Hypochondroplasia kid

What is hypochondroplasia?

Hypochondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. This condition affects the conversion of cartilage into bone (a process called ossification), particularly in the long bones of the arms and legs. Hypochondroplasia is similar to another skeletal disorder called achondroplasia, but the features tend to be milder.

All people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 centimeters to 165 centimeters (4 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to 151 centimeters (4 feet, 2 inches to 4 feet, 11 inches).

People with hypochondroplasia have short arms and legs and broad, short hands and feet. Other characteristic features include a large head, limited range of motion at the elbows, a sway of the lower back (lordosis), and bowed legs. These signs are generally less pronounced than those seen with achondroplasia and may not be noticeable until early or middle childhood. Some studies have reported that a small percentage of people with hypochondroplasia have mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, but other studies have produced conflicting results.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Coming Soon

We go to Lafayette, LA on February 17th to see Coleman progress. She (Dr. Flint)measures his head, his legs and his height. I don't like to measure him all the time because "a watched pot never boils". We visit the endocrinologist about every 6 months or so. Ill let you know how the bloodwork comes out. The bloodwork shows how his internal organs are doing and if the growth hormone if effecting his body. We have never had anything to show its doing harm. Just a heads up that next thursday we'll know a little more about Colemans progress.

all the Kings horses

The other day we were in the church santuary talking before band practice watching the kids run around and play. I was telling some of my close friends that Coleman was growing and doing well. I bragged that we had not had a head injury in a few months and I thought his balance was improving. We talked about the growth hormones and our kids before starting the first song. Before we had even finished the first run through I see the drummer look at me and mouth "Coleman". I looked over at the kids to see CoCo's mouth bloody and panick in his eyes. he had been running and lost his balance, fell forward and hit the bottom of the pew. We went to the Emergency Room and sat for three hours (watching Toy Story II) and at the end they just told us to go home and let it heal. he is oing a lot better now, but I hate that fe falls all the time, it worries me to death. But yet again he was wonderful, not a lot of tears and crying and he ate

and drank the next day. Such a trooper

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

new happenings

I have been taken a product that changed the way I view medicine and synthetics it is called Max gxl. I was talking to one of the ladies who is doing research for this pill and autism for my other son but when I told her about Coleman's Growth Hormones she said to immediately put him on this too. I is something that flushes the toxins out of our bodies and she said that it would allow the GH to work even better if he were to take this. I have been taking Max gxl for 4 months and my thyroid problems has completely gone away. My blood work came back and said no problems with my thyroid exist. Cool huh? I'm skeptical but it has worked for me and no Ill try it on my sons. Ill let you know how they do.
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Friday, January 7, 2011

When he did what

held his head up--2 months
turned over --3 months
smiled--2 months
laughed--3 months
sat alone--6 months
crawled--10 months
pulled hisself up--9 months
1st word-- 11 months
held a bottle--6 1/2 months
walk supported--11 months
walks --14 months

I hope this helps someone

height/weight from birth

birth-7.15lbs --19 in
2 weeks-9lbs--19 1/2 in
2 1/2 months 10lbs--22 1/2 in
4 months-12.3 lbs--24 in
5 months-14.5 lbs--25 in
6 months-15.7 lbs--25 in
7 months-17 lbs--25 in
8 months-18 lbs--25.5 in
2 years- 21 lbs--29 1/2 in
3 years- 25 lbs--30 in
3 1/2 years- 30 lbs--33 in
4 1/2 years- 33lbs-- 35 in

measure of a man

Today Carter, my six year old was playing with the measuring tape and asked if we could see how tall he was. We did and he was about 4'3. then we measured Coleman who is four years old and he was 36 in which I believe is 3' feet tall. Is that right? It was was spare of the moment so it was probably inaccurate.