Barb, There is a great group of people who may be able to help. It is the Parents of Little People list, and I included their email on the top of this one. ...
I goofed up on this post... I meant to that my son was eight MONTHS old, not eight years old when he had the surgery. He is now five years old and doing very...
A recent email on the lists has me wondering something, so thought I'd ask and see what others think on this. What I'm curious about is what those with...
Mara, I think that is a wonderful question. We are just now in the 'finding out' stage and my son has mixed emotions. He has definite problems fitting in...
Your question SO applies to our life. I've said before that my daughter Amanda will maybe hit 4'3". It's doubtful. The doctor's originally said much taller...
lpa is great for just what you said. my daughter 8 now was 6 when we joined lpa i wished that we found out about it much , much sooner. He sounds just like...
Hey there! Same issue with us--height/weight proportionate 11 year old boy (Hayden) in sixth grade-- yet same size as a 2nd grader--still yet undiagnosed ...
By all means go to the next National event! You all would have a blast--and you would find a lot of support. You might have to stick up to a few folks who...
My son wants a pair of "work boots" for Christmas like his 17 yr. old brother. The problem is that he only wears a size 5 and I can't seem to find anything...
I am 4"7 and under 4"10. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around ...
Hi, after much haggling with Knoah's ped. I finally got him to order a sleep study. I noticed Knoah at night will stop breathing and it will take him a few...
I am only 4"7 and in Canada and you have to be 4"10 right. I did have a whip lash from a car accident almost 3 weeks ago. If you are injured and short do ...
Hi sherian I am only 4"7 and 95 lbs here and proportionate . I always fit into children's sizes and I wear size 2 or 3. I can not find smaller work boots....
Sherian, Your 12 year old should fit in just fine in LPA. From what I've seen in the past 30 years in LPA, size isn't a big factor in LPA -- whether the size...
Boy well when I was younger I had a few spells myself. I stopped breathing once when I first out of the hospital and something happened when I was two ...
If you want to fit in at LPA, you will. I'm an average-sized person and I've always enjoyed LPA functions and made many friends there over the years. I've...
I checked over at the minigators www but didn't see any recent updates, so was wondering if anyone in District 4 knows if Chapter 13 is holding any type of...
Hi Tonya, I am new to this group and mom to Luke, a 3-month-old with achondroplasia. I may not be able to answer your question specifically but your message...
Hi, my name is Judith and my daugther Gabriela (6 whith achordroplatia)had the same monitor, I think those episodes are called apnea, she had about 30 or so in...
Tonya, Cathy provided a lot of good information in her post. I just wanted to add our story as well. Our son had a CT as well as a sleep study in his first...
Where are you located? David has obstructive hypopnea, his O2 levels go down but he doesn't stop breathing. Our ENT says that his adenoids need to come out but...
vita, the "amelda" in me, says thank you for that wonderful site !!!!!!! didn't know they had such custom to fit types of sites !!!!! now, i can find shoes...
... Okay i am short stature only 4"6 or 4"7. I was tiny all my life. My parents went through the same thing. they did blood tests at the age of 14 years...
Hi there- It saddens me to think that someone with short stature would feel left out just because their reason for short stature is yet to be determined. I...
As a lifelong member of LPA and an officer, I can assure you no one will be segregated based on their diagnosis (or lack thereof). Yes, we do have workshops...
Bill, You wrote <Some members in our group are actually taller than 4'10", but are still genetically dwarfs> How is that? Are they genetically dwarfs but have...
Wow! That really hits the nail on the head. My son said when the dr.mentioned dwarfism that he was hoping that there would be a dx of dwarfism because then...
Hi there! My name is Susan and I have a 7yo daughter that has pseudo. We have been taking her to see an orthopeadic specialist since she was 18 months old...
SUSAN, HELLO & WELCOME TO POLP2! MY DAUGHTER, EMMA HAS ACHONDROPLASIA. SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD & JUST A JOY TO US. I HAVE 2 OTHER AH CHILDREN ALSO. I CAN'T HELP YOU...
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