To go to a&e if shes still limping in an hour?

[OneDayIllStopNamechanging]

DD, almost 2 year old, started limping quite badly about an hour ago. No fall, no bumps, no tears, just stood up and starting limping. She cant weightbare on that leg and it's so bad she keeps wobbling over with it. I've rung the Drs who said they would get a dr to call me back but as yet I've not had a call.
DD seems generally ok in her self if I bit miffed she cant run around and confused she keeps falling.
I'm not usually one to worry too much, more of a 'ah shell be fine in an hour' but something is making me feel a bit worried about this..

[Emotionalfuckwit]

My ds had this although he screamed at the same time. Wouldn't bear weight etc. Turned out he had chicken pox on the way and the virus had settled in his hip joints ( found this out afterwards when the spots came out). We took him straight to A&E

[OneDayIllStopNamechanging]

No I didnt go to a&e. DD was walking better before bed (though she has had 2 doses kf calpol) still a bit shuffley looking though and her leg keeps randomly giving way so I've been a bit worried that shes going to fall and hurt herself. Still her cheery self though. Hoping she sleeps off whatever was wrong and shell be fine tomorrow. DP didnt seem overly concerned either which talked me down from a trip to a&e.

[Comtesse]

It can be serious - a&e is not inappropriate - might need an xray so GP surgery will just send you elsewhere

[sorryforswearing]

I’d ring the doctor again and say if I don’t get a call back very soon I’m going to go to a&e. (Not in a nasty way but I think it needs urgent attention). This happened to a five year old I know and it was serious although he made a full recovery. Of course it may be caused by something different in your dd case. I wouldn’t bother with 111 because in my experience they always edge their bets.

[unimaginativeusernamehere]

Her leg randomly giving way really needs to he seen to. I'm pretty laid back with illnesses etc but that would have me worried

[Thneedville]

There should be a list given to parents of random things that you should call the GP for. Random limping/ hip pain is one of them. Glad you’ve phoned for medical advice OP. Hope she’s all better tomorrow.

I had a child who woke up one morning and couldn’t walk. I think his leg hurt too, but not excessively. Called GP at 2pm, they fitted us in at 4pm (unheard of) and then GP sent us straight to hospital to the children’s assessment unit or something.

It turned out to be a viral thing, nothing to worry about. But I’d had no idea the symptoms would be taken so seriously.

[TheBestSpoon]

We had exactly this when DS was 14 months - he'd started nursery, immediately had a run of cold, conjunctivitis, second cold, tonsilitis, then woke up one morning completely unable to put weight on one leg but in no apparent discomfort. 111 recommended an emergency GP appointment. The GP examined him, looked faintly baffled and had to call a paediatrician at the hospital. The eventual conclusion was transient synovitis (irritable hip syndrome).

Apparently it is fairly common after viral infections in young children, but I'd never heard of it. It went away on its own in a week, and he was given the all clear at a follow up GP appointment. However, the GP did say you should always get it checked because it (rarely) can be the first sign of a form of childhood arthritis, so worthwhile getting a GP appointment if it persists tomorrow. www.nhs.uk/conditions/hip-pain-children-irritable-hip/ was quite useful.

[1000mangoesinabirthdaycake]

My DD had something similar. Sudden limp and I was sure it was her knee. Took her to the GP and they seemed more worried than I had expected. They kept checking her hip out. We got sent to the hospital and they did tests and an x-ray. They said it can be a sign of infection and swelling in the hip and quite serious. Eventually they decided it was in fact her knee and she was fine. I'd keep a close eye on her and if it doesn't get better call again.

[Catchingbabies]

My daughter did this, also she was 7 so more able to tell us what she was feeling. Woke up one morning and couldn’t bear weight on one leg. She said it was painful. No history of injury and looked fine. Partner took her to the GP who checked her temp (high) heart rate (high) and BP (low). She was sent via ambulance to paediatrics where she was eventually diagnosed with an infection in her hip joint. Absolutely no signs of her being unwell previously and required a 7 day hospital stay with IV antibiotics. It’s harder with non verbal children where they can’t tell you what they are feeling but this can be serious. Have you made sure her temperature etc. is normal at least?

[DatingDickheads]

My son had this when he was 5. We were referred to A&E for tests. Sudden limping with no obvious cause can be a concern in young kids apparently.

