morning girls x
sorry ds didn't get the results he had hoped for, rubes, hope he gets something sorted and feels a bit brighter soon.
bubbs - you should have your hissy fits more often, I'm sure that has worked in the past too! 
Very sorry for your loss though x
soks, that does sound like quite a lot of pain, even with hypermobility. Have they looked at EDS, to see if that might be the cause for her hypermobility? Trying to think what else might help - what about microwave beanies for her to snuggle with where she is sore? There is also a specialist clinic in London run by a pediatrician expert in hms, that I was told about which they discussed referring us to, but decided ds wasn't severe enough for.
DS1 has had to have quite a lot of ibuprofen over the hols, but he manages without paracetamol as well. He is pretty tired atm, rather pale and falling over quite a bit, BUT he did discover that his hms was very useful for climbing! He shot up the hardest part of the climbing wall at BB camp apparently and was the champion.
It does get easier as they grow up and learn their limits, but at that age they do tend to push too hard, I was constantly having to pull ds back a bit!
I felt a bit post holiday blueish yesterday, it rained on and off all day, I couldn't get out, and was still feeling drained and tired. Today though, I feel a lot more like myself, and the sun is shining and I'm going to take the kids to Aldershot Lido for the day - big outdoor pool with flumes and diving boards. The kids have never been on diving boards - they are going to love it!