Katy is not pudgy at all and in fact is slimly built. I noticed the purple hands and feet thing about 3 days before she was dx with pneumonia, so maybe it was...
Ok Parental units I need some help - trying to find a different type of step stool for my 9 year old. She has a tall bed and top of closet that she wants to...
Hey there ! I don't really post much, I'm kind of new. But I wanted to say that I have watched LPBW forever and one of Matt's businesses sell those.. I...
Hey Anel, Just to put my 2 cents worth in...I agree w/ everyone else. The quicker you can get there the better. If you can do it on a red-eye flight when...
I was thinking that I"ve seen those stools advertised in the LPA magazines and I assumed they were for individual purchase. Maybe not? I never looked that...
Hi Bill... something you said in your reply caught my eye... Dwarf childrens veins are buried deep? this i did not know... Michael recently had an MRI...
Hey I'm new to this! my 15 yr old daughter went in for a check up and they were concerned about her height had been for awhile. Said they thought she was a...
I am brand new to the group also so not well informed. I will tell you that my close to 16 year old daughter is 4' 8" and my 13 year old is 4' 5'. This is...
Now you have also caught my eye. That would explain why it has been so difficult for them to draw blood on my two. Puzzled me because the blood bank loves me,...
There is genetic testing that can determine hypochondroplasia in some cases. Most people are given a true diagnosis based on specific features on their bones...
Thanks! We go to the endroinoloigts in May. Is there anything special I need to ask? To me I think she will be short like me, other than that there seems to be...
Hey there, I thought I'd jump in here. I have travelled many times with both my kids and I would recommend a non-stop flight for 5 hours. Like others have...
Both me and my son also have hypocondroplaisa. which area are you from maybe i can help you out.. or give you some advise ... From: Danielle Gouldthorpe...
I am still trying to come up with all the questions I need to ask for our second appointment which will be in July. Our first one was in May of 2007. The...
My daughter was diagnosed at 12 months with Hypo. She had xrays, genetic counceling, and a genetic test. Her blood test actually came back positive for the...
This is my first posting, on your site. My son Ethan is almost a year old and has Acondroplasia. He is due to have an adenotonsillectomy at the end of the...
Bill, I appreciate SO much you sharing this story even as I am bawling my eyes out. It shows to me at least, how far people have come, even though we have so...
Hi Bill! I went from sad to mad to chuckling at your post. The chuckling came from your saying that you mom found LPA and helpful adult LPs [like me]. You ARE...
Bill- Thanks for setting me straight. I went back pretty far to find these words used as "proper" descriptors, but I didn't go back far enough! Rhonda...
I have seven adopted children. Six are from Michigan. Shawn (LP) is 5 & was born in Ohio - he is my youngest. Some kid asked Shawn why he was "little like a...
also if there is anything i can do my son was also diagnosedat 3 months of ago for hypocondroplasia and i also have it to... you also can email me also.know by...
Hi Tasha in the files section of this list are some articles on anaesthesia. i would print them off and make sure the anaesthist reads these when he sees Ethan...
I love it, the never ending rivalry between Ohio and Michigan. Happily sent from southwest Ohio. :) ... From: Vita Gagne <vitagagne@...> Subject: Re:...
I appreciated the sharing of this as well. I was also able to relate in a way that can still give me nightmares. Seems it has not changed much over the years....
That is cute...lol I'm from MI and live in Ohio now(for almost 9 years) so I understand the rivalry...he he Becky ________________________________ From: Rhonda...