Finally found a doc who is going to get to the root cause of DD's shoulder problems

[Towncrier]

DD Sarah has recently been complaining about her left shoulder being so sore that she cannot stand to carry her bookbag. I don't blame her. That thing weighs in at over 25 pounds. Our family doctor sent her for xrays and put her on Naprosin for a month after Sarah demonstrated how her shoulder "clicks" when she moves it a certain way. Trust me on this one. You do NOT want to hear this noise. Anyway, after nearly a month on the anti-inflammatory her shoulder is no better. In fact, she thinks it is worse. So off to the orthopod. When Sarah demonstrates her click, the doctor nearly hits the floor. He told her to STOP. He ordered an MRI and told her to stop taking the Naprosin. He asked DW Sue about Sarah's medical history, specifically if her birth had been a difficult one. How did he know that? Sarah presented "sunny side up" and I recall being genuinely concerned about Sue's well being (and Sarah's too). The clicking sound is Sarah's scapula hitting one of her ribs. And it may have all stemmed from that difficult labor. Sarah fell out of our waterbed when she was 2yo and broke her collarbone. And soon after she learned to ride her bike, she broke her arm in a rather nasty fall. I just hope that her past is not catching up with her. We'll see what the MRI tells the doctor. I see physical therapy in her near future.

Thankfully, some of Sarah's teachers have made arrangements to have an extra textbook available in the classroom so that she doesn't have to schlep around all those heavy books. And I'm really pleased that we found a doctor who is interested in helping with Sarah's condition.

 

[mtblujeans]

O my gosh! I am glad you found the right doctor, too! Hopefully, things will be cleared up in short order and with as little pain as possible.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I hope she feels better soon and ya'll find out what's wrong with her poor shoulder.

 

[Mimi Q]

Hope this doctor can resolve her shoulder pain. Hugs to Sarah.

 

[MoniqueU]

Wow, my heart goes out to you and your daughter. I think I recall you posting something about it before. I hope they can find and fix the problem asap.

 

[HappyMommy2]

I'm glad you will be able to get to the bottom of this. Getting to the right doctor can make all the difference in the world.

 

[olena]

That's great, John! I know how frustrating it must be for all of you and I'm glad to see things are moving in the right direction...

 

[golfgal]

I am all for family dr's for general medical stuff, but like you discovered, you need to see a specialist for more in depth treatment. Your case is a good example; your general doc didn't know what it was and probably had never seen something like that before and prescribed the "common" treatment where as the orthopedic doc knew right away what it was because he has probably seen it 100's of times.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Sorry, this is OT, but I giggled aloud over, "sunny side up."

 

[meandtheguys2]

OK, who else checked for clicking sounds...

I am so glad that you have found someone to help your daughter. That is incredible, the poor thing!

 

[Cindy B]

Poor Sarah!

I hope she feels better. Please keep us posted. That is wonderful that the teachers are allowing the textbooks in the room.

 

[Towncrier]

Sorry, this is OT, but I giggled aloud over, "sunny side up."

And here for the past 15 years I thought that was the "technical term" for her method of entry into this world. She has always been one to do things her way. I suppose her birth should have been a clue to her personality.

 

[Meriweather]

Hope all goes well for Sarah and they get to the problem all figured out....and fixed.

 

[Pembo]

Hi John!

Glad to hear you found a doctor who's going to help Sarah. And my thought when you said sunny side up is that she is Very Sunny!

 

[mtblujeans]

How is the progress.....??