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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP here, but DS is 4'5", 12 y/o
Had scan of wrist done, showed normal bone age which surprised me.  He's always late to lose teeth, looks way younger than his friends.
Anyone know if it's possible to be a late bloomer and also have a normal bone age?[/quote]

Yes. It’s possible because that bone age X-ray that you got is just a snapshot at a given moment in time. We get one every 6 months. My child with a growth disorder is younger than your son and 3 inches taller. I would consider getting a work up with an endocrinologist because if you need growth hormone therapy, you don’t have a lot of time left. And if he is just short, then you’ll know there isn’t anything else to be concerned about.[/quote]

Your child seems to be normal height then..what made you think they had a growth disorder?[/quote]

My child was in the 1st-2nd percentile for height and barely grew at all for well over a year. That red flag led to many doctor visits and finally a diagnosis of a significant condition that affects a lot more than growth, but growth is one piece of it. Now with 4 years of daily injections we have managed to get up to around 35th percentile, for the moment, which we are immensely thankful for! Predicted adult height is around 5’ if the therapy continues to work and we can squeak out 4 more inches before growth plates fuse, fingers crossed (sometimes therapy can stop working). There will be no pubertal growth spurt with our specific diagnosis so we are hoping for slow but steady growth in the time we have left. Without growth hormone therapy, endocrinologist said we would be looking at a height of around 4’7”. So yes, my kid is a normal height right now but we have fought for those extra inches! 
I sincerely hope PP’s child is just a late bloomer but I’d be concerned if my 12 year old was 4’5”. [/quote]

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