Two weeks ago, my 5 year old DD was running around the house with a balloon on a long string. She ignored my pleas for her to stop, in case she hurt herself, and of course, she went flying and landed on her arm. An hour and a half later, she was still crying, and was getting very distressed because she wanted to suck her thumb, but it hurt her arm too much to lift. So I took her to A & E. She had some X-rays of her forearm and elbow, a few minutes after that, and Dr came along, and told us just to give her painkillers. All that night, she kept crying, and still couldn't move her arm properly the next morning, so DH took her to see the GP. The GP said it was sprained, and to put it in a sling for a few days, which we did. The arm seemed to get better, but she does keep saying that it hurts sometimes, especially during PE etc. Today, DH opened a letter from the A & E consultant which said, '.... I have reviewed your notes and x-rays and it would appear that the injury you sustained may require further treatment.' It then went on to invite us to an appointment at the A & E Review Clinic on Thursday.
I felt a bit shocked at first, at the fact that this happened 2 weeks ago, DD was in a lot of pain and at the time I was concerned that she was discharged without much advice. I'm also worried that she might be walking around with an injury that could potentially cause her problems later on. But then, I wondered if I'm worrying over nothing, and it's just to check that there isn't a problem that they've missed. Does anyone have any similar experiences?