The gp has told me that ds1 (4yrs) has a tilted pelvis and a deranged hip

[SilveryMoon]

WTF does that mean?
How will he be treated?
The gp said he will send a referral and we should hear from the clinic next week.

Ds1 has been complaining for months that his leg hurts and he can't walk, but I thought he was just trying to get out of going to nursery

I'm really hoping he doesn't need an operation or anything like that.

[Herbiethecat]

It's possibly Perthes disease www.patient.co.uk/health/Perthes'-Disease.htm though he's a bit young for it.

I hope he gets good treatment very soon.

[SilveryMoon]

Thanks for that Herbie
I am hoping that our gp's original comments sound worse than ds1's condition is iyswim.

I feel really guilty because for months I thought it was his way of trying to get out of walking to nursery, until he started limping.
I spent so long stressing and shouting at him, and he has actually been in pain.
I am the worlds worst mother

[talkingnonsense]

You are not. Ds2 broke his collarbone and we only noticed when the healing left a bump. On another thread today someone hadn't noticed their child was deaf until school pointed it out. Nobody is perfect and we do our best.

[SilveryMoon]

thanks talking nonsense
doesn't stop us feeling awful though does it.
How's your ds2 now?

[Herbiethecat]

It's hard if not impossible to get it right all the time. Sympathy.

[SilveryMoon]

Thanks

[Alibabaandthe80nappies]

Ah Silvery don't beat yourself up. He has been seen now and you can sort treatment.

[orienteerer]

Take heart if it is Perthes disease (re Herbiethecat's post), a friends DS was diagnosed with this at age 6, now almost 9 and pretty much sorted out.

[SilveryMoon]

I hope it's something that a few exercises and things can help, I'd hate for him to have surgery or be in a brace or cast.
Hopefully he can be seen sooner rather than later.

[boolifooli]

Please, please don't beat yourself up. Ds had what I assumed was a sprained ankle when he was 2, turned out it was an infection somewhere in his brain that was affecting his balance/coordination. We're not trained drs, well I'm not, and is understandable that I didn't see it as anything out of the norm.

[SilveryMoon]

Oh boolifooli
Your poor ds. Is he ok now?
of course you wouldn't have put that down to an infection in his brain.
Thank you all for telling me your stories.

[boolifooli]

Yep, much better :) good luck with lo.

[SilveryMoon]

good to hear.
Thank you