The Gp did some sort of test pushing my sons legs and sent us to A&E immediately and thy did blood tests and scans. Ended up he had fluid on his hip and it wasn’t major.

[Mypathtriedtokillme]

Is it just her leg or her that side arm as well?
How does her face look OP?
Normal or slight eye or corner of her mouth droop?
Little kids can have strokes just like older adults so I’d take her to A&E to get checked out.

Stroke signs in Toddlers, children and teenagers:

Weakness or numbness in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side.
Difficulty talking, understanding, reading or writing.
Trouble seeing or loss of vision.
Dizziness, loss of balance or poor coordination.
Severe or unusual headaches, nausea or vomiting.
Difficulty swallowing, including drooling.
Seizures with weakness that doesn’t improve.
Changes in behaviour and difficulty concentrating.
Stroke can sometimes cause children to collapse.

[HardJustGotHarder]

My first thought was a tick bite

Any pets?
Been outside?

Please check her for a tick bite....
Will look like a bulleye

[Tigger83]

My ds has this at18 months. Dr sent us to A&E as they were concerned about septic arthritis in his hip joint. We were kept in over night. Dr said any random sudden change in being able to bear weight etc needs to be urgently checked out, especially if there is no known cause. I had no idea that it could be so serious.

[HardJustGotHarder]

Was also thinking Septic Arthritis, If not a tick

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Blood tests can show if it's likely to be irritable hip or an arthritic situation, which can't be done outside of a medical setting, so there IS a point in taking her to see someone if it doesn't resolve quickly.

If your GP doesn't do weekend appts, then see if there's a walk-in clinic open, or a paediatric A&E - they never mind seeing small children, in my experience!

Quick blood test (well, the test itself takes an hour, so not that quick with all the added paperwork etc) and you'll at least be able to eliminate those possibilities - or not, and then they'll be able to offer appropriate medical advice.

[Tomliboosrule]

My daughter suddenly stopped walking one day when she was 2ish and wouldn’t weight bare on either leg so took her to a&e. Turned out to be a viral infection of the hip joints and had to take her back every 2 days to be checked. It took her 2 weeks to start walking again.

[GhostCurry]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_synovitis

[BikeRunSki]

Has she got a raised temperature? However slight?

DS has all the symptoms you describe at 27 months. The OOH GP sent us straight to hospital - DS was discharged 9 days later. It was septic arthritis.

[Ponoka7]

Similar to other posters, my DD had an infection on her hip after a bad general viral infection.

Until you know that it's common, it's worrying.

[Rangoon]

The reason it can be serious is if it's a bone infectiion which can be very serious indeed. It can come on very suddenly so if there was no fall or sign of external damage I'd be concerned. This happened to my son as a 4 year old - immediate hospital admission and on antibiotic drip even before the bone scan. He fully recovered but was on antibioitics for months to make sure the infection was gone. From memory he was quite perky and that surprised the pediatrician who was being elbowed aside by the orthapedic specialist who arrived with a flock of medical students.

[FippertyGibbett]

How is she this morning OP ?

[MyEnormousTurnip]

Dd had this aged about 15mths. Took her to minor injuries. She wouldn’t walk from the car so I carried her in. Sat in the waiting room where she then made a full recovery when she saw the mini slide and all the ride on toys in the children’s area. The nurse came out to call her in and dd was stood jumping about on the top of the slide She took one look at her and said “hmm I don’t think we need to see you do we”

[Livingmagicallyagain]

DD had this and ended up in hospital for a week, infection in the bone. Septic arthritis was their first thought. See how she is this morning, hopefully better but if not knowing what I know now I wouldn't hesitate to go to A&E. Do you have a paediatric one close by?

[ComeOnGordon]

This happened to my nearly 2 year old but she cried a bit more than it sounds like yours is doing. We’d been to the park and she was playing in the sand and fell over but nothing that she hadn’t done a million times at not quite 2 and it turns out she’d got her foot stuck in the sand more than normal and had twisted her bone as she fell and caused a minor fracture - is it called a greenstick?
I was really shocked when I took her to A&E because it wasn’t a fall that I even properly remembered - just that she cried afterwards.
She was in a long leg plaster for 4 weeks and was absolutely fine after

[chatterbugmegastar]

I hope she's ok this morning