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DD seems to get injured far too easily

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TickledOnion · 02/10/2019 16:22

Not sure if this is something worth going to the dr about. DD1 is 9 and seems to constantly injure herself. Last night she “clicked” her wrist while in bed and it still hurts this evening. She just seems to have a finger or wrist or knee or ankle injury everyday and they always last a lot longer than I would expect.
I’m not very sympathetic and she’s not after calpol or special treatment. Is is worth going to the dr about?

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RagamuffinCat · 02/10/2019 16:23

She could have joint hypermobility. I would take her to the GP to get it checked out.

sue51 · 02/10/2019 16:29

I agree it sounds like hypermobility or eds. Bring it up with your doctor as it can go undiagnosed for years.

Witchend · 02/10/2019 17:30

It could be something like hypermobility, or it could be just she tells you all the time.

I am certain that dd1 and dd2 have similar amounts of illness/injuries other than dd2's migraines.

But in a typical week, dd2 will have had told me about pain in her: knee, back, arm, ankle, chin, ear, throat and little finger.
Dd1 might have said "ouch" quietly and then said "no it's fine" when I asked what's wrong.

The result is that for dd2, I'm telling her to get to bed, it'll be better in the morning (and 99.9% of the time it is) when I'd have been jumping in the car and going down to A&E with half the fuss with dd1.
It's just different personalities.

Dd1 doesn't like a fuss made and tends to keep quiet unless it's unbearable. She will avoid seeing the doctor if possible-she's been twice in the last 8 years, and one of those was a routine check.
Dd2 likes to tell you everything and have sympathy and preferably a nice chat with a doctor who also gives her a sympathy.

TickledOnion · 02/10/2019 22:50

I don’t think she’s hypermobile. Dd2 was hypermobile as a toddler but seems to have grown out of it and she hardly ever seems to hurt herself despite the fact they both throw themselves around as much as each other.
I also tell DD1 to see how her injuries in the morning and they always seem to still be as bad though never bad enough to stop her sleeping.
I think i’ll make an appointment anyway.

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