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Hey everyone,
has anyone here dealt with forearm fractures in kids before?
Even though the doctor over at Cleveland Children’s said everything is pretty much within the normal range, he sent my kid
(who's 8 and a half) to physical therapy because there's this thickening where the bone started knitting back together, and he claimed the irregularities would just smooth out as she grows—remodeling, as he put it...
But honestly, her little arm looks weird to me, it just looks way too crooked to be dismissed as just swelling or just a tiny bump from the healing process.
I mean, clearly things aren't perfect if his only solution is "it'll fix itself while she grows" but still....
Even the physiatrist today wasn't making any sense when I tried questioning her—she couldn't even compare it to a pre-injury X-ray since she didn't have the old images handy.
Now, I know the doctor at Cleveland is top-tier and incredibly experienced, but the place was such a total madhouse and so packed that he barely even checked her age properly, let alone gave me a chance to actually voice my concerns... we basically got shoved out the door the second the cast came off...
She’s supposed to start physical therapy the day after tomorrow, so I'm wondering if anyone else has been through something similar?
If you think I should get a second opinion, should I head over to Drakesh?
Actually, I'd love to have one more serious talk with the doctor at Cleveland, maybe without the kid present, but I have no clue how to even get a hold of him—how am I supposed to book a follow-up appointment quickly in that absolute circus of a hospital...
My biggest worry is whether they can even reset or fix the arm once a certain amount of time has passed...
If anyone has any insight or experience, I'd really appreciate it...
has anyone here dealt with forearm fractures in kids before?
Even though the doctor over at Cleveland Children’s said everything is pretty much within the normal range, he sent my kid
(who's 8 and a half) to physical therapy because there's this thickening where the bone started knitting back together, and he claimed the irregularities would just smooth out as she grows—remodeling, as he put it...
But honestly, her little arm looks weird to me, it just looks way too crooked to be dismissed as just swelling or just a tiny bump from the healing process.
I mean, clearly things aren't perfect if his only solution is "it'll fix itself while she grows" but still....
Even the physiatrist today wasn't making any sense when I tried questioning her—she couldn't even compare it to a pre-injury X-ray since she didn't have the old images handy.
Now, I know the doctor at Cleveland is top-tier and incredibly experienced, but the place was such a total madhouse and so packed that he barely even checked her age properly, let alone gave me a chance to actually voice my concerns... we basically got shoved out the door the second the cast came off...
She’s supposed to start physical therapy the day after tomorrow, so I'm wondering if anyone else has been through something similar?
If you think I should get a second opinion, should I head over to Drakesh?
Actually, I'd love to have one more serious talk with the doctor at Cleveland, maybe without the kid present, but I have no clue how to even get a hold of him—how am I supposed to book a follow-up appointment quickly in that absolute circus of a hospital...
My biggest worry is whether they can even reset or fix the arm once a certain amount of time has passed...
If anyone has any insight or experience, I'd really appreciate it...