Thursday, January 3, 2013

New Implants, New Hope

I know that I haven't posted in a little while but I wanted to see what progress the twins would make after their new implants. C received two new implants to replace the two he had and T received one implant to start with which would be replacing the need for the Lupron injection.
         One of the other things that we had been considering were items we had in our home that we were using on a daily basis that might be contributing to their CPP(Central Precocious Puberty). There are several different factors that can contribute to the onset of CPP. Unfortunately, there isn't one chemical or one factor that we could eliminate from our home that could make everything turn off in the twins. We had to really read and research to understand what things we could try to eliminate to help. One of the first things we got rid of was plastic.......well we got rid of as much plastic as we could. All plastic bottles, plates, cups, utensils, storage containers, and anything that was easy to dispose of. That also included cheap toys and items that were in our home that we could live with out. I also stopped using anything that was plastic that needed to heat up because the heat helps to release the chemicals in plastic. We stated eating beef that was organic and grass fed instead of regular beef which can contain hormones, which can be stored in the fat of the meat and is released when you cook it. We also started drinking coconut milk and organic milk instead of soy milk. (Recent studies are showing that soy milk seems to have more negatives than previously thought so we decided to remove that as well).
       I think that one of the biggest things we took a chance on was moving. I know this sounds extreme but we wanted to remove all the possibilities for the CPP. Environment can be a factor and the only way to know is to remove the twins from the environment for 6 months and see if it makes a difference. This was a very difficult decision but after much consideration we knew we had to give it a chance. We moved in October 2012.
        The twins had their follow up appointment after the implants in October and for the first time it looks like the puberty has finally slowed down, especially for C. We remain cautiously optimistic that the implants will do their job and all the changes we made will finally make a difference and the puberty can be turned off. We will be doing another bone age and exam in February and I am hopeful that I will hear good news.
       

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