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#321: The Endocrine System

March 10, 2021

The Fountain of Youth. The Holy Grail. Atlantis. These have been difficult quests throughout history. But Tess's blood is harder to get to than any of them. And now here's an update about her latest lab results.

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#319: The T-Bird Learns from Marvel Villains

February 24, 2021

Tess's disease makes a bunch of her systems go a bit haywire. But there's one system that we're doing okay with managing. And it all comes down to getting a certain test for our girl. A test that hasn't always been easy.

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#251: Back on Track

November 6, 2019

If they gave out punch cards for medical appointments, with frequent flyer miles for our Tess, she'd have enough points for a trip around the world at this point.

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Tags endocrinology, growth hormone, neurology, seizures, epilepsy
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#179: 365 Shots

June 20, 2018

A girl. A prediction. A wrong prediction. And a really, really weird result after the one-year mark.

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Tags USP7, growth hormone, IGF-1, endocrinology
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#137: Big Girl Tess

August 30, 2017

Every night since the end of May, Tess has gotten an injection, just before bed. What’s it doing to her—good things?

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#131: Growing Up Is Hard

July 19, 2017

How does it feel to grow? To grow up? Does it make you want to scream and smash things? Or can you find ways to laugh?

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#125: T-Bird Sunrise

June 7, 2017

Growth hormone, week one. It is already making changes in our girl. Not all of these are welcome changes.

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#124: Nighttime Additives, Fully Natural

May 31, 2017

We embark on a new chapter: the era of giving growth hormone to Tess. But she has some stuff in her past that makes us nervous. 

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#120: Like Superman in the Hospital

May 3, 2017

A long day in the hospital. Running a marathon is easier. For real.    

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Tags growth hormone, endocrinology, USP7
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#105: These Are The Scars

January 18, 2017

Why isn't Tess growing? Is there anything we can do?

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