Saige started out in the 25th percentile for height when she was born and has gone all the way down to 1 percent at her 8 year old well visit. The doctor recommended we get her checked out by an endocrinologist since her growing has slowed so much. After some simple tests they estimated her height to be 4'10''. So we did a growth hormone test at the hospital. She also had to get an MRI of her brain to make sure there weren't any tumors on her pituitary causing the problem. Her MRI was normal, but she failed the growth hormone test. They like to see the levels above 10 and she was an 8. She will be starting growth hormone injections next week and will continue them for the next 6 or 7 years.
here she is during her test
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