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Children's health

Can muscular pain really take 6 weeks to go in a child?

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FAB5 · 07/04/2011 16:35

DD has been in constant pain for weeks now. Had various diagnosis but none proven. Urine sample fine. Temperature up slightly, blood pressure and blood sugars fine. She is now on 3 lots of medication and the GP thinks she could have hurt herself without realising.

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JellyBelly10 · 07/04/2011 17:05

Sorry to hear your DD is in pain. Can you tell us more? Where is the pain? In her limbs? Joints? Not really sure if anyone will be able to offer much advice without a bit more info.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 17:09

Sorry . I had had several threads and assumed everyone knew .

Her pain is in her right side and is always there. It doesn't go away even for a short time with nurofen/calpol.

She hasn't fallen over and been over enthusiastic with exercise.

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FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:02

She is in tears now that the pain will never go. She is feeling dizzy and sick and I just do not know what to do. Doctors have no real clue what is wrong and keep saying come back in a fortnight. OOH doctors now is pointless as they refer back to GP.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:05

Where abouts exactly is her pain? All over her right side? What sort of pain is it? Tight? Burning? (I know it's hard for a 3 year old to tell this, worth a try though)

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:06

It started March 20th. It is down her right side but she can't describe what kind of pain it is. She is 7. It is hard when we have seen 6 doctors and have had 3 possible diagnosis all which have been dismissed by another doctor and now we have had the one about it being muscular.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:08

Ok. Have you thought of taking her to see a chiropractor?

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:12

No. Remind me what they would do please.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:16

If it's muscular then they will be able to tell and help. Sometimes if there's an imbalance (one muscle working harder then it should) then the opposite side will compensate so will become painful. Can also have nerves that are irritated by a muscle/bone, they can help with this. There's nothing to lose by having her looked at to see if they can help (apart from £30)

belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:18

//www.crosshandschiropractic.co.uk/faqs.htm This will explain it all better then I can.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:19

She has had physical problems. One leg is longer than the other, she had hypotonia when a baby. She has had exercises to do to up the strength in her legs but started ballet so we stopped the exercises. Not really a planned stop tbh. She has now said she doesn't want to do ballet any more. I just feel like crying as my child is in pain and I can't fix it.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:23

My son is hypermobile, his feet and ankles are painful most of the time and he struggles to walk more then 10 metres. I found pilates helpful.

I'd think about a chiropractor. Leg discrepencies can make one side compensate for the other, the muscles will get tired after a while. Sounds horrible for her Have you tried massage?

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:30

She has said her ankle was hurting the other day. I just googled and there is a chiropractor less than 20 minutes away so I will ring them in the morning.

The GP has said it is a tiny difference and her back is straight with a very slight in curve.

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FAB5 · 07/04/2011 19:31

It hurts to touch her so I don't think she would let us massage it.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 19:40

Has she had an x-ray on her spine? A slight curve means there's a little scoliosis there. Your body's a bit like a balance, if there's something slightly off then it causes problems on the other side and with the other muscles. A chiropractor is a very good way to head.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 20:14

She had a chest x-ray. The GP said he wouldn't have noticed the curve if he hadn't been looking for it.

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FAB5 · 07/04/2011 20:15

Ringing chiropractor now on the off chance there is someone there.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 20:23

They have to do spinal x-rays for scoliosis as the sternum would distort the views.

I hope things improve for her.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 20:30

I have managed to get an appointment to see a chiropractor tomorrow night. Thanks all.

She has just come down in tears saying she can't sleep .

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 20:33

Would a bath help??

I really do hope the chiropractor can help her.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 20:39

She refused a bath and has gone back to bed. Just given her penicillin.

I hope he can help too as this is just too much for her. She won't get her 2 sleepovers at Nanny's but her health has to come first.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 20:46

Fingers crossed. Let me know how things go. She needs the orthopedic doctors at the hospital to look at her back if there's a curve also, they can get worse during puberty so they need to be measured closly.

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 20:51

my poor child has had one thing after another with her body since she was born. The GP dismissed the curve as not a problem. I know this sounds ridiculous and stupid but all I can hear is my MIL's comment that I should have had 2 boys.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 21:03

Boys have their problems also

FAB5 · 07/04/2011 21:06

I know, dc3 has but she favours the boys.

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belledechocchipcookie · 07/04/2011 21:07

That's not nice.

My pal's MIL is like this, she prefer's the older grand daughter. It's so obvious when she will only have the one to stay at her house overnight and showers her with monsoon dresses while the other one gets nothing.

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