Just wanted to ask those who have had a child (or themselves) break a bone & it go un noticed, what did it look like?
Isla & Iain were playing next door on the *da da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa* trampoline & lesson learnt the zipper wasn't done up on the net & the pair of them fell out together (running around being silly & Isla ran into Iain which resulted in the pair falling through the open zip :/.. Anyway Iain is fine, sore but ok. Isla on the other hand has a sore arm. She landed on her shoulder/upper arm. She can move it, was tossing a ball about an hour or 2 later & even pulled the bean bag across the lounge room.
Im sure there are no breaks, everything feels in place BUT it is sore in her sleep & she winces & says it hurts if I apply gentle pressure (using fingers) to her upper arm. Im paranoid that its possible there is something there.. Would you take her to the Dr? Its the weekend & doubt here in cairns they would send me off for an xray but I don't know.. would it be wrong to just keep an eye on it or is it possible that there is more damage then it appears?
What was your child like when they had an injury that turned out to be a break?
Not from a parent's perspective, but my own. When I was 6/7 I fell forward roller skating. Mum said "you'll be right' and on we went. I continued to complain but she gave me some panadol and we went on with life. 5 days later I couldn't undo the toothpaste lid.....I had fractured both bone in my forearm. One was displaced.
It didn't look any different. Hardly swelled. But it hurt.
It makes me paranoid as a parent....and I worked as a nurse in ED and the Kids Hospital.
I know of a bloke who had his foot driven over - docs said it was fine but in the end it turned out there was a fracture. He was walking on it and everything for a few days.
I'd take her jic. Working in childcare I cared for a child who broke her upper arm and we didn't know. She came to day care the next week in a cast. Better to be safe than sorry.
My brother fell off bunk beds - mum took him up to hospital - he had it X-rayed they said it was fine and to go home and let him rest (he was 6-7yo)... The next week (4-5 days later) mum got a phone call from the hospital saying that she needs to bring him in they reviewed his X-ray and it was broken... Poor kid had been walking in it since the break. 6weeks in cast later!
For a big fall that is still very sore a day later, I would err on the side of caution. FWIW a broken bone is not the only possible issue - soft tissue trauma can be a problem sometimes too & may need to be monitored.
I hope she's feeling better soon. If nothing else, the dr may be able to tell you which type of painkiller is most effective in this situation.
DD2 was 16 months old when DD1 (2 and a half at the time) jumped off the couch and landed on her arm! I wanted to take her to the local Dr because I thought it was broken or badly hurt. DP was convinced she was fine cos she was playing and stuff as usual. It took me 4 days of asking him to take us to the dr before he gave in saying he thinks it's fine just bruised. Dr looked said there might be a slight fracture it was broken the dr and DP were shocked cos she had been playing and not complaining. I may have said I told you so lol. Definitely take her, just to be sure
DD just broke her fibula. She didn't seem to have too much pain, but wouldn't walk. Local hospital said Sprain. 4 days later, after realising she winced when pressing on her leg, we got it xrayed and it was broken.
I'd get it looked at.
:/ DH doesn't think its a problem. Mostly based on Rohan jumping into her arms & she didn't complain... I will monitor her over today. No one is going to xray today anyway...
Take she straight to the hospital as they have everything onsite. Ask them to x-ray the area.
DH is a teacher and has had students with broken ankles & arms and only found out when the parents rang the next day. Most kids say they are fine and keep doing things normally.
Had a niece who had broken a bone in her foot while staying with us and it was found many years later when she broke another bone if that foot.
I fell off the top bunk when I was 5 and broke my arm, didn't look or feel different. wasn't until the next day when I couldn't put my hand in the jar to get a lolly did my parents realise it was really hurt and got me checked out.
like Kim said, broken bone isn't the only possible thing
I fell over putting my hand out to stop me, my mum who is a nurse looked at it and said I was fine, it was still sore the following day so had a X-ray just to make sure and turns out my wrist was broken.
I don't know what to do with her. Don't draw attention to it and she is fine, she is currently sitting beside me clapping her hands and hold a toy freely with that arm. But then earlier she came up and said it was sore again. I'll feel terrible if it is something but I think she is fine...
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Missed broken bones?
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