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[QUOTE="superjohn, post: 3012790, member: 1522"]
Sorry if I was a bit flip with you yesterday but I've been around it for much of my life.

This was talked about in the context of athletes and parents wanting to know the future height of their kid for sports reasons.  For annoying sports parents most pediatricians will follow the growth charts and pay you a lot of lip service but basically they give an educated guess based off of the height and background of your parents.

Does your kid have hormone imbalances or genetic conditions?  Docs on the whole order way too much imaging, it's a combo of them being alarmists and unfortunately wanting to make big $$, it's only gotten worse.  It's a problem with pediatric endocrinologists and across all of healthcare. It usually isn't needed and you should only be exposing your kid to radiation if absolutely necessary.  Having recurring bone scans on your kid is a bit worrisome. Unless there were serious problems with her I think your doctor did you guys a disservice.

If she dealt with serious health problems I hope she is doing well today.  5'2 really stinks for guys but 5'2 for women is just fine.
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