clanmcculloch
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She's never had any kind of shoulder pain but you're probably right that I shouldn't encourage her to do something that could cause strain or a pull or something worse. She'll do it whether I like it or not but I probably shouldn't encourage it. I should probably suggest to her (repeatedly) that if she wants to go somewhere self-propelled that she should get off her little hynie and walk, making sure that somebody has her chair when she does so.
I'm actually guessing at this point that I don't need the foot rests for her but it's certainly something I'll ask the PT for advice about.
In hindsight, I wonder if she really did break a bone. She had a lot of swelling and pain in her ankle and it wasn't healing on its own. According to the orthopedist at the time, the xray showed a shadow at the growth plate but he couldn't be sure it was a break. It healed on the same schedule as a break would have, but knowing now what I know about her joints, I have to wonder if it really was a break. It healed anyway. I wish I had have pushed for PT back then but hindsight is 20/20.
If I do eventually go the insurance route for a chair it'll definitely be a custom one for her. I don't think I'll be doing that right now but I'll keep your info in mind plus if the PT and/or OT recommend it then I'll definitely look into it. I'm hoping that once her leg heals that the only time she'll need a chair is when she actually injurs herself (hopefully not often, especially if she keeps up her exercises once dismissed from PT) or potentially when we'll be doing the kind of walking required at an amusement park or museum. We don't have huge malls in our area and until this injury she had no problem walking them. She has always gotten leg cramps at WDW but I hate to say it that I've always given her the whole stop whining speach figuring it was her way of trying to not have to walk rather than actual true pain. I feel bad about it now but then again I had no reason to believe it was anything more than the kinds of leg cramps I got as a kid and it was just something that I had to deal with as it was dismissed as growing pains. I figured it was no different than that.
You really are very sweet!! I think I'm overtired and overwhelmed right now, but you brought tears to my eyes with your kind words. Thank you!
I myself dealt with a doctor who had me convinced I was a hypochondriac growing up. It really does a number on a person's head. I hate the fact that my parents still see this same doctor. He never ran any tests on me other than allergy tests (when your eyes are swelling shut it's hard to deny allergy problems are going on). It wasn't until I was at an urgent care center for chest pain that I started looking into my own non-visible health issues and was shocked when all sorts of numbers in bloodwork were coming back outside normal ranges and when a GI doctor scheduled me for scopes and the biopsies were showing definite damage. I think because of going through all that, I don't allow problems in my kids to get ignored because I don't want them ending up with some of the permanent damage that I've got because of years of being ignored and treated like I'm crazy. I also don't want them to ever feel like they should ignore symptoms like I did. I know what it's like. I try to tell myself that my kids are the reason I've had to deal with my health issues; so I can be a better parent to them. Then again, I did ignore the leg cramps.
I'm overdue for a pedicure. I wonder when I'll have a day (non-Monday since the spa I like is closed on Mondays) without appointments? It's the one real pampering of myself that I do. I really need to get that booked.
Thanks again!
I'm actually guessing at this point that I don't need the foot rests for her but it's certainly something I'll ask the PT for advice about.
In hindsight, I wonder if she really did break a bone. She had a lot of swelling and pain in her ankle and it wasn't healing on its own. According to the orthopedist at the time, the xray showed a shadow at the growth plate but he couldn't be sure it was a break. It healed on the same schedule as a break would have, but knowing now what I know about her joints, I have to wonder if it really was a break. It healed anyway. I wish I had have pushed for PT back then but hindsight is 20/20.
If I do eventually go the insurance route for a chair it'll definitely be a custom one for her. I don't think I'll be doing that right now but I'll keep your info in mind plus if the PT and/or OT recommend it then I'll definitely look into it. I'm hoping that once her leg heals that the only time she'll need a chair is when she actually injurs herself (hopefully not often, especially if she keeps up her exercises once dismissed from PT) or potentially when we'll be doing the kind of walking required at an amusement park or museum. We don't have huge malls in our area and until this injury she had no problem walking them. She has always gotten leg cramps at WDW but I hate to say it that I've always given her the whole stop whining speach figuring it was her way of trying to not have to walk rather than actual true pain. I feel bad about it now but then again I had no reason to believe it was anything more than the kinds of leg cramps I got as a kid and it was just something that I had to deal with as it was dismissed as growing pains. I figured it was no different than that.
You really are very sweet!! I think I'm overtired and overwhelmed right now, but you brought tears to my eyes with your kind words. Thank you!
I myself dealt with a doctor who had me convinced I was a hypochondriac growing up. It really does a number on a person's head. I hate the fact that my parents still see this same doctor. He never ran any tests on me other than allergy tests (when your eyes are swelling shut it's hard to deny allergy problems are going on). It wasn't until I was at an urgent care center for chest pain that I started looking into my own non-visible health issues and was shocked when all sorts of numbers in bloodwork were coming back outside normal ranges and when a GI doctor scheduled me for scopes and the biopsies were showing definite damage. I think because of going through all that, I don't allow problems in my kids to get ignored because I don't want them ending up with some of the permanent damage that I've got because of years of being ignored and treated like I'm crazy. I also don't want them to ever feel like they should ignore symptoms like I did. I know what it's like. I try to tell myself that my kids are the reason I've had to deal with my health issues; so I can be a better parent to them. Then again, I did ignore the leg cramps.
I'm overdue for a pedicure. I wonder when I'll have a day (non-Monday since the spa I like is closed on Mondays) without appointments? It's the one real pampering of myself that I do. I really need to get that booked.
Thanks again!
