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Q: Leukemia and height
asked by: JOHN_DOE on May 14th, 2008
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Hi
When I was around 10 I was diagnosed with Lukemia. Then I had a Bone Marrow Transplant and radiation theorapy. After that, I think I was normal. But my height has not grown from the age of 15. I am now 22 and my height has not increased at all. And I also have problems some days trying to remember things (short term memmory), long term memeory doesn;t seem to be a problem. So, is there anything I can do to increase my height now? I didn't have GH when I had my BMT, and I read on the net that BMT at a young age has an effect on the height. And that patients that undergo radiation theorapy have short term memory problems as well..

Is there anything I can do to increase my height, or improve my memory Doc?? I mean I am really grateful to god that I am still alive, it was a deadly desease and many people don't recover. But is there anything I can do now to increase my height?

I heard that I can take GH (growth harmone) injections, but they can be deadly at my age. And I heard that I can get some special surgery, where they cut my bones, and after cutting the bones, the bones will start to grow(NOT REALLY CLEAR HERE!). Please advice me.

Thankx A LOT IN ADVANCE
JOHN DOE
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shashank surywanshi
replied on August 1st, 2008
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height increaes
now i am 21 years and iwant to increaes my height how can i able to do it?
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JOHN_DOE
replied on September 4th, 2008
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Well....
I am now 22 will be 23 soon, and my height is still the same....(been so since I was 15). Is this one of the sideffects of radiation theorapy and the bonemarrow transplant (I read a couple of places that say so) or am I doing something wrong...............And I am also facing problems with my short term memory, which again is said to be a sideffect of radiation theorapy.....Is this true??

Plz I relaly need some help.......or some comforting advice......
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