I don't even know if the title makes sense
My son 8 years, has been coming back from school the last couple of days in a lot of pain in his legs, foot and thighs mainly. He's practically struggling to walk back home, it's only a 10min walk. I can see how much pain he is in, he is the type of child that wouldn't moan unless he's in actual pain. I've been getting him to have a soak straight after school in the hope it'll relax his pain. When he is in bed, he is saying the pain isn't as bad now but it's still there. This morning the pain was also there.
Am putting it down to being at home/lockdown, where he has the pleasure of lounging around, and now in school you are pretty much on your feet all day. I told him it may take a couple of weeks for his body to get used to being back at school again.
I know his pain is genuine, at home he'll be walking really slow, even getting up from the sofa he does it really slow and I really can see he's in pain.
I wanted to send an email to his teacher just to make her aware as I don't want them thinking he's just slow, and I imagine when he's in pain he won't be his jolly self, I don't know exactly how to word it!
My other child who is younger than him, has been perfectly fine in school, no leg pain.
Should I speak to a doctor or give it a week atleast?
Has anyone else's child been like this or similar?
Also to add in lockdown, we did go for walks, playing in the garden, running about in the house, playing tag, constant movement, just adding that before anyone thinks he's just been sat at home the past how many months.