The worst thing, is that actually when i was a kid i know something was wrong, and my pediatrician only ask me, Why you want to be tall anyway? So when i pushed to go with a endocrinologist, he said is was already too late, cause by growth cartilage was already closed.
Heh, i know it from somewhere.
I stopped growing when i was 12yo, constantly pushing my parents that something is wrong and i need to see a doctor but they always told me they don't have time for that, im panicking etc(i was like 14-15yo back then) and here where i'm living you can't go to doctor alone without parents until you are full adult.
Then i finally hit 18 and went on my own. After 1 year i finally got diagnosis that i have hypothyroidism and i'm still waiting for more hormonal tests at the end of this year.
My pediatrician told me that everything is okay and i will grow and she was very supportive since she knew me since i was a little kid. I still remember her "essay" when i went to her for a papers so i can go to psychologist after little incident, damn...