The girl, Jia Yi, is less than 15 years old, but has been ill for a full decade. She is suffering from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that is less common among children. Her mother and father went to the hospital to find out she had the disease because they noticed her eyes squinting in the evening and she had difficulty walking up the stairs. Luckily, her symptoms were not too severe and did not affect her swallowing and breathing. But from then on, little Chia-Yi began a long process of seeing a doctor and taking medicine. Her mother and father were very worried about her and did not dare to be ambiguous at all. The doctor said that this kind of children are most afraid of cold, and if they are not careful, they will easily develop “myasthenia gravis”, which will lead to respiratory failure. Xiao Jiayi can’t remember how many times she was hospitalized, but when she had a cold and fever, her parents carried her to the hospital. With such bumps and bruises, little Chia-Yi grew up to be almost 15 years old. Her symptoms are now under control and she has stopped taking medication. But what is troubling her now is her height, which is significantly behind that of her peers, only 145 cm, less than minus two standard deviations. She has barely grown in the past few months. She desperately wanted to grow taller. In order to fulfill their daughter’s wish, mom and dad took her to the hospital again, hoping to get growth hormone injections to help her grow taller. After examination and evaluation, Jia Yi’s sexual development is still in early adolescence, her bone age is three years behind her actual age, and she has not yet had her menarche. These were factors in her favor, indicating that there were still indications for growth hormone injections. But after all, the bone age of 11 years old is a big bone age, and there are certain risks in taking growth hormone. In addition, she has autoimmune diseases, often accompanied by hypergammaglobulinemia, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and other diseases, which increase the risk of treatment to a certain extent, so the parents have to make up their own minds whether to take it or not. At the parents’ firm request, the doctor did a series of necessary tests for Jiayi before treatment, including blood and urine routine, liver and kidney function, fasting blood sugar, hepatitis B triple system, full set of immunoglobulins, antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, thyroid function, head MRI, etc. Only when these indicators were normal, the doctor could agree to the parents’ request. The results came back. All of the above tests were within the normal range, and there were no contraindications to the use of growth hormone. Jia Yi’s mom and dad were relieved. The doctor prescribed 6 units of recombinant human growth hormone per day (0.15 units per kilogram of body weight) to be injected subcutaneously at bedtime. During the course of treatment, some indicators must be monitored. Thyroid function, IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), and fasting blood glucose are reviewed regularly. If these indicators go up and exceed the normal targets, it indicates an increased risk of treatment and it is necessary to consider stopping the drug. Also observe the growth rate, if the three-month height growth does not exceed 1.5 centimeters, that also means the effect is not good, there is no need to use. Ahem, for such a child, the doctor’s opinion is that health is more important than height. Of course, parents like Jia Yi’s mom and dad are still very admirable. They have put in so many years of their own efforts and poured all their hearts and souls into their children. They love their daughter so much that they want their child to not lag behind others in any aspect. The doctors will keep a close eye on their child and do their best to help them and sincerely hope that they will get what they want.