ds1 has hurt his back today

[themildmanneredstalker]

my elderly father fell on him this afternoon and ds has hurt his back.

dad is a big man-about 14 stone probably and ds1 is about 5 stone!

he cried and cried and said his back was hurting. he has had calpol and i have just given him ibuprofen before bed.

there are no marks and no swelling.

not sure what i should do really.

any ideas? anybody medical?

I'll hang around for a while. Have they phoned you back yet?

MMJ have just come across this.

I'll hang out with you and AvenaLife.

Kids! I'm so pleased I stopped at one. I'd be on edge all the time.

ok-they've ju7st called.
they want me to keep an eye on him, check him in the morning to see he can move his head preoperly without having to turn his body, that there is no tingling or numbness.if there is any of this-i am to take him to a and e.

if he has none of those symptoms i am to take him to the walk in centre to have him checked over.regardless. but iwill phone the gp and take him there i think.
see how he is tomorrow.

i am paranoid about things like this.
i fell a couple of years ago and i broke my back-broke on eof the vertabrae. luckily i was ok but ittook me months to get over it and i still get pain now.

i had no tingling , no numbeness nothing. just excrucuiating pain.

That's good. I can sleep easy now! Lol!

have a good night sleep.

Night AvenaLife.

MMJ -try to get some rest - easier said than done - and checking him out in the morning is a good plan.

yes-am off to bed. i'm sure he will be fine. will update tomorrow. night night.
thanks aveneena

oh god i hate being a parent.

he has woken up this morning very chipper.
he says it hurts ' a teeny bit' but can move everything properly, can turn his head, can do everything and all his limbs are fine.

Now if i hadn't phoned nhs direct i wouldn't have givien this another moments thought but now i am all agonising over whether i really need to make that trip to the walk in centre? which -as i don't drive-is going to take bloody ages!

have phoned gp and they are going to get dr to call me. hopefully they will tell me to stop making a fuss!

How is he?

he's absolutely fine! dr told me to stop making a fuss!

no-she siad not to worry and if he is not in a lot of pain and is moving feely and comfortably then he will be ok.
thanks a lot for the reassurance!

Sorry for getting you to take him. I'm pleased he's OK.

not at all avena- i asked for advice-you gave it. i'm grateful-thank you.