torso is still a kid's.  He does not have chest hair.  His hands and feet are big but the rest of the body is still a kids body.  The endocrinologist did not want to put him on growth hormones and aromatase inhibitor just based on the wrist xray.  We feel that maybe the rest of his body is still playing catch up vs his hands/feet.  If there is a chance to help him grow taller, we want to explore it.  Any advice would be appreciated.[/quote]

I’m sorry. I know how hard it is to get a surprise diagnosis. There is a lot of importance placed on height on social media now, making this unexpected news even worse. I would recommend joining the Facebook group for ideopathic short stature for lots of medical advice and just general moral support. I would also try uploading the bone age xray to bone expert to get a second opinion on final adult height. Some doctors say growth is over at bone age 16 but often there is still another inch left, which is what the bone age height predictors use. My son was also put on an estrogen blocker at bone age 16 to try and get another inch or two if possible. I’d call around to all the endocrinologists to get a second opinion, perhaps even telehealth.  The studies are mixed on their usefulness, but using them late in puberty is relatively new. I would be super surprised if the long bones had closed by 14. Wrist maybe, but not spine as others have said. [/quote]

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