Trying to find out if any of our resident "medical" professionals have any suggestions. Yes I know, I will be chastised for coming to ATOT for medical advise... and I know the typical answer is "Consult a REAL physician". But... I've done that, read on...
My older daughter (6 years) has been complaining for the past year and change on and off about her legs hurting her. At first, we though it was just get being lazy and not wanting to walk or generally do anything. She's not particularly athletic, she's more the creative one of the brood. However, on and off just randomly, she's complaining about pain in either of her legs. Always the lower leg, usually around the ankle or up slightly higher, sometimes the front, sometimes the back of the leg, but always the lower leg. When she complains, it is with definite pain, lately to the point where she is crying about it.
Again, at first we played it off as "laziness", or it would occasionally happen at dinner time where we played it as an excuse to not have to eat what she didn't like or whatnot. But now it is occuring more often, and in general randomly. At school, when sleeping (she has woken up a few nights crying about it now), just in general. Sure, it could still be her way of getting attention, but I have been beginning to doubt it.
Possible thoughts: "growing pains" - My wife had issues with her legs when growing up, but predominately in her teens, as she "abused" her legs a bit playing basketball and such. While there is a physical reasoning for this - growth of the growth plates in the legs... physicians have said this rarely causes pain and most of the action with this type of growth happens over night not bothering a person, as it does not cause pain. Plus my daughter is six, most of the rapid growth in this area happens in the early teens from what I'm told.
"Leg Cramps" - I know last night my daughter woke, in pain. It felt as if she had a bit of a knot in her calf. I wake up in the middle of the night regularly with leg cramps, usually around 3am or 4am... I've isolated that due to my love of salty foods, and it has become more rare with more fluid intake (now I just get up to pee...).
"Fibromyalgia" - This is very unlikely, as it usually does not occur until a woman is older... like 30's on up. But I did read the symptoms of Fibromyalgia, and ironically enough about 80% of them fit my daughter. But again, it's unheard of in children from what I've seen, especially a 6 year old.
We've asked the doctor about it, and he played it off. I forget what reasoning he gave, but it didn't warrant any further discussion in his opinion. I'm not sure who I would want to consult for a second opinion. My wife and I have done as much research as we can, but haven't come up with anything close to plausible.
So ATOT Armchair Medics... any ideas? I don't look forward to rummaging through the sarcastic and inane comments, but whatever. There might be a gem in here somewhere.
My older daughter (6 years) has been complaining for the past year and change on and off about her legs hurting her. At first, we though it was just get being lazy and not wanting to walk or generally do anything. She's not particularly athletic, she's more the creative one of the brood. However, on and off just randomly, she's complaining about pain in either of her legs. Always the lower leg, usually around the ankle or up slightly higher, sometimes the front, sometimes the back of the leg, but always the lower leg. When she complains, it is with definite pain, lately to the point where she is crying about it.
Again, at first we played it off as "laziness", or it would occasionally happen at dinner time where we played it as an excuse to not have to eat what she didn't like or whatnot. But now it is occuring more often, and in general randomly. At school, when sleeping (she has woken up a few nights crying about it now), just in general. Sure, it could still be her way of getting attention, but I have been beginning to doubt it.
Possible thoughts: "growing pains" - My wife had issues with her legs when growing up, but predominately in her teens, as she "abused" her legs a bit playing basketball and such. While there is a physical reasoning for this - growth of the growth plates in the legs... physicians have said this rarely causes pain and most of the action with this type of growth happens over night not bothering a person, as it does not cause pain. Plus my daughter is six, most of the rapid growth in this area happens in the early teens from what I'm told.
"Leg Cramps" - I know last night my daughter woke, in pain. It felt as if she had a bit of a knot in her calf. I wake up in the middle of the night regularly with leg cramps, usually around 3am or 4am... I've isolated that due to my love of salty foods, and it has become more rare with more fluid intake (now I just get up to pee...).
"Fibromyalgia" - This is very unlikely, as it usually does not occur until a woman is older... like 30's on up. But I did read the symptoms of Fibromyalgia, and ironically enough about 80% of them fit my daughter. But again, it's unheard of in children from what I've seen, especially a 6 year old.
We've asked the doctor about it, and he played it off. I forget what reasoning he gave, but it didn't warrant any further discussion in his opinion. I'm not sure who I would want to consult for a second opinion. My wife and I have done as much research as we can, but haven't come up with anything close to plausible.
So ATOT Armchair Medics... any ideas? I don't look forward to rummaging through the sarcastic and inane comments, but whatever. There might be a gem in here somewhere.
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