Yes (we took him to an ortho). But what do you mean they saw "hotspots"? On the xray, bonescan, or CT? --I know it wasn't your kid so you may no remember the details.
In our case, they see one area of "something" on the xray and CT in particular. They also see periosteal reaction (inflammation around bone) in that area. The bonescan was neg so no new bone growth, therefore no bone cancer.
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oh i see you did take him to an ortho.
a friend of mine has a daughter about 6 yrs old with this problem. they scared her so bad by saying it was bone cancer. they did the x rays and of course it was ruled out they told her she had alot of hot spots. what happens is when they r bow legged as toddlers some kids bones dont fully go back to normal so now that they r growing they get growing pains bc there bones r not where they should be. i really wish i could remember what they did for her. maybe take him to an orthopedic if you havent done so yet. he may need physical therapy its worth a shot hope i help =)
Thats good thinking that way hes not getting too much, you are an aware Mom you know too many meds are not a good thing .let us know when you have the MRI done .good luck
Thanks. For pain meds, he has Naprosyn (naproxen suspension) and Diclofenac gel (higher concentration for ortho issues), and the usual over-th-counter - Advil/Tylenol.
I don't offer meds when I notice discomfort anymore. I try to wait until he asks. (unless he's reduced to hopping on one foot). It's a tricky balance between feeling like I'm letting him suffer vs. giving a little guy too much meds. Also, he's a typical kid. He doesn't want to stop moving so he doesn't always acknowledge the pain until later in the day when he slows down. Then he tells me it's been hurting all day etc.
No and I dont blame you the dear boy suffering like this ,I always thought they put children first, what pain meds do they give you for the pain ? well welcome to Med Help , many good forums especially about children,also groups to join , they may have more information on the Ortho forum .worth checking out good luck let us know how it goes .
Thanks. I'll try the orthopedic forum (I'm new to this!).
We are hoping to move the MRI sooner. I doubt it will happen until we are unable to manage the pain.. ugh. Our ortho is "stumped" and suggested we wait a few months to "see how it goes". (the MRI will likely require general anesthetic) But after MONTHS of increasing pain, we are not satisfied with waiting.
I would certainly see if you can get an MRI sooner, a few months sounds too much for a child in this kind of pain.I would think it would be a priority.You may have to put him back on pain meds till you have it done and get a diagnosis.Put this question onto the Othopedics forum see if they have ideas what could be the cause
Thank you for the comment.
If we knew it would only be very short-term, we would ask for another cast. The problem is, his little calf was already quite atrophied from the 4 weeks. 4 weeks is a long time for a pre-schooler.
Also, the cast was most helpful in the first week, before he figured out how to run/jump/play as if it wasn't there. ;) (It was a "walking" cast)
I'd put him back into a cast if it is what made him comfortable, rather than going back on constant meds, and insist the MRI be much sooner.