Yesterday afternoon around 5pm Glenn was carrying a dinner chair () to the computer to watch Evan playing a game. Im not sure exactly what happened as I was in the bedroom changing Iain. He fell & tells me the chair fell on his leg. He layed on the floor crying & carrying on, which for Glenn is pretty normal. He is a real drama queen at the moment. Me being the horrid mother that I am, Pulled him up to stand as I was still holding Iain & couldn't work out what was wrong with Glenn while he was on the floor. When I pulled him to his feet, it was pretty obvious that he couldn't bear weight on that leg. I gave him panadol & he continued to cry for a good 40 mins or so after. He wont bear weight on the leg STILL this morning but if I put pressure on the sole of his foot he is fine, well not fine, he does sook a little but its hard to tell if thats simply because he thinks its going to hurt.
There is no bruising but is a very slight bump on his shin where he says it hurts.
You hear stories all the time of kids breaking bones that go un noticed for days so I am unsure of what to do. Should I go to the Dr & ask for it to be xrayed?
Hmmm, maybe give it a little more time. Then you can see if he "forgets about it" or not. I have a drama queen too, he limped in last night to request an xray as surely his leg was broken.....
Maybe make an appt this afternoon, so you can cancel it in case of sudden recovery. Anything but drag the entire tribe out unecesarily.
Can you rub behind the bump on his shin? My bro did a similar thing when he was 4, and the emergency room dr (yep he was THAT MUCH of a drama queen LOL) rubbed behind his leg and said if anythings broken he'll be in pain behind as well as on the bump. It wasn't broken by the way lol, just a lumpy big bruise. If you poke behind and it hurts definately take him to the dr. Don't poke to had though JIC lol
I would err on the side of seeing the doctor. It's possible to damage the bone without it being an apparent fracture. It's a pain in the butt if there's nothing actually wrong but IMO better to be safe than sorry. My DD1 is a total drama queen when it comes to the most minor injuries but the docs always say, bring her in and we'll check.
Your opinion please! Doctors or not?
) to the computer to watch Evan playing a game. Im not sure exactly what happened as I was in the bedroom changing Iain. He fell & tells me the chair fell on his leg. He layed on the floor crying & carrying on, which for Glenn is pretty normal. He is a real drama queen at the moment. Me being the horrid mother that I am, Pulled him up to stand as I was still holding Iain & couldn't work out what was wrong with Glenn while he was on the floor. When I pulled him to his feet, it was pretty obvious that he couldn't bear weight on that leg. I gave him panadol & he continued to cry for a good 40 mins or so after. He wont bear weight on the leg STILL this morning but if I put pressure on the sole of his foot he is fine, well not fine, he does sook a little but its hard to tell if thats simply because he thinks its going to hurt.
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