I'm posting this for my friend, as she isn't a regular mner, and she is also a single parent, with no input from the child's father, so this is very stressful for her. Anyway, her ds is 9, he is average height I would say, slim, likes to be active. He has had leg pain for the past 12 months. Initially my friend assumed this was growing pain, she took him to the GP when it didn't go away, he was referred to a consultant who thought he perhaps had pain coming from a tendon in his groin. There was no treatment plan suggested. The pain has increased somewhat, it isn't constant, but if he has to walk home at the end of the school day (10-15 min wlk) he will cry with the pain and struggle with the length of the walk. The pain was mainly in the upper legs, but is now frequently in his hips/pelvis. It is a deep ache with occasional twingey nerve type pain. He is fairly run down, pale, gets colds a lot, that sort of thing, and is doesn't cope with heat well (that has been true since babyhood). He sometimes also complains of shoulder or ankle pain but this is only occasional.
My friend has been back to the gP and is waiting for another appointment with the same consultant, but I suggested posting here for her and she thought it might be very helpful to know if anyone else has a child with these symptoms, as then it would give her questions to ask at her appointment when she gets it, and/or might give some insight into what could be causing his pain. Thanks all!
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Leg and hip pain, 9 year old boy, all thoughts welcome.
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hellymelly · 04/07/2014 14:33
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