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Old 05-13-2009, 06:49 AM
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What 12 year old in his right mind would pick on a 7'4" 12 yr old?
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='876329' date='May 12 2009, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='877126' date='May 13 2009, 10:13 AM
Hes got time to grow more, hes only 12.
True but if the cause of his giantism is a pituitary disorder -- and most extreme giantism is caused by a pituitary disorder -- there are things that doctors can do to slow down or stop his growth. At this rate, he could very well be as tall as Robert Wadlow as Wadlow was about the same height as this boy at age 12.
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='877038' date='May 13 2009, 03:52 AM
Doubtful. The tallest man who ever lived, Robert Wadlow was 8 feet 11.1 inches tall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wadlow

I would guess that, like Wadlow, this boy's height is also caused by a pituitary disorder and that doctors will intervene at some point to try to stop his growth.
Wadlow was 6 feet 6 by the age of 10... only difference Wadlow looks like a friendly giant this kid looks interesting
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='877126' date='May 13 2009, 10:13 AM
Hes got time to grow more, hes only 12.
I read some article about this kid a while ago, doctors have been trying to stunt his growth for a couple of years they were saying, and they think the have finally managed it, i believe they did something to his spleen that was growing too quickly. They believed they have stopped him growing because he only grew a quarter of an inch this year, and while he was younger he would grow up to seven inches in one month!! lol
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