Dd 7yo had pain in her right ankle from jan. Constant and pretty painful. Can't sit down with legs crossed, can't swim, steps are a challenge. Frequently by the end of the day she is in tears. Around march, she was diagnosed with Arthritis. Has been given physio exercises, she initially did them but the pain has become to much for her. I keep her really active otherwise as advised, but struggle to force here to do this
The next step was steroid injections at GOSH, however they now say that it is not arthritis but a biomechanical problem. In June, the pain also went to the other ankle. I understand that this might not be arthritis as we need to change treatment, I just wonder whether anyone else had had a dc in a similar position. The treatments are quite different, so something I want to make sure is right.
The biggest issue I get is that dd is still on lots of pain. While everyone is shifting us from hospital to hospital, she is still suffering, now almost into her 9th month. I'm not an aggressive person (far from), but I complained about the wait last time and managed to her her ultrasound on the same day as her appt - last time I had to wait another three weeks.
As it stands, we don't have another appt now til end Nov, and a referral has gone to physio at GOSH. I'm a little exasperated by it all, and of course, it is of no help to go who's had a shit year in pain, and really being emotionally affected by it all. Anyone else have any wisdom to share on this?
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Dd7 initial jia diagnosis, now biomechanical issues?
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imip · 16/08/2014 06:31
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