Monday, June 11, 2012

Shocker!!

Theo. Theo. Theo. *sigh*


Goodness gracious. I just got a call from Theo's endo, the lovely lady from Romania who cared for him when he first came home. She never fails to thank me for saving him from life in an Eastern European mental institution. She knows. Anyway...

When Theo first got home and was hospitalized with refeeding syndrome, he didn't gain ANY weight, even after recovering. Finally, he was tested for growth hormone deficiency and the results came back as a mild deficiency, a max level of 8.2. Any result under 10 is considered deficient.

His results are in from the growth hormone stim test last week. The doctor was SHOCKED! His max level was 2.

TWO?


Arrgh. This is a severe deficiency and will require another two years of nightly injections. Poor babe. I feel so awful for him. It really sucks that love can't fix everything, doesn't it?

2 comments:

Jill said...

Wow, poor guy. :-( But I guess it explains why he lost so much tone when you stopped for the last month. It is a bummer love can't fix everything...

Jolene said...

Aw, poor baby and poor mama. Praying for you guys! I love it... "too bad love can't fix everything"!